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Hi Everyone,
I need your help and a few answers please. I first got saved at around 15 years old and was very active in my church and youth group, back then I was on fire for the Lord, and was living for him. Senior year in high school I got my first real job, worked on Sundays and started missing church (this became the beginning of me straying from God and the Christian walk). It was also the time that I got involved in my first serious relationship. When I got involved with this guy I started doing a lot of things I know was wrong. For example, I broke my abstinence contract and started engaging in pre-marital sex. At the time, though I felt guilty about my actions, I didn't do anything to stop it. Needless to say this relationship led to emotional pain so great that I'm still not recovered from it. I think in a way God allowed many of the things that happened in that relationship to occur in order to give me a wake up call, he got my attention for a while but then I went straight back to my sinning ways. So now its five years later since I've been saved and I'm still not where I'm supposed to be, I still pray, read the Bible and I attend church at times, but I don't really feel close to God anymore. I'm not living a Christian lifestyle, and honestly though I know some of the things I do is wrong I'm not sure if I'm ready to give it up. I feel that God has many plans for me, and I admire young Christians. In fact, it makes me sad sometimes when I go to church and see young people on fire for the Lord, because I know I should be at that place too. Truthfully, I want to be in a close relationship with God, but i find myself always being side-tracked by a relationship, partying, friends, having fun etc. So how do I get to that place? Where can I start? I'm a little lost, and |have prayed about this, please I need some answers please. Also for those who are saved what was the hardest thing for you to give up when you first got saved and how did you do it?
I need your help and a few answers please. I first got saved at around 15 years old and was very active in my church and youth group, back then I was on fire for the Lord, and was living for him. Senior year in high school I got my first real job, worked on Sundays and started missing church (this became the beginning of me straying from God and the Christian walk). It was also the time that I got involved in my first serious relationship. When I got involved with this guy I started doing a lot of things I know was wrong. For example, I broke my abstinence contract and started engaging in pre-marital sex. At the time, though I felt guilty about my actions, I didn't do anything to stop it. Needless to say this relationship led to emotional pain so great that I'm still not recovered from it. I think in a way God allowed many of the things that happened in that relationship to occur in order to give me a wake up call, he got my attention for a while but then I went straight back to my sinning ways. So now its five years later since I've been saved and I'm still not where I'm supposed to be, I still pray, read the Bible and I attend church at times, but I don't really feel close to God anymore. I'm not living a Christian lifestyle, and honestly though I know some of the things I do is wrong I'm not sure if I'm ready to give it up. I feel that God has many plans for me, and I admire young Christians. In fact, it makes me sad sometimes when I go to church and see young people on fire for the Lord, because I know I should be at that place too. Truthfully, I want to be in a close relationship with God, but i find myself always being side-tracked by a relationship, partying, friends, having fun etc. So how do I get to that place? Where can I start? I'm a little lost, and |have prayed about this, please I need some answers please. Also for those who are saved what was the hardest thing for you to give up when you first got saved and how did you do it?
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