Have you ever fallen away from God, and how did you come back to Him?

[Anonymous]

If your not a believer of God this question isn't for you.

[Anonymous]

I had someone close to me die. I'm not a money grubbing type of person, i'm not. To me money is just a tool. But i've been focused on building financial security through wealth building much of my adult life. I dreamed of the day when i can do that for all my loved ones. And ideally bless others. Was that God's plan for me? Well i've done pretty decently. I'm ahead of schedule in where i thought i'd be at this age. But if you lose the people around you that you love, it's meaningless. And after they died i felt cold empty reality. Like i'd planned for a life that was never in the cards. It was then i realized how far i'd strayed from God. Oh i prayed every night. But i wasn't seeking God's help, not even his counsel. And his love while appreciated wasn't really necessary anymore. What could God do for me that money couldn't? God didn't take my loved ones to punish me. God doesn't do anything that is not for our benefit in the long run. In fact he tried to give me as much time as he could with my loved one. Because he knew how hard i was going to take it. But my attention was split at the time. Now I haven't abandoned all my goals. But i try to put an exclamation point on the a scripture, "do not store up treasures here on earth. Worry about storing up treasures in heaven". Because while money is necessary evil for this life. In the grand scheme it does not matter. And this life is just a blink of the eye compared to eternity. Money takes me away from God. I don't want to be a proud person but the reality is i become that way as i gain in material wealth. And that pulls me away from God. I may be saved. But i have not earned, not even close to, "well done good and faithful servant" when i die one day. And that pains me at this point in me life. And yes i know God wouldn't want me to feel guilty about that either. He would just want me to do what i'm trying to do now. Which is rebuild my relationship with him and do his will.

[BadApple69]

Yes a million years ago when my mother past away I fell away from God.
Many years later when I realized I needed God in my life I came back. God never abandoned me, I abandoned him.
You see my mom was sick with cancer and I prayed hard everyday that God could help her. The day before she died she was so bad I prayed that God would take her. The next day she was gone. I cursed God for answering that prayer but none of the ones to heal her and make her well.
As I got older I realized God didn’t answer that prayer, she was dying no matter what I prayed for. We can’t make sense out of what God wants and what he does…. We can only pray and hope that he hears us.

[jennifer_bloom]

Do volunteer work for a humanitarian organization by standing inside a mall and collecting donations. Then keep your mouth shut by not telling anyone. That will restore you to God in one month.

[ohsheeT]

For me i can't speak for any one else

It's not that I actually Fall Away it's more like I'm so caught up in learning who you really are what this is really all about and gaining the knowledge to understand who we truly are and what is really happening and what God says about us being God

We have been lied to so much even through Christian churches I don't go to church anymore because I don't like religion because it's man-made and it's a business and it's to take from others to give to sometimes others but for me I don't actually fall away I fall deeper because of the way I try to understand the way that I read the words or hear the words but that's one thing that nobody could ever take from me is my faith and my spirituality because that's who God wanted us to me he wanted us to be just like him he wanted us to create just like him he says we are him because he is within each and every single one of us he is within everything on this planet so no matter what he's with me each and every day because he's inside of me he's in everything that I do


Now when you say Fall Away are you also talking about you know doing something silly or something that the Bible might say that it's wrong to do or blah blah blah I think we all do that we're Sinners remember and for me I need to experience everything I want to understand everything and of course I will be the first one to raise my hand and say yes I am the biggest sinner ever

And I know that and I accept that but in order for me to become the person I want to become and understand the things I want to understand I'm going to sin I don't

And I also believe that we were given free will we are given a gift and that gift was choice we get to choose who we want to be alive by the things that we say and do and I shouldn't be doing what I'm doing because I shouldn't be curious but I have to be because in order for me to understand things I have to experience them in a roundabout way and there are many things that I can blow you away with that I have experienced that are a Sin. Or we're told that they are sin. And I could believe you know that it's true but in order for me to get the answers that I want I do do what I do and all I can do is apologize for it I can't be sorry because I want to learn things I want to experience things

[Asker]

Fallen away from church isn't the same as fallen away from God I'm talking about stop talking to God, reading the Bible, praaying etc.

[ohsheeT]

So that's what you've done and can I be nosy and ask why because you can always talk to God you don't have to go to church I mean God doesn't even care if you are religious he wanted you to be spiritual and believe in him the sun and the Holy Spirit that's spiritual right there going to church means that of course you do have meaning to life and you do believe in God but it also represents big business and telling people what to do or otherwise you'll go to hell and that's not what God wants God

And to be honest with you you haven't fallen away from God you might have done some silly things which you have to do because you need to experience everything at least that I can't speak for you I guess but I can speak for myself that's what I do I want to experience everything and some things are a sin but I could never ever fall away from God because let God says we are God we he is within us every single one of us and he wants us to be like him and create and understand and experience well I added the experience LOL but from reading your question my vibe was that you have been doing things and you I don't know if you feel ashamed for it but you don't need to but you just feel like you're not being you 100% real I guess I mean I would just tell you straight up came to mind but I'm not going to if I DM you I would tell you but I'm not going to just say it out loud here

[Agape93]

Never came back and never fully believed in him as the Abraham's religions claim

[Asker]

Abraham's religion?

[Agape93]

Abrahamic*
Islam, Judaism and Christianity

[Asker]

Oh gotcha God of Abraham

[Agape93]

Yeap

[Danny_dan92]

Yes when I was 15 I realized all religion was a bs fairy tale.




Like Santa Clause, frosty the snowman, the Easter bunny, the boogie man

[strateguy632]

i regretted repented and prayed.