Were you raised a Christian but strayed away for a season & find urself running back like the prodigal son?

Answer 1

I was straying further and further from God. I could never see a lot of what was in the bible as being logical . Then something happened that made me realize that it wasn’t God that I did not believe in, it was all of the silly thing that I had been told about God that didn’t make sense. This is how it happened.

Several years ago I had an unusual experience concerning an uncle, a distant relative who lived over a thousand miles away.

While driving my car I suddenly felt the unmistakable presence of this relative that I hardly even knew. He was more like someone I had heard about than someone I knew. It was very strange; it felt as though I was momentarily lifted right out of my physical body. I seemed to be suspended somehow beyond space and time, bathed in a love so intense It felt like I could have just disappear into it at any moment if It would have let me. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to last forever at the same time. I realize how crazy this must sound. The experience was so strong that at first I was afraid I was loosing my grip on reality. I finally managed to chalk it up to an over active imagination.

Three days later I got a call from my aunt telling me that this uncle we are talking about had gone into a coma and died the day I had the experience. It felt like ice water had been poured down my back when she told me this. I had lost any real ideas of God or faith and had become somewhat of an atheist. Needless to say this experience caused me to rethink some of the conclusions I had come to.

I feel blessed to now understand that even in our darkest confusion something loves us so much that it went out of its way to assist me and bring me back to a state of absolute certainty about Gods love for us.
During the experience it seemed like there was a vast amount of information that I was somehow allowed access to. One thing that I came away from this experience understanding beyond any shadow of a doubt was that any Idea that God is unhappy with us or would judge or allow us to be punished for any reason is simply impossible.

I can’t explain the love I felt with words. They simply don’t make words big enough or complete enough to do this. The only way I can begin to convey this love to you is to say that there was simply nothing else there. Nothing but love. No hint of judgment, no displeasure of any sort. It is as though God sees us as being as perfect as we were the day we were created. It is only in our confused idea of ourselves that we seem to have changed.

I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck. Love and blessings.

Your brother don

Answer 2

Yes, I was always raised in a Christian home, when I was about 15 I did stray, but here I am 42 and living the life God created me to live.
I think many people do stray, they try things that "seem" like fun but realize it's just a mistake. Like it says in the Bible, "Train up a child in the way he should go and he will not turn from it." This does not mean he will NEVER stray, but will always remember and will return to the Christian life God wants us to live.

Answer 3

I was raised a Christian. I strayed away, then strayed back, then strayed away again, for good. It just didn't take the first time (when I was a teenager).

When you know what your world view is--and WHY--then you can live without worrying about straying in any direction.

Answer 4

Its stressful to cajole you in the adventure that your minds already made up all i ask which you will do is becareful. rules & rules are for a reason, in simple terms locate out if the excuses constructive or not. additionally be very careful, instructors & pupils can not help you benefit eternal existence. there grew to become right into a pair in the commencing up that theory God had one, in simple terms one rule that grew to become into too lots for them additionally, who additionally needed to be the ideal individual they theory they may well be via getting to comprehend their very own blunders and falls. And fall they did & blunders they made. look how they grew to become out. You in spite of the fact that have a raffle to make a miles better determination; they didnt pay attention to their determine yet you may , hence even although its stressful now and lower back pay attention on your mom Ephesians 6:a million-3 little ones, be obedient on your mothers and fathers in union with the Lord,for that's righteous: Honor your father and your mom: that's the 1st command with a promise: That it may pass nicely with you and you may undergo an prolonged time on earth.

Answer 5

Yes and for a time I went the other direction althoufgh I never forgot the teachings of christ I incorporated them in some part of my life but not all. However when I hit rock bottom in life I called out again and of course God was there he was the whole time carrying me and talking to me I was just to dumb to hear.

Answer 6

No... I was not a Christian until age 46...

It took me a long time to sort out what people were telling me...

and to finally realize that some of my "Best" friends... were not really trying to help me at all... just themselves... they wanted a party buddy.

I had gone to churches... asked questions... received unsatisfactory answers to what seemed right in my own mind.

I had read many "Religious texts" but did not believe in any of them... until I read the Book of Mormon... and inside of the Book of Mormon... portions of the Bible.

Answer 7

NO.......not at all......
Simply I 've put myself in an intensive study of the bible.....and the "system" (religion) that comes out of it and I found that I have been cheated in the worsed way....

I accept Jesus and his teachings and I accept other philosophical pathways as well, without accepting the systems which have been build upon them, because are full of deceit.

about "books Of GOD"??????? BULLS*****.
They all have been altered for "religion's" and "Churches'" interest sake. There are big bucks involved.

How many people in the name of Jesus have lost their lives in the pass of the human history?????

I have no intention to go back to a system which is interested only into my pocket despite that they insist the opposite.

Answer 8

I was raise a Christian and I still am a good one.

Answer 9

I was half-heartedly raised as a Christian. Thank "God" I broke the cycle cause now I'm just an Atheist. Not a bitter one either, mind you. ^_^

Answer 10

I was a Christian, it was hell. I have no plans on becoming one again. I'm actually quite happy with my life now that I don't have to deal with that garbage.