I need to recommit my life to christ?

Question

Where do I start? I havent been happy and have ruined EVERY relationship with everyone I know, including family, for about 5 years now since I haven't had god in my life. I'm only 17 and have wasted SO much life being unhappy. What do I do?~

Answer 1

Go to God on your knees and tell Him all this. If you haven't ever done so ..ask Him to take over and help you to repair the damages done. Do you believe in Jesus and what He had done on the cross for your sins? Ask for forgiveness and be genuine. God knows your heart condition and whether you mean it or not.
Go to your family and ask them for forgiveness and all those you have hurt. It doesn't matter if they do forgive it is the point that you tried to make things right. God will take care of the rest.

Start your mornings out in prayer and end each day in prayer.
Find a good Bible teaching church where you can grow in His word and meet others.

God can bring good out of any bad situation. You may not see it now but will in time. Trust in His heart when you can't see His hand.

Ignore all those who are not believers and speak foolishly.

May God Bless!!

Answer 2

Hannah, if finding God is what YOU think you should do,don't waste another moment just talking about it....do it. If you are thoroughly convinced that YOU are the cause of so much unhappiness, then some intrascoping is recommended, too.
Try to find the common denominator in all the unhappiness and vanquish it in any way possible.
You're still young enough to live a full, prosperous life... a life with good things, wonderful events, and great people.
Stop being so hard on yourself, and open your mind to some compromise...that will ensure a smoother road ahead.
Good luck.

Answer 3

Hannah, the Bible says to just confess your sin to God and ask for forgiveness. Make peace with those that you have hurt, and if they don't reciprocate, it's not on your shoulders. God is the one who makes things right. God will make peace with your enemies, if they don't accept your apology. You are at a brilliant place, right now, you know God is trying to reach you....read John 3:16 and the book of I John if you already have a personal relationship to Jesus. It will make things clearer. Find a good Bible believing church and get involved. The journey isn't easy, but knowing God is the best! Honey, don't torture yourself for the past, from the moment you repent of the past, it's gone. Gone in God's eye's and you should not dwell on it at all. People around you will see Him in you. Find a great youth group, there are all kinds of people in churches today that are your age. And get to know your youth pastor, they have a tendency to be some of the coolest people to relate to, my best friend is one! She's a crazy woman, and she's 29! And I lean on her for help, when I need a prayer buddy. You might want to seek out a prayer buddy, when you find a church, they are people that pray for you on a constant basis! Good luck, the way you choose to live your life now, will affect it, when you are a grown up. I don't know what I would have done in college, had I not been a christian.

Answer 4

Daily life for a Christian is a recommitment. You start with praying and telling God that you want a personal relationship with His Son Jesus, because that relationship with Him is required for a good relationship with others.

Then, get with a good group of Christian followers of Jesus. People who really love Him. Read your Bible and most of all pray. God's Holy Spirit comes to live inside of you when you want Him to be there. When He is there you will have Love, Joy, Peace, Patience, Kindness, Goodness, Gentleness, Faithfulness and Self Control. These are the fruit of the Spirit. Which means that when you have God's Holy Spirit, He gives you these qualities. Now, go and be happy.....and God bless.

Answer 5

Jesus Christ will make your life full and productive, and will give you eternal life to come. You say you need to recomit your life to Christ, so I assume that means you already made a commitment and got off track. If that is the case, I can assure you God wants you to come back to Him. Start making Christ the center of your life again and also tell God that you are sorry that you strayed and that you now will live for Him, and put Him above all. With God as the head of our lives we have peace no matter what the circumstances. God bless.

Answer 6

Hannah, you've made the first step and that is to realize that you want to reconnect with Christ. The second is to ask God to reveal where you need to confess any sins to him. Sin is anything that keeps you from a relationship to God. Third is to repent and that is the most difficult area. That means that you will turn away from those activities.

Now, I'm not saying to totally abandon everything and to go into a commune. Not at all. What God wants is not so much your actions as your heart.

Now, the next steps after this is to really start to pray and to read the Bible. I would recommend starting with Romans to get the basics of faith down, so you can develop a relationship with God that will weather the storms.

Food for thought: God loves you and wants you back. Just read the Woman at the Well story. This was a woman who found out that Jesus knew her very deepest secrets. In her case she had several husbands and was living with a man who was not her husband. God wanted to give her living water. That means that God wanted to fill up the voids in her life from when she moved from one relationship to another. But Jesus also cautioned her not to return to this lifestyle, because He wanted to give her eternal life.

God wants that for you, too!

God bless you!

EDIT: As you can see, not everyone here is a Christian and you will find many people telling you that God is either not real or that there are better alternatives out there. Please listen to what God is sharing with you in your heart. He loves you and wants you to return to him.

Answer 7

I would start by confessing sins to Jesus. He says that he will forgive you instantly. Then you need to get around a good church group that will help support you. Read from your Bible. I would start with the Gospel of John and pray each day. This will reconnect you with God and you will start to feel fresh and new. Then you need to work on repairing your earthly relationships. Talk to the people who you have difficulties with and tell them that you are trying to change for the better. They probably won't give you their trust instantly but over time, the majority of decent people will see that you are changing and that they should support you.

Also on a less spiritual note. You need to exercise and eat right. These things will help you to have a healthy attitude and relate to people better.

I have seen many people who have struggled through their teens to come out happy healthy people. So hang on in there.

Peace be with you.

Answer 8

what u exxperience is what u create.u cant get god out of your life because u r a part of him.thats like trying 2 get your arm off your body.intend 2 create what u want n your life.b grateful 4 what u have and u will get more 2 b grateful 4.dont b attached 2 any outcome just have preferences.roll with the tide and choose 2 b happy.that is honoring god with the life he blessed u with.b happy

Answer 9

I would suggest seeking behavioral counseling and leave it to the scientific experts NOT the church who shun and countermand such things as psychology.
Honestly, don't go to hard on yourself okay. Even adults think things are REALLY bad sometimes... and they always pass by. I doubt you could have done anything that is so bad as to have ruined relationships forever.
The only thing the church will want to convince you of is how evil and in need of redemption you are. And of course they are the only one who can provide it. These are Cultist recruiting tactics.
Good luck, take care.

Answer 10

Start with surrendering your heart to Jesus who loved you so much that He died for you and wants a relationship with you. We were all created with a void that The Lord wants us to seek Him so that He can fill that void with His love and compassion and forgiveness. Those who love Jesus and follow Him have their voids filled and are satisfied. Those who do not, are never satisfied and fill their voids with the things that are not of The Lord. Do not keep looking back with guilt, but ask Jesus for forgiveness, repent and accept His atonement for your sins and trust that you are forgiven. Instead, look forward to your renewed life in Him as He changes your heart, mind and soul. The Holy Spirit will guide you and pick you up when you fall. Jesus will always be with you, even til the end. Email me if you need further encouragement. In Christ forever.