How do you get back on track with God when you just don't WANT to?

Question

I used to have a REALLY close relationship with God. But somewhere along the lines of falling in love with my husband and getting married I put God on the back burner. I get flashbacks of what it used to be like between Him and I and I MISS it. I miss it but not enough to buckle down and get back on track. I rarely go to church and I haven't touched my bible in months. So how do you get back on track when everything in your human nature is pulling you in the opposite direction?

Please no athiest answers! You have to believe in God to be able to answer this one.

Answer 1

This is what C.S. Lewis wrote about his conversion and realization that God exists and Jesus is the Savior.

"That which I greatly feared had at last come upon me. In the Trinity Term of 1929 I gave in, and admitted that God was God, and knelt and prayed: perhaps, that night, the most dejected and reluctant convert in all England. I did not then see what is now the most shining and obvious thing; the Divine humility which will accept a convert even on such terms. The Prodigal Son at least walked home on his own feet. But who can duly adore that Love which will open the high gates to prodigal who is brought in kicking, struggling, resentful, and darting his eyes in every direction for a chance of escape?"

Read the Bible, C.S. Lewis's Mere Christianity, go to Church, listen to some good Biblically reliable preachers (www.oneplace.com has quite a few)... Paul said to run the race like you want to win the prize so if you do want the prize then you should start training again... ready set

1.2. Crash on the couch
3.4. Chuck the remote out the door
5.6. Pick up the Bible
7.8. Reading it will put you on the road that's straight.
9. 10. Tomorrow night do it again...... :-)

God Bless
Todd

Answer 2

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Okay, so, brilliant! You're sure of your convictions. That's a good thing! But you are responsible for you and you alone. You don't get the authority to tell your mother or anyone else how to behave, what to value, or how to walk with Christ. All you can do is work on your relationship with God yourself. I firmly believe that God uses us and our walk with him to convict others of their sin. Why do you think there are so many people who don't believe who jeer at someone like you who wants to do better? They are convicted by the fact that you want something better for your life, and it challenges them, and makes them feel guilty about their own choices. So you clearly know what's right for you, but you clearly are also making excuses in what you watch, and what you do. You know those things aren't the best things to put into your head. Exercise your right to choose, and do something different. We are the sum of the experiences we have, and if we don't control what we think and what we do, others will control those things for us. I recommend the book "Grace Walk" by Steve McVey a lot, but with good reason. It can change your outlook about being a follower of Jesus. It will get rid of the idea of legalism, and help you see God's grace for what it really is. I think you'd do well to pick up a copy and go through it. I really think it'd make a difference both in the way you look at what you're doing that you know is wrong, and would also free you from the need to feel like you have to behave a certain way. Check it out.

Answer 3

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Answer 4

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How do you get back on track with God when you just don't WANT to?
I used to have a REALLY close relationship with God. But somewhere along the lines of falling in love with my husband and getting married I put God on the back burner. I get flashbacks of what it used to be like between Him and I and I MISS it. I miss it but not enough to buckle down and get back...

Answer 5

Prayer.
The devil wants you away from the Lord.
He makes it easy for you to stay away by telling you that you don`t have the time, energy, etc and being married to a man that doesn`t believe the Word of God is the worst of it because if you were married to a man that believes what God says then he would be going to church and making sure you do to. Being the head of the house, it is his responsibility to put God first.
So, unless you feel that it is not worth it to
have a relationship with the Lord, pray and ask God`s help in this matter.

Answer 6

Well I know someone in a similiar situation. Just take your time, start will just reading a simple verse or two a day, and pray that God will help you in your walk.

You have to give your spirit time. It's kind of like fasting - you can't go back to eating steak after fasting for awhile you know.

Answer 7

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Answer 8

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Answer 9

You must willfully want to return to Christ. In you're free time when you're alone, ask Jesus Christ back into your heart and tell him you're sorry for having offended him. Repent of all your sins and tell the Lord that you submit your life over to him. The Lord came so that we can have life and live it more abudantly in his name. Jesus wants and can give us joy, peace, love, happiness in his name if we want to. Do this and the Spirit will overcome you and renew your faith. God bless.

Answer 10

Stop waiting to WANT to do it. You just have to mark a date on the calendar when you're going to read a psalm and mark the Sunday you're going to return to church and just GO.

I take it your husband isn't a believer? You might want to discuss things with him and start out some sort of mission to explore the topic of faith together. Read some books, visit churches together, search the web for on-line communities, etc. That may help a lot.