How can I gain my faith back?

Question

i lost my faith in god and i want it back really bad. but it's so hard to do that when your having fun doing something wrong. i'm not doing like big things that are wrong. just little things. but i don't like it.

Answer 1

You can start by reading this........http://www.ucg.org/booklets/LF/

Answer 2

I'm in sort of a similar situation as you right now. I went off to school and it's been a while since I last went to church. A few months ago I felt like my faith was gone too. I felt like I was going crazy because my faith in God and Jesus Christ didn't feel the same.

But recently, I came to realize that no matter how I felt, I knew God was right there. No matter how you feel about the state of your faith, just know that God is always there for you. A little bit of faith goes a long way, so I'll be sure to pray for you as well as myself.

Answer 3

Learn what the words that you use mean.

How do you lose your faith if you use it as a verb? What if faith was a verb? If you practiced faith, it would be 'faithing', that you would be doing, right?

Faithing is trusting.

So pick a promise from God's word and trust Him for it. You trusted God to bring you salvation through Jesus Christ, right? Then the same thing is true for the rest of your Christian life.

Here are some promises that I am claiming today;

3 Trust in the LORD and do good;
dwell in the land and enjoy safe pasture.

4 Delight yourself in the LORD
and he will give you the desires of your heart.

5 Commit your way to the LORD;
trust in him and he will do this:

6 He will make your righteousness shine like the dawn,
the justice of your cause like the noonday sun.

7 Be still before the LORD and wait patiently for him;
do not fret when men succeed in their ways,
when they carry out their wicked schemes.
( Psalm 37 )

I have much to say about this subject. I have blogs written on it if you would care to read them.

Also, notice that I am not focusing on your sin. That's because it's only while we are 'faithing' that we are able to contest the fleshly will. Focus on Jesus, and you will be better equipped to counter sin. That battle for your will will continue throughout your life.

Answer 4

It sounds like you didn't lose your belief in God, but that you lost your trust in Him. You acknowledge His existance, but are actively and purposefully doing things you believe go against what He would want you to do. You also sound very young, and you should know that this sort of thing is normal. If you lost your trust because of a traumatic event, that's VERY normal, and it's something you simply have to work through and pray about. If you lost your trust because you think the Ten Commandments are arbitrary and shouldn't apply to you, well, that's just selfish and childish and could be a phase. Either way, pray on it.

If you're truly losing your faith and want it back, then anything can happen. It's in your hands. But you have to be honest to yourself as to what you actually believe.

Answer 5

I had the same problem a few years ago. I took a couple of days and went on a silent retreat. Just sitting in the the silence gets your thinking about life. I found myself writing a list of all the blessings I've got, then the list go so big that I naturally started thinking that only God could have given me all those things.

God is certainly there when you're quiet. Listen for him. He'll speak to you if there are no distractions that get in your way. Worked like a charm for me.

Answer 6

Little things get easy to do then they get bigger and harder to get rid of. Although I do believe it appears that the Holy Spirit is working with you, convicting you of whats wrong. Stop while you can it's not so hard right now but just see how hard it is when you enjoy doing something.

Only God can restore your faith and faith comes by hearing the word of God.

Ask for a spirit of repentance of what you don't like.

Ps 51, create in me a clean heart oh God

Answer 7

To get back to God is easy. You have to think positive. God is a positive force just like evil is a negative one. When you pray, know that your prayers are going to be answered. Believe with no doubt and all things will turn to the better for you. Eventually you won't want to do those bad things because you become very close to him and never want to hurt him in any way.

Think positive and remember negative thoughts are of the devil.

I knew this, but pastor A. R. Bernard had a whole sermon on this this morning. It was awesome. I wish you could have heard it.

Answer 8

How do you feel after you do the little fun things. Satan makes things, big or small, look and feel fun, but in the end, they lead to destruction. I think you should ask God to forgive you of your sins and turning you back on him, and i think it would be best to get back into him, and ask him for an intimate relationship with him. You need to want it more than anything else. God is waiting, you just need to answer to His call. Ill pray for you =)

Answer 9

I have no faith, yet I don't find it fun to do wrong things. That's because morality doesn't come from religion. I don't see what believing in that for which there is no proof can possibly add to your life.

If you're doing things that are wrong, and it bothers you, stop doing those things . It's as simple as that.

Answer 10

I was lost for several years. I gave up on all of it and had nothing but anger when it came to religion. That changed pretty much instantly and I am back in church, going more than ever, and loving every minute of it. Be patient and pray things will work out.

Answer 11

Simply sit down, quietly, and start talking to God. Get alone, without distractions. Talk to Him like you would anyone else.

The "little things" that you are doing wrong will be what separates you from Him.

I've had that same problem. He is still there. He's waiting for you to come back to Him. He's never left.