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1 | How does God handle a backslider? | Luke 15:24 | kingfish | 196251 | ||
I asked Jesus into my heart at the age of six. Currenlty I am 23. About a year and a half ago I began backsliding and was living a very sinful life. I started drinking a little bit, and then I let alcohol almost consume my life. I started sleeping with a few different men and before I knew it, I realized what a stupid life I was living. I quickly repented of my sins and turned back towards Jesus, who was waiting for me all along. Was that "phase" (or whatever it was) normal? Why would a Christian do such things? I am so humbled by the awful life that I led for a year or so straight. But I have turned back to God and never want to do anything like that again. | ||||||
2 | How does God handle a backslider? | Luke 15:24 | DocTrinsograce | 196259 | ||
Dear Kingfish, The significant thing is that you were drawn back by the Holy Spirit -- you didn't do it, He did! If you hadn't belonged to God, you'd have been at peace with your sin. The redeemed are not perfect, until they enter His presence, but they have a deep hunger for greater holiness. We all feel a strong draw by the flesh, but part of our justification is that we are free from the power of sin. In order for us to stay close to the Lord, we must exercise the spiritual disciplines. As one of my pastor friends is wont to say, "The Gospel is not the ABCs of the Christian lives... it is the A through Z of our lives!" When we fail, we are reminded that -- moment by moment -- we still need a Savior! So, be encouraged! And cling close to the Lord! O to grace how great a debtor Daily I’m constrained to be! Let Thy goodness, like a fetter, Bind my wandering heart to Thee. Prone to wander, Lord, I feel it, Prone to leave the God I love; Here’s my heart, O take and seal it, Seal it for Thy courts above. In Him, Doc |
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3 | How does God handle a backslider? | Luke 15:24 | kingfish | 196271 | ||
Thank you Doc. And thank all of you who have helped me, with the power of the Holy Spirit, cope with such an issue. | ||||||
4 | How does God handle a backslider? | Luke 15:24 | gmsmith101 | 196275 | ||
Kingfish, may God bless you in your daily walk. It's important to remember that sanctification is not a destination but a journey, and we all must travel it. Even Paul struggled with sin (Rom. 7:13-25), and called himself the chief of sinners. If this great man of God struggled daily with sin, then why do we think we are exempt? It is foolishness. What's important is that you respond to the Holy Spirit, obey, and return to fellowship with the Lord. | ||||||
5 | How does God handle a backslider? | Luke 15:24 | kingfish | 196297 | ||
Thank You Lord! | ||||||