I dont think I have ever posted in this part of the forums before, but I felt like this was something I needed to share.
Ive been goin through a bit of a rough patch in my life. I drifted away from goin to church when I got into the last two years of my high school career. I was more into the seemingly fun and exciting new world of drinking and parties than I was goin to church. I drifted away from God and as I went to and came back from college and even started working I still didnt go to church. I still considered myself a Christian, even tho I didnt live like it, because I still believed even tho I didnt follow.
It started when I hit relationship troubles due to some of my own stupidity and things I needed to work out. I tried like all to get these things within myselfto change by trying to do it on my own. It didnt work. I lost the love of my life which I had planned to get engaged to because of my stuborn attitude and selfish pride in doing everything on my own. A while after that I lost my job and started having financial problems because even with no income, the bills kept on coming! lol I hit a low point and felt like I was spinning out of control and was headed for rock bottom if things kept on goin the way they had been.
I started praying looking for answers, which I SHOULD have been doing the whole time and stubornly I didnt. Then it all kinda hit me at once one night. I felt like God kept pushing all the things that were keeping me from seeing Him out of the way. I used her(even tho she tried to get me to go to a church with her), my job, busy schedule, hunting, all these things as excuses to not go to church. I felt like the reason I didnt get a deer this season, my girl left, I lost my job, and all my other problems was God trying to pull me back to Him and I was just putting on my blinders so to speak and just not seeing it.
While Im still battling some of these things, I now see what He was trying to get me to see the whole time! I NEEDED to come back to Him if I wanted help and wanted to get things in my life sorted out.
I started telling people about it and praying alot more and now Im going back to church and getting myself back on the right path! God welcomed me back with open arms! It feels so good to be back!
Well, last night I prayed in my truck while I was driving around kind of asking for help and asking some questions looking for answers to some things I still struggle with. I got in here in this forum last night and looked through some of the posts. All of the Bible Verse Of The Day posts were speaking volumes to me! All the posts I clicked on, even tho not to me, seemed that they were! God led me on here and answered all my questions through your guys posts. It was amazing! Ive never smiled with tears before, but last night was a first!
Sorry for the long winded post but that was just something I felt kinda compelled to type out. The weight has been lifted from my shoulders now that I asked God to help strengthen me and help with the load lol.
Just thought Id share. Thanks for reading and Keep up the good work, and thanks for the verses! I really did need that!
John
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" A Country Boy Can Survive"
May God bless you and continue to show you The Way. May you heed His call in your life and find an everlasting peace which thus far , within the world, has proven to be elusive. Jesus can and will carry your burdens for you, if you let Him. I pray His love pours into your soul, and you never stray from His side again. With Him we can truely find our life. For only once will Life be found in death. Die to yourself and live in Him....There is no happier, more peaceful existance.
Thanks guys. Im still struggling is some aspects, but the more I read and learn, and the more I come around back to where I used to be, the easier it gets and the better I feel!
Thanks for your support yall!
John
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" A Country Boy Can Survive"
Just felt like I should share
