Christianity Oasis Forum

[jau722]

I'm really excited to get to the place I used to be with God and go beyond that. I've let my college, problems, and people get in way of my relationship with God and it never should have gotten this far. I miss Him tremendously and I know that the reason I feel so lost is because I've lost fellowship with Him. Just months ago, He was my best friend, I couldn't go hours without speaking to Him. God was the only one that truly understood me and loved me for me because He made me but ever since I started college again I've let people define me. I forgot how God views me and started believing how everyone else viewed me. The truth is though, when my God made me He made me in His image. He said that I am wonderfully made. According to Him, I'm beautiful just the way I am because I'm his creation. God doesn't make errors or mistakes therefore when He made me he didn't make any errors or mistakes. I am wonderfully made. Over these last couple of months I've become so focused on becoming who everyone else wanted me to be. I started conforming to their ways instead of sticking to God's way and while I was doing this I was moving farther and farther away from God. Everyday I felt more lost and empty and I turned to people and things to fill the void in my heart but no one can fill the void like God can. I'm just so grateful that I have another chance. I'm so grateful for His mercy and His grace. I'm so grateful that He forgives me when I repent and He doesn't hold on to it, He forgets. I just have to work on forgiving myself for the mistakes that I've made in the last couple of months and move on. God has brought me so far in the past and I have no doubt that He can help me in the situations that I am in now. I'm ready to become the woman that God has called me to be.

[itsjanet]

Encouraged by your humility and reminder of God's grace. We're all running this race together. I'll be praying for you!

[jau722]

Thanks!

[Moriah_Ruth]

Jau,

I can certianly relate to what you shared. I also at one time talked to God all the time, no matter what it was. I used to talk to Him while walking to work, doing things around the home, even in prayer time. But I too got caught away from listening to others opinions of me. I let my problems and people get the best of me. It is so easy to listen to what others think how we should be, or how we should act. However when one puts this all together it is actually the world speaking to us and defining who we should be. It is so easy to get our eyes off of what God sees us as and listen to lies. Jesus stated to the Pharisees of His day, that their father was the devil and that he was the father of lies. Jesus is the truth. We need to keep in His word. When we do this, this is what defines us. God's word tells us who we are in Christ and why we are here and for what purpose.

Jau, God has a purpose for you. Keep your eyes on Him. Ignore what you hear and see around you. Stand firm in the faith and you will be rewarded in the end. Many blessings to you.

Moriah Ruth

[realtmg]

Amen women.
This reminds me of Proverbs 31.

GBU

Real