Q: Coming back to faith

Q: I got baptized when I was 14 years old, in 2000. I felt I was gung ho for the Lord! I prayed about and thought about what God would do before I did it. But, I had trouble holding to my faith.

After I graduated high school I kinda left the church for a while. I felt so lost and like i was missing something. I knew that I needed to go back.

I can’t remember the last time I opened my Bible or prayed to the Lord. How do I get back into a habit of doing those things? When I try to pray I feel silly and I don’t know where to start in my Bible! Thanks for any tips and tricks!

A:Small yet determined steps.

First ensure you were saved cuz many walk away cuz they were religious but not saved.

Sin will keep you from the Bible, & the Bible will kerp you from sin

Remember: the Bible is how God communicates with you, and prayer is you communicating with God. 

Would your spouse think you love them if you never let them talk to you? Would they think you actually love them if you dont let them talk to you nor read their love letters to you for 10 yrs? 

Second, Get back in the word of the one you claim to love. Start with setting alarm on your phone to daily read Scripture before anything else. Read 15 to 30 min, and pray. And meditate on what you read during the day. And if possible pick a verse from it, to write down, and look at to sorta memorize that day & move on. By end of reading thru Scripture cover to cover you will have a stack of verses to memorize in time.

When you read, pair it with a audio of the section you are reading. Use a real paper Bible with the audio. Match the version at biblegateway.com audio area.

Start with John and read to the end. You will read a bunch of quotes in NT from OT. Then read Gen to Rev and 👉keep doing that all your life. Obey what you read too. Live in Christian freedom, not tied to the Laws of Israel, but righteous daily walk in the spirit of the law; love.

This will be a very helpful resource to you. And, after you read the Bible from Gen to Revelation cover to cover, you can move in to some fun reading plans listed there. 😀

This will also be helpful because it deals with solidifying your faith & removing all doubts. 

So save this here website page link in your bookmarks to come here often & use these resources. 

Perhaps at lunch or after you get home from school or work you can read thru one of the links in here going day by day,  and at the end you will be well on your way to mature walk in the faith 🎉

* At lunch read the article, after school/work, go thru the video/audio links in the article. Best not to listen in the car cuz you can miss a lot said while properly responsibly drivibg witgout distractions. BUT you could listen to it again on the way home from work or school. And listen to the Bible section again while driving TO school or work. 

Just pick a daily plan/schedule & stick with it. 

Cut out the other entertainment of music, tv, movies, video games, comic stuff, etc and spend next 3 minths getting your faith life back in order. 

It is good to add music to your day too so perhaps in 5 minute breaks you can listen to one hymn. The above link has a great spotify playlist to save or add to your Christian playlist. In fact theres also Scripture songs so if you find that verse you are looking at that day,why not pair it with your memory verse 😀.