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growing up in the church does NOT make you a “good” Christian, or even a Christian at all (this will probably be a long thread)
(disclaimer: people love to call my parents when I talk on this app so excuse my lack of detail lol)
when I look back at my life before I truly came to Christ, I can only be disappointed ngl 
19 years in the church & nothing to show for it
19 years in the church & nothing to show for it
imagine: your parents are heavily involved in the church & you volunteer every sunday.....but even to get up and go was an unnecessary struggle
you could invite me to any party, any function, any kickback, and I’m there. But invite me to Friday night church? chilee, excuses beyond excuses
ask me to make a 7-song choreography for you? I got you, no questions asked. but ask me to do common closing prayer on a prayer line? or even get on?? cricketsssss
my Bible sat & collected dust. even to openly speak about Him, I strayed from. And it’s not that I didn’t care about Him, I was just too focused on how others viewed me (because apparently church girls are boring)
not only was my mind focused on the wrong things, but I was hurting God by neglecting Him. imagine not talking to your Creator, the One who knows the # of hairs on your head...
lukewarm was actually my middle name atp
lukewarm was actually my middle name atp
I thought I had all the time in the world to do what I want & turn up, thinking I’d grow up and turn out just fine. but nahhh
It helps to be (in my case, somewhat) transparent on this app about the things we go through as Christians because ik a wide majority of us can relate to, these things happen. and for a lot of us, this is our life.
I’m more than glad God “called me out” & woke me up in this season. Only He knows why it took so long to get my head on straight
thanks to your parents, you’ve known who God is since you could talk, and that’s great. but it’s up to YOU to develop the relationship with Him for yourself
& trust me, I get it. it’s hard to boldly proclaim your identity in Christ, living in a world that only wants to suppress the idea of him. But it’s worth it. So do it without shame, you don’t have anyone out here to impress anyways.
