I feel like if God came soon from now, I wouldn't be accepted....

Recede, reading the Bible is the best place to start. pray to God for understanding when you read it. Ask for his spirit to guide you, and draw closer to him. Something tells me you already know about the need to pray for forgivness. You just need to get into a relationship with God, and allow his spirit to teach, and guide you.

I have a feeling that once you draw closer to God and seek a relationship with him, those lyrics for christian music, if you have musical talent, will just come to you through his spirit, and you will feel blessed because of it.

Hey sweetie! It isn't what you listen to that gets you in or keeps you out, it's who you know!!

If Jesus Christ is you savior, you WILL be going with him!
He will make you ready!

The first step though, is to come out as a really big Christian, because Whoever confesses Christ, He will confess to the Father. That means, if you tell people you are a Christian (and if you are a Christian), He will tell the Father that you belong to Him. Matthew 10:32

That if thou shalt confess with thy mouth the Lord Jesus, and shalt believe in thine heart that God hath raised him from the dead, thou shalt be saved. Romans 10:9

It's a shame to hear that the christian music industry wouldn't be interested in some punk christian music. This would be make a huge outreach, to alot of people who need to hear about the love of God, and the salvation he can bring us, It could save alot of lost souls. You should pray about it, God can open doors for us, that we never thought could be opened.

Recede, dont try to make any BiG changes yourself..the key to changing your heart (which sounds like you really want to be changed ) is to allow the Spirit of God to do the work in you. Just give Jesus your heart every morning and he'll lead and guide you day by day. (and make the changes His way, in His timing) He will give you a heart to read the word etc etc...just give him your heart and trust him...be free and blessed.........you are His.

Recede, don't worry! God has already accepted you.  Don't worry about how you dress, I know plenty of great Christians who dress weirder than you do!   As Christians, we're going to be seen as weirdos no matter how we dress.  One of the things I love aobut it!  As far as the music, God won't bar you from Heaven because of it.  But it would do you good to remember that you hurt God every time you sin.  And this music is a potential cause of sin in your life, as I discovered.  It will eventually bring you down.  So pray hard for willpower.  I deleted all mp3s and gave away all CDs with curse words.  But you know what?  It took me a year and a half into my Christian walk.  There will always be room for improvement. 

As far as a band, think about the fact that there is no good Christian punk.  Make some!  Bless this world with clean, praissful lyrics.  Christian music doesn't have to be all worship songs and hymns and eighties music.  The genre of music is pretty pitiful right now, except for a select few.  We need people like you to change it!

The point is to be excited about God, He wants to spill over into every aspect of your life.  Let Him!  It makes things a whole lot easier once you do.  Pray, tell Him to take over your life.  There will be such a difference!  I'm kind of excited about this because I just did this about a month ago and am still changing so rapidly from my old crap I used to do.

It also might do you good to join a youth group.  I'm sure that there's one around you that isn't boring.  I finally found a church with a youth group that was fun, and the people are really nice!  Just keep looking, don't give up on church.  You'll find one you like.  And if you don't, get some radical Christian friends together once a week and have your own worship!  That can be an incredibly uplifting experience.  Also find a mentor that's either older than you either in general or in faith, in otehr words, someone stronger than you that can give you a swift kick in the butt when you need it.

Keep on the fight, my friend, though it grows weary.  And, think about the Christian punk music thing, please   It would be so refreshing to hear the genre revived! I will be praying for you!

Recede,

First of all, more than anything, know with all of your heart how deeply Jesus loves you.  You are adopted into the family of God, and you are now His child forevermore.  And nothing can take you away from Him, nothing.  If eternity lasts for 100 trillion years, then you are His child for 100 trillion years.  Nothing can pluck you out of His loving hand, never.

Now for the issue of sin.  First of all, understand that we all sin.  I sin, everyone at this board sins.  The secret is to not focus on your sins, but always focus on Jesus.  Behold Him, praise Him, talk to Him, learn to love Him with all of your heart.  Allow the Holy Spirit to fill you with such love that you can hardly stand it!  As you grow close to Jesus in your spirit self, you will naturally begin to walk with Jesus in your "flesh" self.

You will gradually learn to know if something is not right for you, because the Holy Spirit within you will reveal it to you.  And then you won't want those things in your life that grieve the Holy Spirit, because those things will also grieve your spirit and your heart as well.

Now maybe some of the things you mentioned are beginning to grieve your spirit.  If that is true, then be free from those things.  Turn away from anything that causes your spirit to grieve, and embrace the things that give you joy deep within your spirit.

You are on a spiritual journey.  You will grow spiritually as you walk with Jesus every day.  Develop a personal and intimate relationship with your Savior, by seeking Him out daily thru prayer and reading your bible.

You are loved, and your salvation was bought by our precious and Holy Savior Jesus.  Give Him 100% credit for your salvation.  See yourself and your sins as under the blood of Christ, covering you completely and forever, like a blanket of love.  Let your heart be filled with joy!! 

Jesus loves you so much, Recede, just as you are.  He will never leave you or foresake you, never.  And you will never know a greater love than the love that Jesus has for you.  Friends will come and go, but Jesus is with you always and always. 

The best advice I can give you is get yourself a good christian friend who is alredy deep in the fait and help each auter out.

I think it's a very real issue you're talking about here. There are also others who *don't* think Christ is coming anytime soon, and so they have plenty of time to make changes in their lives.

In my opinion, both these thinkings are not good. As a Christian, I feel that we shouldn't worry about the end times. When He is coming, what will happen, etc. Dwelling too much on these subjects tends to distract you from what is really important: faith in God, and obedience to His word.

You should instead try to focus on your own faith and continually consult (read: *faithful prayer*) God for wisdom and understanding of his instructions for you as a Christian. Seek not your own will but His.

Jesus mentioned that even He knows that he will return once more (just like we do), but He too does not know the exact date and time (just like us too!), for only His Father (God) does. Since he doesn't worry, you shouldn't too.

Give yourself fully to God, and let Him take care of the rest.

God bless.

Punk? Cool . Be different! There's nothing wrong with dressing the way you do (unless you're doing something like wearing t-shirts that say **** this and **** that--censorship mine). It is your actions and attitude that count.


I will send you some Christian punk links.