To trust in God completely gets foreign..

[KGirl]

I struggle when it comes to following God. It always seems like when I do, that I get so much into it, that He's all I think about, then I have less other topics to say when I talk to people, and in general I feel like I have a lower self-esteem. BUT when I don't follow Him, after a while I get a low self-image as well, but it doesn't seem to bother me as much until a long while later. I know I should follow God no matter what, but I have a problem putting faith that it's better to follow Him. I know He's the best way to go, but personally I struggle. I usually can give good advice, but I have trouble following my own.

 

[Hobo No More]

Yeah I go through these struggles to. When I'm on fire for God I really want to share things to friends but they get bored by it which can be discouraging. But when I am low in faith I hate my life because I only feel good when I have God as the centre of my life. When He isn't the centre I am always concerned with trying to find Him which gets me low because it takes time to get back to how I was.

 

[drdeancrosby]

From what you're writing,it looks like it might be a friend problem.You develop low self-esteem when your mind is focused on God because you only talk about spiritual matters and I assume your friends turn you off.The solution is to turn away from your friends,not from God.In fact Christians are commanded to take up their cross and follow Him daily.It's through the influence of friends that most people give up their faith or fall into fake Christianity.All you need is one or two close spiritual friends to lend moral support to you.If you try become socially popular outside of religious community,you're going to have hellish problems.Popularity requires conformity and conformity in our society requires perversion.Although it will be hard for you in the beginning,it's important that you adjust your lifestyle and eliminate close friends so that it will be possible for you to agree completely, both in word and deed, with the bible teaching - HE WHO LOVES THE WORLD IS AN ENEMY OF GOD.

 

[KGirl]

Actually, the wierd thing is, it's not the friends. I actually don't talk about God as much as I think about Him when I do. And if I did they wouldn't care bc they're all good Christians. I just feel better about myself when I have a variety of things to talk about. It's a weird personal thing.

 

[Angeldove97]

Well you should get into Jesus and there's nothing wrong with that. Don't forget WE (God's children) ARE NOT OF THIS WORLD. If we claim to be, then Jesus will deny ever knowing us. Do you really want that? And I'm sure you can still be totally focused on Jesus and doing good and still have a lot of interesting things to talk about. God does want us to have hobbies because He wants us to enjoy living here under His rulership. Maybe take up some sports, or read a good book, or do something outside. Don't worry what other people think, worry about what God thinks!! We only live on this earth for a short period, so we should really be thinking of heavenly things. But having hobbies...well there's nothing wrong with that either. God bless! Love, Tanya

 

[KGirl]

Thanks for the encouragement. I guess it's the devil lyin to me or something. Also maybe I'm use to thinking that I can't be focused on other things too (of course, not as much, but you know what I mean) when close to God. I guess if I relax and still be myself things will be gravy..

 

[William Nunn]

Yeah KGirl, living for the Lord doesn't mean closing your mind. The Lord doesn't mind us being intelligent and diverse and knowing and experiencing many different things, as long as it doesn't lead us down a sinful path. Becoming a well-rounded human being with knowledge and experience of many different kinds doesn't hinder us as Christians, in fact, it can open new doors for us to witness to others.

So yeah, read some books, take up some hobbies, or take some classes. Just remember that God comes first and you won't suffer with these "dips" anymore.