Hello all! I was so thankful that I found this site. my life over the past couple years has been a huge struggle. Mainly, the loss of my brother has had my life spinning out of control. Since his death i've struggled with living the right way. Between wrong, meaningless relationships and neglecting God...I've cheated myself out of my former morals and most importantly my faith. I've recently made the decision to ask God to forgive me for the way i've acted and come back into my heart. I know that through him I can overcome the negative parts of my past and put my life back on the right track. I knew I needed a strong, christian support group and I hope that God wanted this to be it. I hope that each member of this site can help me get back to living my life right. I'm not perfect and regret a tremendous amount of how I've handled parts of my life. I do however serve a glorious and merciful God who's love is like none other. I'm really looking forward to this site and talking to all of you wonderful people!

Welcome to the community Grateful22. It's a blessing to have you here with us and I'm sure all the angels in heaven rejoice at your return just as much as i do. I'm certain you'll find wonderful people here who have gone through a similar struggle as you have had and will help lift you up in prayer and in many other wonderful ways. Hope you enjoy the fellowship as well as your stay. Blessing in His Holy Name

Originally Posted by skipbeat

Welcome to the community Grateful22. It's a blessing to have you here with us and I'm sure all the angels in heaven rejoice at your return just as much as i do. I'm certain you'll find wonderful people here who have gone through a similar struggle as you have had and will help lift you up in prayer and in many other wonderful ways. Hope you enjoy the fellowship as well as your stay. Blessing in His Holy Name

Thank you so much skipbeat...your words of kindness are both refreshing and truely appreciated! The opportunity to be apart of this site has me so excited. I feel so blessed to be able to be among fellows Christians who can help me strengthen my relationship with God. Have a blessed day!

Hello all! I was so thankful that I found this site. my life over the past couple years has been a huge struggle. Mainly, the loss of my brother has had my life spinning out of control. Since his death i've struggled with living the right way. Between wrong, meaningless relationships and neglecting God...I've cheated myself out of my former morals and most importantly my faith.

I have been down that path before as well. Your not alone,
we all have our past. :)

I've recently made the decision to ask God to forgive me for the way i've acted and come back into my heart. I know that through him I can overcome the negative parts of my past and put my life back on the right track.

Wise decision! You have answered the door that Jesus
has been knocking on. I am excited as we see your light
shine as the Holy Spirit molds you into the vessel you were
meant to be! 2 Corinthians 5:17

I knew I needed a strong, christian support group and I hope that God wanted this to be it. I hope that each member of this site can help me get back to living my life right. I'm not perfect and regret a tremendous amount of how I've handled parts of my life. I do however serve a glorious and merciful God who's love is like none other. I'm really looking forward to this site and talking to all of you wonderful people!

If you don't mind, I would like to share with you something
to reflect on. When I started to let Jesus in my heart,
I too had a lot of regret, guilt, and shame. But let me tell you,
those feelings are not of God! Satan constantly reminds
us of our wrongdoings, and wants to set you back from being
a confident child of the Lord. Don't give in. Let Jesus' mercy
and words of love and forgiveness cleanse you, and refresh you
everyday. Dear brother, His peace He leaves you.
1 John 1:9
Romans 8:1
Romans 5:1

Don't hesitate to ask us questions, and you can always
send me a message and add me if you need a buddy
to encourage you!

:friends:

Hello Grateful22,

Glad you are back to the Lord. I lost my brother as well, and though it was 40 years ago. I consider him often.

I believe you will find what you need, because God wants you to. The love he has shown me is always greater that I expect or deserve.

Love in the Son,
Robin

I too say welcome to you, Grateful22. I'm glad you're here. Suggestion - As you start this new journey, make a practice of turning your will and your life over to God each day for, say, a year. It worked for me and it will work for you. It gave me the discipline needed to stay plugged into the Holy Spirit.

Spirit Led Ed (SLE)

Hi, Grateful22!

I want to welcome you as well, and I join the others in being so happy that you have responded to God's call to return to Him!! I know God has lead you here and that you will find a lot of peace and joy here.

I am so sorry for the pain and struggle you've had, I have prayed to our merciful Savior to heal your hurts and shower His abundant grace and loving kindness upon you. Blessings to you in the name of Jesus!!!

Thank you all for taking the time to send me kind words. This journey back to God has been extremely difficult. I've felt for the past couple days I've constantly battled old demons and have exhausted myself to keep my head on strait. I hope this gets easier with time. I've had a lot thrown at me at once. To make it worse, I allowed other negativity to come into my life which is simply my fault. I'm thanking the Lord now more than ever. I've never needed him so much.

Welcome to the forums sister. You've come to the right place for support and edification.

GOD bless you

Originally Posted by Chad

Welcome to the forums sister. You've come to the right place for support and edification.

GOD bless you

I'm a male...lol. But thank you greatly for the support and GOD bless you as well my friend!