Raised in church, seeking God, w atheist husband
Q: idk if I can call me a Christian yet.
I grew up Christian and got baptized when I was a preteen. I lost my faith around 17 years old. Im now 30 and married with two children. I recently have had this desire to… I don’t know what to call it? Get to know God? Read the Bible? Just form some kind of relationship with God.
I brought up the idea of maybe going to church and my husband was so put off by it. He shut that idea down so fast, basically told me that’s not happening.
Hearing him say all this really upset me. Made me feel like I won’t be able to follow this desire I have to build a relationship with God, and bring him into mine and my children lives. I’ve fallen so far from faith. I don’t know where to go from here.
*My husband is not religious, he’s more on the side of atheist/agnostic I guess.
What do I do?
A: Many young folk were raised in the church and followed what others were doing but never actually embraced and oveyed the Gospel with understanding, so when 18 (or hormones kicked in) they fled to go live in sin in the world, but yet God draws them to Himself later like he is doing with you because the groundwork laid in your youth by others who love God. They'smd be thrilled to hear you come to true salvation.
✝️You go follow God, and lead your kids in the Lord as you raise them up. As to your husband....we are "to submit to God and not man" when it comes to spiritual things. Submit to him in non faith matters. But in anything connected to your new life in Christ, faith, and holy living...you obey God and follow Jesus. Even if it upsets him. He will get over it. Don't give in. *Many wives are married to unbelieving husbands, and God works miracles in that, to lead them to Christ. Be faithful to God, regardless.
Heres help to get you started.
Understand and recieve the Gospel offer, NeedGod.com explains.
⭐️This will help as you get started living and growing in your Faith, and will save you growing pains
And a resource for convos w your husband on faith, when your ready. it includes faq atheists & skeptics ask and objections with answers. After you find a church [any in the directory are fine], start faithfully going, and take your kids. If he doesnt get saved, and until he does, invite him to the Christmas and Easter services. Some will reluctantly go then. If his local parents are Christian, invite those ones over on those holidays and go to "your" church. If they're of a "non Protestant, non conservative" church... it won't work. But if they are, it might help get him to church on those days. The kids can try to get him to come those days too. Asking/Hyping it up. Between that and the above link info God, it might plant enough truth seeds in him to go, and at some point cause him to investigate more, and God soften his heart to be open more.
If he wont turn to Christ, yet,.. live godly before him, and in time he might get saved. Ultimately ("you") become Christian to obey God, live in righteousness, and follow Jesus. Its the most important thing you'll ever do and the most important treasure to have, for it not only guides your life here but continues into eternity. Jesus paid a very expensive cost to redeem you. It is more important than what others think of you. Your desire is to please and love God, your adopted Heavenly Father, and Christ whom gave his life for you, whom you live for, and live out that love in gratitude.
The above and below can give you helpful resources, to live out the Christian faith, as one transformed by God into a new creation.
God bless
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