why people backslide
1. First reason: Ministry stress.. it all started out that I feel that I'm being forced by my ministry to come to church each week.. although I didn't regret coming to church each week despite being forced to due to my ministry, but I still felt the pressure.. then it began like that
I asked my leader to give me a break.. because my spiritual life is really down.. when I go on stage, I MUST NOT pretend.. If I'm tired and down I don't want to jump and stuff.. so I asked for a break..
Then my leader said "No, it's too rush.. wait til jan"
That was my last straw.. Ministry became my responsibility, not God.. So I rebelled.. and it started out like that..
then for the first time, I really get to enjoy my weekends.. really get to slack.. my frens come over and play.. I'm really free.. dun need to worry about pressure.. then I will play til night, and I woke up too late to go church..
Then, when I enjoyed enuff.. I DID wanted to go back.. there are a few times I went to church, but when I was nearing church.. I suddenly felt afraid..
Many people would ask me why I didn't come for 2 months.. alot people would question me.. I felt scared.. And so I didn't step in..
But i really wanted to make a surprise comeback because I miss my frens.. I wanted to come back out of no reason, instead of something happened to my life that made me go back, like most backsliders do.. I wanted to play around people's minds..
That didn't happen
Her death occurred.. I felt so sick at home I went to church to seek for answers.. but sometimes I still am depressed about her death.. that's why I didn't go sometimes..
to settle some wrong mentality.. when I didn't go church, I had these mentalities
I didn't care if I go hell.. for that moment, it's really nothing to be afraid of
I'm scared of going back to church
I totally don't care what God said.. really.. I'm enjoying my own life outside church..
You won't really understand these until you have backslided.. really.. I would NEVER THINK I would backslide.. until I did
Seriously, I myself won't believe in God given all the situation around me.. I am very open minded.. Religions don't pop out from nowhere.. there must be things that appeal to people that's why they support it..
But I don't like to argue.. seriously I will lose if anybody question my beliefs.. but why I hold on.. because I rather go through life believing in something than not believing in anything.. whether its true or not.. you can see from this I will be shaken anytime.. I claim that.. I say that anything can take me away.. but what's important is.. religion gives hope.. false hope, true hope, that doesn't matter.. we can preach and preach but if we don't practice giving people love, it's nothing.. whatever the typical christian arguments "But christians are just humans, we sometimes don't care about you accidentally" does not work.. my best listening friends did not come from church.. from everywhere.. from my forum they knew me better.. from school.. church there are a few also.. as long as you give love, that's more important.. I won't bother to argue whether God exists, Jesus did resurrect anot.. It's not important to me.. I think God really did nothing wrong.. why people must find things to argue with Him..
one more thing: stop calling nonbelievers blinded, lost or wadever.. I find it insulting myself.. keep it to yourself..