The Problem with Growing Up Christian
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I got baptized at 12 years old as I grew up in church. A year later I experienced suffering no child should ever endure. I didn't just lose faith. I thought the saying "God is dead" was true. In the end God reached me much like he reached Paul the Apostle. He loved me even though the events of my childhood turned me into a nasty nihilist. Looking back at the 28 years I've been alive on this planet, no matter how hard it gets, I know he is with me. When atheists asked why I believe, I can easily share my reasons. None of it is attached to my Christian upbringing. When God reaches down to you, it never leaves your mind, for through the suffering God's light shines through you.
Thats sooooo good!! Im so happy for you, God bless ❤
Wouldn't say I was baptized willingly (family was catholic) I chose to praise God and speak for God in my childhood. He was always there. I just recently though took the step and Baptized at age 26. Now I won't stop pursuing him.
@@amaturetech3048 Can you tell me why jesus needed to be baptized? Can you also tell me why jesus needed forty days of spiritual intercession (judgement) before he was allowed back into heaven? Can you also tell me how jesus is a direct male descendant of David which means he cannot have a virgin birth?
If you are going to pursue an invisible sky monster you will need to answer questions like this. Regurge of "christian" dogma won't cut it.
@@rf7477 I refuse to get into this argument with you. You either have faith or you don't. Simple.
@@amaturetech3048 Too late. There is nothing special about your chosen religion and your articles of faith are corrupt. If you think you can impress them on other people, or worse still inflict them on children, without explanation or justification then you will be forever untrustworthy. Faith does not qualify ugly dogma. Simple.
For someone who grew up as a Christian and rebelled later I want to let you know all those Christians who grew up as Christians and never rebelled. Do not ever think that your salvation is lesser than the one who rebelled before. Thank you Isaac for the word.
THIS!! it's sometimes easy to think that because we didn't rebel as much, our salvation is lesser than because we didn't live these crazy lives and didn't have to have a thunder strike us to come to God. But it's not! We're all sinners and we all are saved by God's grace. We should be grateful that we didn't experience te hurt that others did before they were saved and remember that God loves us all!
It’s like the story of the prodigal son! And you are right. As someone who didn’t “rebel” and grew up “Christian” I agree completely with you. None of us deserve salvation because it’s not based on our actions but on Jesus’s sacrifice
Self-righteous pride is a sin that the "I grew up Christian" people often fall into. I know because I have. I was hooked on porn while at the same time living a good christian life! (so I thought.) Even after I confessed my porn addiction to God and other people, it still took years before I was finally able to surrender it to God, by His grace, and then BAM! *JESUS SET ME FREE!!!* Now I pray that I would have boldness to walk in that freedom, to boldly share Christ with others, and to not succumb to a spirit of slavery and fear of man. We must press into Jesus. He is LIFE.
When people say that though it's at times coming from a place of judgment as well. What do you expect children to do when they aren't given much opportunity to be enlightened by the Spirit or by the truth of Christ. Those who "grew up Christian" I'd argue actually didn't necessarily. A majority of them as they even admit were really brought up in the faith more so by the church rather than family. Meaning the family might profess love of God but they don't actually grow the Spirit and spirituality of their family, home & enlightenment in the gospel. Some might say spiritual death, I would just say spiritual stagnation or recession. That and youth aren't introduced to testimony that can strengthen theirs. If anyone expects a dripping leak to quinch the thirst of a child or nature they're sorely mistaken.
@@HeckOffCommie So true.
"BAM!" A perfect representation of salvation using onomatopoeia.
Something I noticed is those who grew up in Christian homes is that their faith was their parents, not their own. When they went off to college, they were exposed to a non-Christian environment and took on those values. It has to be your own faith and I think that might be difficult for many people that grew up in religious households.
Very true. Parents need to give their kids a chance to decide for themselves, otherwise their beliefs have no foundation and are easily broken.
I can definitely testify to this. Though it was the opposite kinda for me. I grew up in a secular home. That didn't stop me from believing in God. It was weird because people in my family believed in a religion in their eyes but they knew almost nothing about God or the gospel especially in practice with a family, home etcetera. My mom and others even slightly bullied me calling me goody two shoes. I never read scriptures, never went to church except maybe special occasions, nothing. Yet when I went I believed. I don't even think I owned a Bible till I was 20 or so. Then I went on my own journey to find Christ and went to church on my own. Eventually I joined a church but I am still growing everyday in my conversion to Christ. I don't think the journey is ever over because HE wants to teach us everyday. I recently was so enlightened I changed my mind on something I believed since I was a child. And I was surprised because I was thinking of subtle things that I had not thought of before. I concluded it could only be the Spirit. Now I am even more determined to love God and love & hopefully enlighten others through HIM.
I’m about to turn 18 in a month, and for me and my Faith I try to figure things out on my own and with God. When I have a question that is difficult for me, I then go to my parents
@@UnknownHumanJoe praise God for that!
I grew up in a Christian household with good mentor parents so i had a good foundation that kept me grounded until now so not all Christian household are the same.
I also grew up Christian. I used to feel like I didn't have a compelling testimony. Like there is no reason someone would listen to me about God because I don't have a then vs now transformation story. But then I realized that the legacy of faith and obedience my mom worked so hard to give my sisters and me IS my testimony. She went through that hard stuff so we wouldn't have to. And now my testimony is in how to live in faith and obedience through hard times. What it looks like to glorify and honor God when the unthinkable happens. Grief and loss have been a part of my story since I was a teenager. And at 38, in 2021, my husband died unexpectedly from a heart attack. And I don't know how I would have gotten through the last almost 2 years without God. I know He could have prevented it and kept my husband here. But I also don't blame God for letting it happen either. I want to honor my husband's memory and continue in faith and obedience. No matter what.
Amen! That's a beautiful testimony!
I have grown up Christian and got saved around 6th grade, thankfully my church has put a strong emphasis on mentorship and discipleship. But like you said, when other people my age (I'm 17) are doing these things and they seem to be ok, its easy to look at that and think, maybe I should try it out. Maybe if I just do it once I can know whether or not its actually bad for me. By the grace of God, I have never made that decision. But that temptation is real
fr i'm 16 going 17 and the tempatation to sin is real i never had sex in my life before i been protected from sin most of my life and the thought of being left out has cross my mind over and over again but now I realize how empty sin is and how good God is and how he design my life now i am fully towards him
I grew up Christian as well and my mom would always tell us "It's my job to teach my kids about the Lord, but it's your choice to follow Him or not." I'm genuinely so grateful that I grew up in a Christian home because I would be all over the place if I didn't.
Did she take u to church?
@@notyourtypicalcomment2399 sure did!
@@mysteriouss7 was it every Sunday? Did u enjoy going there?
@@notyourtypicalcomment2399 Yes I did, in fact I think church is a good waypoint to get to understanding more about God.
This video made me cry, I wish I would’ve been protected from an early age. I knew Jesus when I was 9 but strayed away due to certain temptations and lost my relationship with Him. I regained it in 2020. I wish I had somebody to guide me back in 2009. I wish my family would’ve gone to church. I know my mom was probably hurt by the church which is why she avoids. I’ve tried to speak to my family about Jesus, complaining they never listen. But I could pray their hearts be softened and they have the ears to hear let them hear.
I felt the same way like your mom did but I knew I had to be strong to keep going to church, spending time with God, and be surrounded by other godly people.
You can still speak to them about Christ in their own language or in the small things. As the Lord that the Spirit may speak to you when you're with them and what HE would have them know to grow closer to HIS truth. Leaving a scripture around might not be harmful either. Either way ask HIM to guide you to speak to them. And know HE loves anyone trying to love HIM and HIS gospel and learning from HIM everyday personally.
I grew up as a boy in a Catholic household. My parents were not as strictly religious in the beginning, but as soon as family drama happen with infidelity everything turned to crap. As soon as 2019 broke loose to my freshman year, I lost myself in more drama on the internet and in my family. Long story short, angsty teenage life on the computer with no friends or family to talk to. Now I want faith not because my mother demands it, but to repay something that I regret doing. So I pray that everyone stands strong and keeps God in their mind because this one life is a gift rather than a curse.
This is so true. I grew up Christian and I had these exact thoughts. Unfortunately, I actually decided to rebel and had to learn the hard way. It really is a path that leads to destruction. The emptiness that they talk about is real. I ended up coming back to the Lord in my 20s and now I'm serving in the worship ministry. God is good.
Im 14 I grew up more or less lukewarm because i never really thought about god and all he did fof me on my 12birthday i realized how strong and loving god is and i started getting closer and reading the bible going to church alone sometimes
And about a year ago my parents had to leave the three of my siblings to find work overseas so that we can go overseas and have a better life and when they were gone that 1 year was one of if not the most stressful time of my life and i would be sad and depressed since the person looking after us would always put the stress on me (she was awful looking after us) but i would always read the Bible and go to church and i believe it helped alot and grow with god
Same, me too. I grew up learning about God but never really made him a part of my life. Only until recently have I realised that I need to.
I'm going to be pretty open. I am a same sex attracted man who was raised in a Christian household, and my parents helped me to deny myself and repent to receive salvation from my Lord Jesus. I have never lived an openly homosexual life but the temptations nowadays are INCREDIBLE! I struggle so much with worrying that I am missing out on the sexual life but I have to trust God with this. This video opened my eyes and was a true balm for my soul, thank you.
Your honesty is powerful. Christ can help you through this. The battles I’m fighting right now are crazy too, but I’m seeing breakthrough and improvement
Confessing as a Christian is one of my earliest memories. And I wouldn’t say I have ever longed to experience anything worldly. But I will say that growing up in the church is probably the reason I struggle with assurance. I haven’t really resolved this either. I compare myself to people with these great testimonies. I had no huge turn around, I had hardly a life to leave behind. I have no past life to contrast my life currently. I haven’t had to “take up my cross”. I often think, what if I’m an imposter. What if I’m just telling myself I’m a Christian because that’s what’s familiar. If someone were to ask me why I believe, I wouldn’t know how to answer them. Why would talking about God to unbelievers and skeptics make me uncomfortable, if I truly believe? Why do I have so many doubts? Surely a true Christian would not have the thoughts that I have sometimes!
Thanks for sharing that..I pray that you stay strong in your faith and dont let the enemy make you believe the lies he is trying to make youvyou think are true. Perhaps getting comfortable with apologetics (logical arguments in defense of the faith) can help you feel more confident in your beliefs. I can assure you that your christianity is sound and rational, you just have to know the "why" behind your faith. Atheism sounds really smart but it truly does fall flat
Good bless you
Definitely get to know for yourself why you believe what you say you do. Start with the Resurrection and go from there. There's tons of apologetics resources out there.
I'd agree that being raised in the Church and having no dramatic falling away or backsliding story can mess with our assurance. Be assured that we are saved by grace through faith in the Lord Jesus Christ, and this isn't of ourselves.
Blessings on you
1 John 3:20 (ESV)
for whenever our heart condemns us, God is greater than our heart, and he knows everything.
Read through 1 John. It was a letter the Apostle John wrote to early Christians to help them be sure of their salvation.
God bless you, keep believing!
I can relate to a lot of what you have said. Remember tho that we have salvation in Christ because we are ALL sinners (Romans 3:23). That means that we all have to/ have had to "deny ourselves and pick up our crosses daily" because we are not and can never be perfect like Jesus. God doesn't want us to be perfect He just wants us to follow in Jesus' example - and that is what it means to be a Christian (John14:15). So don't be disheartened, keep going because God is with you ALWAYS (Psalm 139:7)
I grew up in a Christian home my whole life. I've been a Christian as long as I can remember but it wasn't until my high school years and my parents divorce I strayed away a few times. I got back with God through a Bible study for Young Adults I've been attending to but it's been hard because of Christian friendships I have that I need to keep working on and building off of. I grew up in both worlds of the secular and Christian world. I know or we all know what the world stands for but we all should know what God stands for. My advice for anyone who's going through a hard time as a Christian is: Love your neighbor as yourself. If you're having a problem with a Christian friend, pray about that person to reconcile with that person. Rebellion is the same thing as witchcraft. Don't live for what the world offers, be different from the world. You're only living for the world if you praise the devil and letting demons in your life. Have friends who build you up as brothers and sisters in Christ. Iron sharpens Iron. And finally, if you're going through a sin that you can't break no matter if it's sexual temptations, keep reading your Bible, pray, worship to God and realize that you have to truly let go. Have an accountability partner to help you get through this. Cut off your phone. It's not gonna be easy but trust in God.
(I've been through the majority of what I'm talking about and I'm still am but let go and let God. I'm still going through it until this days. I don't have the answers but I need to be reading his word more the most. I pray and worship but I'm not getting out of reading If I put all 3 into practice)
The spirit is with you especially if you pray that you have HIS guidance. Let Christ enlighten you everyday brother and you will grow in love for HIM and the gospel and less and less for anything else. When you least expect it the Spirit may speak a truth to you and when you know that's the spirit you'll know HE is with you. Read with love and intent to grow towards HIM and you will be blessed. And if you listen to testimony and give yours to others again you will be blessed.
My path to God was opened the day my father passed away. I wasn't explicitly religious at the time. I considered myself agnostic and believed whatever I wanted to believe. But the pandemic happened and only one year in, my father was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. He did shortly afterwards and since then I've been on a path to God. It's been slow, and I've had many pitfalls. There are moments when I even doubt God is willing to forgive someone as wicked as me. But my faith grows stronger, little by little every day. I know God is with me, in all my little victories, and will be there for rest of them.
I started reading the book of proverbs cause I heard you quoting and recommending it. I'm just baffled at the wisdom of this book. It's crazy how Solomon wrote this thousands of years ago yet it applies beautifuly to today. The wisdom of the Lord is fascinating.
Really appreciate your ministry, brother. ♥️ As someone who was raised very conservative and hasn't strayed in blatant ways, I struggle these temptations as well. I also got married younger to a wonderful Christian man, and those "what if" fears can just as easily creep into your marriage if you let them, even though finding my husband was an incredible gift.
Praise God for His abundant grace!
You could say I grew up in a christian household. I was baptized as a baby and I believe it kept me out of a lot of trouble growing up as a kid. The only christian influences in my family were my dad and grandmother, the rest were lukewarm from what I saw. Unfortunately both my dad and grandmother had passed away a long time ago. Dad passed from stomach cancer when I was 5, grandmother passed from a stroke when I was 12 or 13. I'm 21 now turning 22 in roughly a month now. Growing up as a toddler when my dad was still around he was a fun and inspiring person to be around and also quite athletic as well. He was in a christian band called the evereadys when during that time would stream on a radio TV show. I was born roughly around the time mom and dad divorced so I never really got to see him that often anyway, and I only remember so much about him. As for my grandmother she was a passionate believer of christ. We would go to church with her almost every week and she loved praising and worshiping god and loved to dance as well until she was bedridden and God called her home. It was after the only two christian family members had passed did my family spiral down into a pit. For me growing up without them I fell into depression for while and I'm a very quiet and and private individual so it's not easy for me to open up about such personal things such as this and right now I'm in this season in my life where the spiritual warfare in so heavy in my life I can't seem to get a grip on myself that I tend to have these self destructive and apathetic tendencies hindering my walk with God. I'm probably all over the place with this as I'm not in the best state of mind right now as I'm typing this. Prayers would be appreciated 🙏🏽.
I thank the Lord that He's gonna lift you up and give you the strength, wisdom and encouragement you need to thrive in your walk with Him! I know it's hard to lose loved ones who were strong in the Lord, but He'll make the spirit that's in you an outpouring into the lives of your family in Jesus mighty name! 🙏🙏
Praying for you now, friend! May God keep you secure in his hand, in his peace and love, and bless your father and grandmother for their faithfulness! Remember that the Lord will never leave you nor forsake you no matter what you are going through!
I love your analogy with the fruit bowl I myself struggled with addiction for many years and drugs at first had that appeal to it but after many overdoses! And nearly dieing! And imprisoned! By the grace of God I was set free! God bless you brother
Wow. You are so right. I appreciate your honest thoughts 😮
Hi Isaac! I have a video for you. I think you should make a video about all kinds of sin and how to avoid them. I think that would be very helpful. I love your videos! ❤
I grew up Christian and I just recently actually started to believe in God for my own beliefs and not what I was told to believe and I’m so happy I found him for my own. The past years have Been difficult because I kept on think ‘what if he isn’t real? What if I was taught wrong? Would my parents hate me if I stopped believing?’ But God reached out to me by my new church, they started teaching these amazing verses that were answers for exactly what I was having a difficult time believing.
Thanks pastor Clint and Thank you God.
Edit: I also want to add, In a few months I’m planning on getting baptized. I want all of my immediate family to be there but we have a really full schedule and my dad works away from home so whenever our schedules are clear and my dad is home I’m getting baptized. Can’t wait ☺️🥳
I need to be more thankful for the opportunity God has blessed me with to grow in a pastor's home, and even though I have had my fair of sins in my life; God has kept me from much evil. Praise the Lord for you Isaac, and God bless.
I never viewed it like that BUT my parents never taught me how to go up against people who believed differently from me and tbh I didn’t understand the gospel or just how important it was bc I always figured church was just the thing you do. It sounds like you had very intentional parents Isaac compared to mine but I think even if my parents were more intentional I wouldn’t have fully understood the gospel either way bc like I said it was just the thing you did. I’m so glad I found channels like yours and Mike Wingers etc bc it finally clicked:)
I can tell you as a 49 year old single woman who's never been married and has no kids that life w/o Jesus is EMPTY and UNFULFILLING. I got saved July 2021 (47 yrs old) when I cried out to Jesus in a state of desperate anxiety. I did not want my life anymore. I woke up every day depressed, anxious, irritable and mad. When I asked Him to take my life, He did and I have a peace that surpasses ALL understanding.
My only regret is NOT crying out to Him sooner! I spent my whole life SEEKING fulfillment. Trying to find a man to make me happy, if I just have this, If I just do that....drinking, smoking weed, dabbling in other drugs.....I ended up 47 and alone. Praise the Lord for He did keep me from going deeper into things I COULD have fallen into but didn't. It could have been way worse.
Now I live for Him and it's so much more freeing to focus on HIS will for my life instead of my own.....because my own was empty and unfruitful!!!
I pray all you younger people stay steadfast in the Lord.....there is NOTHING out there that will compare to the goodness and glory you have in Christ. Besides, you're but a vapor.....you have eternity to look forward to and that's a spectacular trade.....your life now for eternal life reigning w/ the King of kings....what a deal!
I can totally relate to you. But I was saved young. Now I'm 47 and just in the last few years I'm finally growing and surrendering because the things of this world have broken me. It's an empty unfulfilled life to chase the things of this world. I'm tired and every relationship I've had has ended badly.. I want what God wants for my life now.. It's truly the only way to live. God bless you girl for pulling thru and persevering.. May you continue to grow in God's wisdom and understanding 😎
@@DS-lh1dh praise the Lord He is faithful and good!! I pray you to stay steadfast in the Lord and build a more intimate relationship with Him!🕊🙏
@@Jenn_Psalm25.4-7 Thank you
@@DS-lh1dh yw🕊🙏❤️
I think of sin like food poisoning- yes feels and tastes good in the moment, then comes back with a vengence in one form or another. Praise God that he's made a better way- that when we feel shorted, we can look up and be thankful He is what's truly good and has made it known for all through His Word. Thank you for your words of encouragement ❤
When you force feed children the filthy nonsense of religion, you risk permanently damaging their innocent and fragile minds. About half of the worlds population see "christianity" for what it really is, a sinister religion of cowards and bullies.
Patience leads to full pleasure.
God's will is always good🤍, so I'd rather wait for the one.
To this day I struggle as a young adult Christian due to my Christian upbringing. My parents especially my dad is very strict and a helicopter parent so growing up was difficult. I couldn’t wear makeup or dye my hair like other girls because my dad believes it’s sinful, couldn’t go to sleepovers unless it was AWANAS, had to read the Bible but felt way to forced into it, strict clothing rules and weight controls. At this point in my life I’m still trying to attend church go to bible studies but finding my true Christian identity has been rough due to countless leaders I thought were good listeners to my troubles didn’t care for me and shamed me..
Pathetic. However, I will assume that you are also an intelligent individual. For chrissake learn to think for yourself. Actually, you can't avoid it. It as an obligation of the free mind. Find the courage to at least contemplate disbelief, and then start to ditch the superstitious baggage of your childhood. Ugly religious theology will only provide with an ugly identity. There is only one worthwhile thing in life: absolute and unconditional freedom. At least try it once.
@@rf7477 you’re so disrespectful why should I listen to anything you say? What I’ve experienced shouldn’t be labeled as “pathetic”. And you showed me it’s not just religious people who don’t give a shit but whatever your ideology is as well.
What I found difficult is like. The people who didn't grow up christian or were just rebelling is that they have a cooler story to tell. I sometimes thought thag I wasn't really christian, because I didn't have a testemony. I was like the older brother. Always been there, yes with my mistakes,
But I wasn't as cool or as loved as the younger brother who rebelled. Also, my thoughts were like (sometimes still are) like: oh so they could have all the fun and then just repent and be a cool christian. Kinda like the early workers who were mad that they all got the same salary.
It's a struggle sometimes but I know that God knows better and that where I struggle, I need to repent. I want to be a better husband and a better christian. I know God knows better and I know I should follow Him. I know I'm not missing out, because I am serving my Lord and Saviour
It's just a battle with my flesh, but I know between God and my flesh, I know who knows best :)
You spoke it well. I actually did try that route in my early twenties and it did nothing but get my whole life off track for years. The answer is to pray and seek the Lord in new ways and revive yourself through service to the Lord.
This is in part an answer to a question I was thinking about just today. Your ministry is really a blessing. God bless you
Somehow I clearly remember I was sexually immoral ever since I was 5, I don’t know what got into me that I did what I did at such a young age, I don’t know if I was exposed to something I wasn’t supposed to. But everything became worse when I came to the United State since sexual things became easily accessible even though I was a child. It’s crazy that a child who new so little can just hop on a computer view all kinds of sexual perversion and plus and immoral people influence you in what they say, do and dress. All the traps were set along the road to trap me for as long as I can remember and thanks be to God through Jesus Christ we have freedom.
I was born and raised in a Christian home, a daughter of a pastor, got baptized at age 12, but I faced many challenges. At 2020, I ended up listening to secular oldies music secretly and at 2022 I got so stressed about my spiritual life. Now I have ended up having regrettions in my life that I never had. I would regret being born and raised in a Christian home and being a pastor’s child and all my prayers were all about my life. God wants us to save ourselves before saving other souls. Please keep me in your prayers😢
Abigail from Canada 🇨🇦
I also grew up in a christian household (more dysfunctional than not though) so when I moved out of the home I went crazy. lots of alcohol and parties, lots of boyfriends, etc. I eventually came back to the Lord and if I could, id take everything back. but that was a part of my story and all I can do is move forward. ive been married for 7 years now to a wonderful man of God and we no longer drink alcohol or anything like that. God is moving in my life and im so grateful! because its true, all of those wordly things are empty. I pray for everyone here who is being tempted by satans empty promises. seek the Lord and He will fill you and help you through 🖤
You're a good man.. I pray the Lord opens doors for you to find your soulmate and that part of your life can begin and be blessed by our father . 🙏
This story is almost identical to my life experience. I'm not encouraging good kids to go out and sin, but I didn't truly appreciate God until I tried doing life on my own and hit rock bottom. That's when I truly learned that I couldn't go on without him and really experienced his grace like never before.
The biggest problems with growing up in a Christian home are that you can grow up assuming you are a Christian without ever repenting and actually choosing to become a follower of Christ.
Also we can get a swelled head and lose the humility that says without Christ I am nothing, and without him I would be up to my eyeballs in sin just as bad, if or worse, than that guy over there.
seeing this video and comments makes me feel relieved! i thought i was the only one who struggled with this. i thought no one would understand. I grew up Christian and accepted Christ at 7 (though didn’t yet fully understand. I just gradually learned the true meaning of salvation as i grew older). I had no desire to rebel and do all that crazy stuff. I obviously didn’t drink and do drugs before i accepted Christ because i was a literal kid at the time. Though i’m still a sinner and i am aware that we all fall short and only Jesus could save us, but I didn’t had this “life changing, turning around” moment.
i would often hear these wild testimonies about how God delivered them from that terrible life etc.. and here I am. I have no “real” testimony. and sometimes it makes me wonder if i’m really saved? what if i’m an imposter? I’ve heard many times that in order to know if you’re saved is that if you see a change in your life. But what about kids like me who had no real experience before accepting Jesus?
In a way, I am grateful to God that i was protected from these things. I didn’t have to experience “the world” before i could accept Jesus. But still.
this is so awesome. you have truly helped me in my relationship with Christ
I was raised much the way you describe, and the content of this video really resonates with me. Thank you for sharing.
I was raised Christian and grew up in baptist churches. Saved at the age of 6, home schooled, sheltered, and now after 2 years at a Christian University and 3 summers working in ministry I go to a Baptist college and plan to for the next 2 yards. A con I see from my life up to this point is that I've always been in a Christian bubble. This makes walking away from the faith and exploring life without it extremely tempting. Recently thoughts of unbelief and doubt have gotten stronger and I am not sure what kind of person I am. Someone who has been saved since they were 6 and is having temotation and sin struggle in their life. Someone who is unsaved and is struggling and giving in to temptation becuase my faith is not genuine. Or someone who has been stuck in a false belief system their whole life and is beginning to deconstruct from it. I'm not sure how to sift through this and figure this out. Prayers are appreciated.
@Teresa Thank you so much for sharing your story and advice. It's not an easy thing for me to bring up to others so I'm thankful for your input and push to talk to someone I know.
I have grown up christian and i am still growing up. I have a struggle thats been going on for about 3-4 years now and your videos are very uplifting and encouraging. I appreciate you doing what you do.
That fruit bowl analogy was good
As an adult saved Christian, nothing besides God has given me fulfillment. I know people need to learn on their own from their own mistakes, but I promise the world has nothing to offer like our Lord. I had multiple mental illness and physical illnesses and 90% is now gone and the rest is better than before. If this comment helps one person to reconsider rebellion, it's worth it.
Thank you for the message! Thank you Jesus💕 Amen 🙏❤️💕
Your speech is perhaps the best I've ever seen on the topic, I wish I could've seen this vid a few years ago
This is so good
Powerful video about something that needed to be talked about. If you grew up in a biblical, Christian home and desire to sin, you're only missing out on bondage and confusion. Whether you grew up in a Christian home or not, God has wonderful blessings in store for you.
awesome video, thank you
I grew up in a Christian home, i became Christian at 13, I resonate exactly with what you are saying.
I grow up christian and was baptized at 5-7 and it was great but during highschool and a couple years in college i fell into temptation and i was in it for 6 years and during those years i was away from God or destant and i didn't really have a relationship with him like when i was in elementary and middle school and i thought i was going to be like this forever but after falling into the same temptation again i felt this strong conviction to repentance and I did and i cried for a couple of days but after getting rid of some social media in my phone and just diving into the word of God and praying more and more and going to church and serving and not being focused on the things in the world I've found peace of mind and heart in Jesus and that strong temptation was gone and when the temptations came again I really found that using the word of God helped so much and resisting and leaned on Gods strength instead of trying to fight with my own. this was a great video God bless!
This is a really good topic. Really glad you spoke about this. 🤝
Growing up Christian while we are protected from sin, it's also like how our immune system handles germs. Because we don't have exposure too it, it makes it a bit more difficult when it comes up.
There's also the pressure of feeling like a bad Christian because you are struggling with something, those are just my two sense though.
Thank you for this! I am trying my best with God’s grace to teach my children about God and read the bible to them and teach them how to pray. And I wonder if they will grow with these wonderings….Now I have an idea of how to explain it to them their blessing that the Lord has given to them to keep them safe. Thank you! 🙏🏽 May God continue to bless you and direct your path in Jesus Holy name Amen.
Hey yall, I just wanna say that if your going through it right now, maybe its temptation, maybe lack of faith, maybe your just tired of everything. I just wanna say I will pray for you and I want to encourage you to RUN to Gdo in this time of grief. I know its hard now but trust God. In addition, find someone you can talk to. Dont just keep all that stuff inside.
Not so much that there's a temptation to indulge in the same kinds of sin and worldliness as my brothers and sisters who had long periods of straying or being lost, but as someone was raised in the Church and doing my best to live righteously, it's really difficult to see the prodigal son story and realize you're the older brother. Obviously we all sin and fall short of the glory of God and are equally condemned, but sometimes it just sucks to see others go and live prodigally, then have a party thrown for them. Is this the best attitude to have? No. Just saying that's one of the 'dangers' (frustrations, really) of growing up in the Church and trying to actually live out a God-honoring lifestyle
It's similar to people saying that money can't buy happiness. While you know that it's true, for those of us that have never had money to know for ourselves, we'd like to try. I suppose it's similar to the hand on the hot stove: When you were little and not even tall enough to see above the counter or the stove, Mama would tell you to not but your hand there. Well... what did you do?
The main issue with growing up Christian is the sheltering till adulthood. There is a trend among young people who grew up Christian as well as conservative. They are exposed to other ideas once they enter college and they shift. They may either become progressive in their faith and politics or they may reject the faith altogether. And that’s because they never faced any real challenges until they reached adulthood.
I also noticed that those who heard the gospel much later in life appreciate the faith more. Not saying growing up Christian you won’t but everything seems obvious until you are challenged.
I began to fully understand at age 16, and my testimony is still developing. This is something that needs further discussion.
Wow. At the beginning, I didn’t think this video was for me. But as I kept on listening, I started saying AMEN! Isaac mentioned something that struck a chord with me. Before I got saved, I started watching pornography. I didn’t know what I was getting myself into, I was only focusing on the present pleasure that I was getting from it. Although, I didn’t feel guilty exactly, (I had dimmed my conscience over the years) I sure felt dirty. After a bit of searching on UA-cam, I started watching sermons that eventually lead me to Christ a mere handful of days later. I quit watching porn completely! And I remember sitting on my bed day thinking about how God snatched me out of that JUST days after getting into something I may have not been able to get out of later. Praise God for His PERFECT Timing!!!! 🙌🙌🙌🙌
This vídeo really helped-me. I' m 19 years old, and i barely go outiside since 2020 i just go out to go to my english class and it is 2 days in a week. Sometimes i feel bad because I grow up in a religious house, and i didn't experince nothing. Its like, theres something inside me tha really want to try everything and other thing that know the truth
Growing up in a Christian household, I knew two things: (1) Jesus is real and (2) I didn't know Him. I strained and strived so hard in my childhood to try to be a good Christian, to try and reach God, but it never worked. I didn't know Him. It wasn't until I rebelled and experienced deep, deep darkness and emptiness in sin that I cried out to God saying that I couldn't know Him on my own strength, that I couldn't follow Him on my own strength, that I couldn't even give my own life up to Him on my own, but that I wanted to and that He needed to save me, that I was saved. Today, I deeply regret and still struggle with the doors I've opened to sin, but I am reminded again and again that God's grace is sufficient for me, a sinner. All praise and honor and glory to Jesus our Savior!
It is a blessing that people had godly house home. I never had that growing up. I was basically growing up on my own with no parents really. They divorced when I was like 5 growing up neglected so on. So I would not complain on growing up christian at least you all were loved and had parental guidance who love God.
As one who was raised Christian and then rebelled I understand what you are saying. I would say you either feel as if you are being short changed or unworthy. I have faith because when I had nothing left he was there. I ran from him and his love for so long and hit a point of having nothing I began accepting I had him and it was only in having him I have been raised up. When I see my punishment I find grace. It really brings out when all things fade all you have is faith hope and love but the greatest of these is Love.
This dude is so right, I’ve experienced the world fried my brain hooked up so on, I was looking for Gods love. A Christian life is so much better you have found the narrow road. Heaven or Hell…
I was saved very young, but unfortunately also became addicted to a sim very young. I never thought about it before today, but looking back that’s probably why I knew the world had nothing to offer. I’m not at all saying I’m glad I had that addiction, but I now wonder what I stayed away from because of that familiar emptiness.
God knew when I needed this! 🙌🏽
This is definitely something I struggled with. I was 15 when I became a Christian, but I was always a “goodie-two-shoes”, so even though I didn’t grow up Christian, my testimony isn’t as extreme as most.
I grew up Christian, but my family eventually stopped going to church. While I never doubted God's existence, I didn't really do anything with Him. I wasn't taught I needed to have a relationship with Him, more so it was presumed, or so I thoughts. Got hints but never the full picture.
I acknowledged Him a little more while I was with my (ex)girlfriend, recognizing I wasn't God because I can't change people unless they want to. Although I endured a rather toxic relationship, I'm kind of glad I went through it because I felt like I learned something. I was pretty sheltered growing up, yet still expected to do stuff on my own.
I've confessed like 3 times that Jesus is my savior, yet it was the 3rd time where I decided to take Him seriously. Having to decide and acknowledge that He was real while I was in college, going to church with my mom after a long period of not actually going, trusting in God in my decision to "runaway from home" to live with her (long story), and a bunch of etcs I'm not too keen on sharing online.
While I'm still struggling to change my ways (sexual immorality included) and submitting to Him, I'm happy and grateful for what I was protected from, even if a part of it still makes it difficult for me to be an adult (whatever that means). God is closer to me than ever before as I am towards Him. My dependence towards Him grows by the day and I am seeing improvements in my life, or at least enough to know I'm making progress.
After all: "What good will it be for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul?"
(Matthew 16:26 NIV)
Whether you've done it all or hardly any, it doesn't make a difference to God (I'm also preaching to myself rn). We've all fallen short of His glory, yet He loved us first while we were still His enemies. Jesus is enough, and I thank God for that.
Keep running your race. Finish it as you are called to. Ask and He will assist you, and then some.
God bless yall. Thank you Isaac for this video. May He keep you and shower you in His vast grace and love.
I think as well (I’ve grown up in church) that sometimes the church glorifies people that have sinned and turned to God. Hear me out in this, sometimes you that have always been in church can get the feeling that you have no testimony because you haven’t had “world” experience because honestly what is there to talk about at testimony time. How do you compare to someone turning from an addiction or immorality or something. If we are being honest it doesn’t. Especially when the church is focused more on entertainment, or focused more on attracting people and high numbers than the folks that are there.
I’ve felt this way growing up at times, I’ve since matured and understand things very differently, but I think that the propensity to compare lives, get attention, be in the limelight especially when you’re young and figuring out things in life can make you feel a bit alienated in this area. Like your experience isn’t that bad, you have no problems or issues because you’re a church kid and your life experiences aren’t that expansive in comparison to this person or that person. So you’re overlooked. The issues for someone grown up in church are different and sadly, lots of times, there is no platform to discuss them or no safe place provided to talk about them. So I figured things out on my own.
It’s a bit silly but it’s a real thing for young ppl in church that adults in Christ should think about.
This reminds me of the story of the prodigal son. The brother who stayed was upset that he was accepted and the father's response was that he has been celebrating with him the whole time (I'm bad at summarizing you should go read it)
There was once an article about wealthy kids realizing just how rich they really were -- and someone didn't know what the numbers on the side of menu items at restaurants meant. Because they've never had to think or worry about it. This person as a teen/young adult had to be explained that you have to pay actual money for food at restaurants.
It's kind of a poor analogy, but I think that's sort of what it's like for long term Christians... We often don't realize the actual cost sin's effect has on us. Some things we understand about Christ become a given -- and because He's standardized part of our lives, we can often forget how far down unchecked sin can bring us.
I think that's why it's important to have new believers in our lives and to welcome their questions and experiences. To bring us that much needed fresh perspective of just how merciful and wonderful Jesus is and how desperately we need Him.
Nice point about the decoration grapes, I tried to eat the decorative fruit too. My testimony has plenty of events that sound fun and alluring, but really it's like the siren call that draws in sailors. You realize once there's a monster at the other end, the only escape is trusting Jesus Christ and belief His word is true.
i grew up christian too but have never really felt this way. not discounting your experience, just sharing mine. I see all the negative outcomes of other things and just Thank God that because of my morals I got to avoid it all. also not trying to call myself perfect bc im far from it
I grew up in a nominally Christian household and I felt more or less detached from the faith. I went to church, Sunday school and even got confirmed into the faith. I never really knew the reason why I was Christian and going to church on Sundays felt like just another family tradition, nothing more special than the trip to the store that followed. I’ve identified this in many other young people today as well. At 15 I fell away from the faith and it wasn’t until COVID that I found Living Waters videos on UA-cam that I came back to the faith. Those videos woke me up and though I reject some of the things that he taught, they finally gave me the reason I was looking for (1 Peter 3:15). As I said before, many kids feel detached from the Faith. The Church needs to do a better job helping young people make their faith their own. Something they themselves know to be true. I have had a pornography addiction since I was 10 years old that I’m just now finally experiencing some long-term victory with (Covenant Eyes has played a big part and is highly effective). I’m now 18 years old and I intend to enter seminary once I graduate from college in two years (God-willing) to become a pastor. The Lord can work in ways we couldn’t imagine to bring lost sheep back to himself but, if we are more adept at engaging young people as a Church, there will not be so many lost sheep to begin with and many lost sheep never come back.
Amen. I actually relate. I grew up in Church and separated when I was a teenager and ultimately no one, not my parents or anyone could understand why i did, why i kept turning from God and denouncing him, but God did and he reached me where no one even dared or cared to. I can't turn back after what I know. That's what keeps here in the face of temptation. Not my upbringing, not Bible school. He is merciful, righteous, and even with the mistakes I make I can't run and disobey his word. Any sort of stumble takes me to ask if i am genuinely serving him, evaluating that, repenting of what i did not see i was doing wrong and praising him. I don't to be tied by sin.
I was just thinking about this today, great video :)
I grew up in a Christian household with Godly parents. Like you, I've avoided a rebellious phase (I am now almost done with college), but I did have a somewhat turbulent time regarding my faith. From ages 14-16 I was questioning my belief in God and more generally my purpose. Part of it is because I am/was a very inquisitive person that likes to dwell on big concepts/questions and also due to a couple external factors I was facing at the time. It did cause me quite a large amount of distress. I don't really think anyone around me noticed, but for those two years it felt like a constant war was being fought in my head, resulting in some dangerously intrusive thoughts. Thats when I realized that I really had to talk to God and figure out how to stop the hurt.
I think that was the point where I truly made my decision to follow Christ, not just to please my parents or just because it was taught to me to be true. It was really hard to get those bad thoughts out of my head, and occasionally I still fall prey to them. But since then I've trusting God to lead me and have been growing in the Word and finding answers to the questions that used to trouble me.
One thing I would say to anyone who had a similar situation as me is go talk to someone you trust at church. It doesnt have to be your parents at first if you're scared, it van be a pastor or other Godly person you trust. I know if I would have talked to someone instead of keeping everything bottled up, I would've gotten out of that terrible headspace I was in much earlier.
This really speaks to me.
This is it! Great word
Growing up I was in an evangelical church and very much taught spiritual warfare I prayed and wanted so badly to have that relationship but what I saw was people who I thought faked it and people desperate to live so true to the word and instead they missed the message and then how much the political side of the church was more important to so many! I had many mental health issues and instead of getting medical help I ended up being told I didn't turn to God and infant was being influenced by demons I went through two I guess you'd call it excursisums and frozen out by parents of my friends. I never lost faith but grew to know God isn't in the church
AMEN!!! Brother God KNOWS what is best for us and always will! He saves us from so much pain that is found in this world, God bless ❤
I was raised in a semi-Christian home. I became a Christian when I was fourteen. I was never really interested in doing what everyone else was doing. Sometimes I wonder if I missed out but then I tell myself that I wasn't missing out if something was ungodly. Now that I'm thinking about my future I wonder if I'll be able to stay away from ungodly things or not. I just don't want to be a disappointment.
My testimony sounds weak because I grew up in a Christian family. I never went partying, got drunk, high, never engaged in hook up culture, never murdered, never involved with any cults, nothing. As in, nothing too drastic. The one bad sin I was a slave to was porn and masturbation. So when I tell my Muslim friends "I am saved" They say "just because you stopped jerking off doesn't mean you're free" And tbh they're right, my testimony is weak. That's one problem I face when trying to share my testimony as someone whose family was Christian.
They aren't right, and your testimony is that Jesus, King of Heaven, Prince of life took your sins upon the cross, they were nailed to Him, and you are saved by His death and His resurrection. You were rescued out of wicked sexual immorality, even if it was more "mild". Your testimony isn't weak, calling your testimony weak because you didn't commit more obvious sins cheapens the sacrifice of our Lord. No sin is light, no sin is small. I would recommend reading "Respectable Sins" by Jerry Bridges. God bless you brother, you are redeemed in Christ, that is no small thing. Don't take for granted being raised in faith. God has blessed you, praise Him!
Need to decide to pursue happiness or truth, joy and hope
Isaac, consider yourself absolutely blessed for not having to live through the turmoil of sin as many people your age have. You are well versed and your videos are Biblically sound. For me, Christianity was in the background, but it actually took a covid vaccine injury among other things to send me straight to Jesus’s feet!
This was me. People would share their testimonies of how they’d been delivered from their previous sinful lifestyles and I’d be low key envious of their old lifestyles because I hadn’t ‘ experienced’ it. After tasting a fraction of that world I returned to God… trust me it’s never worth the ‘experience’
I noticed a lot of people who walk away from the faith never had sin scar them like some of us have. I was so deep in sin that I'm amazed at how the Lord delivered me from it, I've done and seen it all but none of that compares to the love of our heavenly father.
I am fourteen years old; I was saved and baptized at twelve (come to think of it, I've been watching this channel ever since). Even though I didn't have it as bad as some people, I was a sinner and I needed saving. At eleven I proclaimed, "I can do whatever I want now, because God will save me later." O the mercy of God to even save me after that blasphemous statement. I am guilty by law; I have committed crimes against the sovereign king.
I think a good gospel foundation can erase any sort of sinful curiosity. I have broken every commandment 1-10, and even if I broke just one, I would be "guilty of breaking all of it (Jam. 2:10)." That’s enough to shake me out of my boots.
Great video as always, Isaac.
I’m so happy I didn’t do all of those worldly things now. I know so many Christians who were in the world that have so much regret and struggle with the scars from their old life. Even with the “little” sins I have participated in, I have lasting scars and lingering pain.
You should make a video about the Target situation. They put an image of Satan on a shirt that says " Satan respects pronouns". I would love to hear you to talk about what we should do about this.
I grew up Christian, both sets of grandparents went to church, my aunt would most of the time be at church, same with my mom and dad always. From as young as I could remember I was a follower of Christ. When my parents got a divorce, I was 10 and thar was around the time I was supposed to get baptized. Long story short my parents couldn't agree on a time, so it never went through. Middle school through about the middle of 9th grade I still had a relationship with God and would always tell people it's better to be safe than sorry when it came to smoking, drinking, vaping, hooking up with people. This guy who was in my P.E class when we were in the restroom at the same time got me to try his vape, from then on, I would do it occasionally then I started drinking, then got heavily into smoking, and was finding myself watching porn a lot. Needless to say, something that seems so small can turn into so much anxiety and depression. Glad God answered my prayers, and I started taking initiative and I'm deeper in my faith than I've ever been.
Has anyone else ever had doubts about their salvation because they have a short testimony?
It is so funny that you mentioned the fake fruit because my son eats zyrofoam, he's still a toddler and is learning.
Awesome video!! Super helpful!!!
That is what I tell to my friends from Christian households, I would give everything not to open those doors and lure myself in the traps of sin. It ain’t worth it, though unfortunately many of us don’t believe that until the damage is done :(
BUT God does bring salvation, and restoration, He is our living hope, believe it today! Today is the day, don’t try to straighten your life to be worthy of Him, that is not possible. Instead, come to Him and receive His grace, surrender your life to Him, and He will make you in His image ❤
Mind rot. god ain't interested in your surrender. He is indifferent. He is also intractable and you will never live up to his passive-aggressive demands. Humans are already made in gods (plural, genesis page one) image. Suspiciously, gods are very man like and humans often desire to be god like. Ugh.
@@rf7477 Man, I don't know what god you're talking about, but it ain't the God of the Bible. If you study Genesis 1 carefully and honestly (that means being open to what the text has to say, and not putting your own ideas into the text), you will realise just how different God is from what you're telling me here. God bless
@@danielserranoblog4452 Since the bible was so obviously written by men, then it is only the ideas of men. Once something is said to be 'holy' or 'sacred' it is nearly impossible to get away from that. The OT was written for and by jews, or tribes of Judah. It is not "christian" or ever intended to be "christian". On page one of genesis god is already plural. The ancient Hebrews had several gods. Later on in genesis god has an unknown number of sons. The trinity is never mentioned or implied in the OT. The "christians" pirated much of the OT and bent it into shape to fit their own ideas and dogma.
The god of the Hebrews never demanded surrender. He only insisted that his laws be obeyed. Jews do not have hell.
The filthy "christian" religion invented virgin birth, water walking, the trinity, hell, sanctification, purgatory, transubstantiation and privileges. All of these ugly notions came decades after jesus death. Stupidly, the "christians" turned their god into an impossible one, an amoral one. The "christians" then demanded worship of their amoral god on pain of death. This is very clearly not the god of the OT. Your religion is corrupt. In fact all religion is dreadful mind rotting nonsense but the "christian" religion is ugly beyond belief.
I doubt very much that your efforts at studying the text of the bible are better than mine.
As a Christian who had to see what I was missing and finding addiction and spiritual death-but GOD rescued from those vain pursuits ; I approve this message!
We need to stop envying the world, stop eating from the tree of the knowledge of good and evil and start drawing near to GOD, lift up Jesus and make the world envious of the freedom we have in Christ. It’s time to know only good and choose life that we might live!
Hello brother Isaak, I didn’t grew up in a real Christian home, experienced too much of abuse in my childhood when I was 18 years old I married the wrong guy just bcoz I was longing for love sooo much, the marriage was a disaster, when I got divorced I was even more broken then before, I was soooo unhappy and hurting I just can’t describe it to you, I couldn’t say how I felt to my parents or my brother bcoz they would only had judge me, shamed and blamed me. So in my desperation and search for someone who could save me I married a narcissistic abuser, he revealed his true face to me only after we were married, so now instead of being in a save place I was in danger and suffering new abuse this is when I realized that a good life I can find only with God, so I startet to search for God! Reading the Bible, listening to sermons and after 4 years of searching, God poured out his love and mercy and grace and I was born again I can’t describe you my joy, when the narcissist saw all the changes in me he left and I was free and happier then ever! Praise the Lord!!!
Finally I was saved and I felt save in the relationship with the Lord and loved and He gave me my Identity bcoz my Identity is in Christ! And I prayed Lord I trust you! You know my heart and my needs and only you can bring the right man for me, I will not search or look for someone! After a few months I met a wonderful young man in my church, but I didn’t thought he would be interested in me, bcoz he wasn’t married before, I knew he was in a relationship before he told me everything about his life, but I really didn’t think this would be the man for me! But the Lord is all knowing! Soon this young man told me he considers me so precious that he can’t describe to me how much precious I am to him, I told him please don’t say this, we are just friends and we will be just friends, I told him my story and he said it all happened to me bcoz I had no love and no support no protection, he never judged me or blamed nor shamed me! He just loved me how I am, it was hard for him, he pursued me and fought for me! One day he told me, you was in search for love but you didn’t get the love you was longing for, but I can give you this love you was dreaming of! When I heard this I was shocked! And he was right, soon we will have our 7th year of marriage anniversary and we were blessed with 3 beautiful kids and my husband didn’t stopped to shower me with love! I am so thankful and happy and he never judge or blamed or shamed me for my 2 failed marriages! What I want to say, I still regret my decision to get married twice in the past, I just don’t like it and I can’t make it undone! So if we are so lost and desperate we will only sin and some sins you can’t take back, one day I have to explain to my kids that I was married before and not once but even twice 😢of course the Lord delivered me and made me new but some things from the past, if I knew Jesus before I would’ve acted differently I am sure!
God bless you ! Thanks for your work
Amen!
Your grandparents are gonna be so mad when they see this video and find out that it was you who was eating their styrofoam grapes ... 😜 lol. Great video, keep doing what you are doing mate ;)
I grew up in church and accepted Christ at five but my faith never really became real until i struggled with pornography from 11-14. Although it never became bad because it was only occasionally it killed me from the inside but it awaked in my my need for God. Although i would never wish it on any and still struggle with guarding my heart from lustful thoughts a few years later I praise God for what He did through my struggle awakening my need for him. what i believe is that nomatter how drastic your struggle is you can always find God moving in it and praise him for it.