New Posts For Thread: What made you choose to walk with God instead of walking away from Him?http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_HimEveryone has gone through tough times physically, emotionally and spiritually. Sometimes those tough times cause us to question our Christian walk. I'm still here. You're still here. What made you choose to still be here?Hi Gacogal,Thanks so much for sharing your experience of walking with God and how surrender freed you emotionally and spiritually. If you look at the post below yours, Stacey also surrendered. So did I. That's part of God's process.Blessings,Pastohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_Him?post_id=528777847#528777847Hi Gacogal,Thanks so much for sharing your experience of walking with God and how surrender freed you emotionally and spiritually. If you look at the post below yours, Stacey also surrendered. So did I. That's part of God's process.Blessings,PastoTue, 05 Feb 2013 06:46:03 -0600He carried me in His arms for as far back as my memory goes, but the summer I was twelve, I told Him I was ready to stand on my own and follow Him. I guess He had been with me for so long that it took years for me to notice the distance that I had puhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_Him?post_id=528773531#528773531He carried me in His arms for as far back as my memory goes, but the summer I was twelve, I told Him I was ready to stand on my own and follow Him. I guess He had been with me for so long that it took years for me to notice the distance that I had puMon, 04 Feb 2013 23:19:13 -0600For me, I fnally surrendered.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_Him?post_id=528308423#528308423For me, I fnally surrendered.Wed, 23 Jan 2013 03:10:17 -0600Personally, I don't equate a Christian walk with Beliefnet. Maybe it's your walk, but to me internet forums amount to little more than a blogosphere: though I'll concede that forums are a whole lot more fun and interesting than monologue with a soccehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_Him?post_id=522186765#522186765Personally, I don't equate a Christian walk with Beliefnet. Maybe it's your walk, but to me internet forums amount to little more than a blogosphere: though I'll concede that forums are a whole lot more fun and interesting than monologue with a socceMon, 23 Jul 2012 10:58:57 -0500.Personally, I don't equate a Christian walk with Beliefnet. Maybe it's your walk, but to me internet forums amount to little more than a blogosphere: though I'll concede that forums are a whole lot more fun and interesting than monologue with a socchttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_Him?post_id=522183029#522183029.Personally, I don't equate a Christian walk with Beliefnet. Maybe it's your walk, but to me internet forums amount to little more than a blogosphere: though I'll concede that forums are a whole lot more fun and interesting than monologue with a soccMon, 23 Jul 2012 08:58:22 -0500Lilldove,Your being here and answering this question shows you have the right answer. Welcome back!http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_Him?post_id=522071181#522071181Lilldove,Your being here and answering this question shows you have the right answer. Welcome back!Thu, 19 Jul 2012 22:28:27 -0500this is a good question, but mentally not sure if I have the right to answer it (Me telling me I shouldn't Cause the past 3 mths. I had been in sin,by my own will and selfishness and during that point in time I think the Holy Spirit was trying(whathttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_Him?post_id=522068303#522068303this is a good question, but mentally not sure if I have the right to answer it (Me telling me I shouldn't Cause the past 3 mths. I had been in sin,by my own will and selfishness and during that point in time I think the Holy Spirit was trying(whatThu, 19 Jul 2012 19:57:48 -0500When I was younger, I served God because I didn't have any choice. It was like the Lord had put a chain around my neck and said that I would either serve Him or I would perish. That was my motivation for 11 years...Now I don't have any problems, I dohttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_Him?post_id=515620983#515620983When I was younger, I served God because I didn't have any choice. It was like the Lord had put a chain around my neck and said that I would either serve Him or I would perish. That was my motivation for 11 years...Now I don't have any problems, I doFri, 27 Jan 2012 14:24:18 -0600There was never a question of my faith in God. He is always wilh me. I am one of those persons who recalled picking out their parents, the birth all all that. Told me parents when I was about three. I even told my parents what they were doing at thehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_Him?post_id=515402529#515402529There was never a question of my faith in God. He is always wilh me. I am one of those persons who recalled picking out their parents, the birth all all that. Told me parents when I was about three. I even told my parents what they were doing at theSun, 22 Jan 2012 21:29:44 -0600Well for me, the Serenity Prayer, the Our Father and the image of Jesus carrying me when there is only one set of footprints on the sand, help me greatly. I don't know if this sounds odd or not, but I also will sometimes, Lord I give up this pain andhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44061/28846131/What_made_you_choose_to_walk_with_God_instead_of_walking_away_from_Him?post_id=515394969#515394969Well for me, the Serenity Prayer, the Our Father and the image of Jesus carrying me when there is only one set of footprints on the sand, help me greatly. I don't know if this sounds odd or not, but I also will sometimes, Lord I give up this pain andSun, 22 Jan 2012 18:11:36 -0600