How I know when I’m Falling From God!

Here are some signs that remind me I’m straying from God! As frustrating and draining as it may be, recognizing these signs are important for me to keep me back on track. Being sucked into the world is glamorous at first, but it can be so draining, exhausting, and depressing when you live that lifestyle for too long. Believe me, I want to be the organized, excited Christian girl that is shown on every app, but sometimes I do mess up. Every walk with God is different. There will be valleys and mountains. It’s what we do in those times that reflect where our heart truly lies with God.

1. I am a much angrier and impatient person.

I notice I get very angry at my siblings and my bf when I stray from God. I feel tense and want things to be a certain way, completely forgetting they are their own person and have thoughts and feelings of their own. I can’t expect them to tiptoe around me when I don’t do the same for them. I need to be more patient and understanding. I need to relax and not take a small situation and make it into a big deal. God commands us to love one another, not walk in anger. 1 Corinthians 13: 4-8 specifically talk about what love is. It is not easily angered. When I’m strong in the word, I find myself being more patient and a much happier person!

2. My goals start to change

Don’t get me wrong, goals are going to change in life. When I was in high school, my goal was to go to college and get a degree in psychology to become a therapist so I could help people and spread God’s word. My motivation was purely to spread God’s word. Now my goal is to get into a Sonography program and spread God’s word through healthcare. Goals are going to change when God is pushing you to get onto His path. You know when you are pursuing God’s path because it will be good and pleasing to the Lord. It will be unexpected, but trusting God with it will show you His goodness and power. I can see His hand in every decision leading up to changing my career path, and it is good! I know that I am falling from God when my goals change to selfish desires. I start to dream of becoming an actress, but not to spread God’s word. I want to be a writer, which I love writing and would love to become one, but that is not my main goal. It’s a great hobby of mine, but I never wanted that to be my main goal.

3. I develop FOMO!

Again, don’t get me wrong, FOMO is a pretty normal thing. What I’m having FOMO about is not pleasing to the Lord. I feel like I’m losing my “teenage experience” because I’ve never partied, drank alcohol and gotten drunk, or had sex and lots of boyfriends. I never wanted to get drunk or have the “teenage experience” before, so why do I feel like I’m missing out now? These are standards of the world that I can easily fall into when I see other people posting their parties and drinking. My FOMO should be missing out on a Bible study or a little brunch with friends, not the damaging short-lived high of the world.

4. I am unmotivated.

My unmotivated self is LAZY. When I’m unmotivated, I am a couch potato. I waste my time scrolling mindlessly on TikTok, or writing. Everything I don’t want to do, like homework or work, becomes a big chore when I used to not be like that. When I was in high school, I was all about doing my school work and getting the best grades I could. Now I do the bare minimum because I know I can pass. I need to get my motivation back. I loved the feeling of succeeding because I worked for it, not the satisfied feeling from barely working. 1 Corinthians 10:31 “So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.” I used to live by this verse. Now not so much now. Because of that, my life is boring and time is passing by. I’m wasting life on the earth.

5. Hyper fixating…

… on the wrong things. Again, I enjoy writing, it’s one of my hobbies. But when I purposely cancel plans, not read my Bible, or push off my school work to write, it’s a problem. I love Harry Styles. I’m a big fan of his music, but I tend to hyper fixate on his music or news about him. I often feel very depressed and overwhelmed when I’m hyper fixating and that makes me feel worse. Instead of focusing on something like that, I need to hyper fixate on what the Bible has to offer. It is more fulfilling than the endless TikTok’s of Harry Styles on my feed 😅.

At the end of the day, we all struggle. I struggle a lot… especially with prayer. Sometimes I feel like I’m talking to no one! One thing that has really helped me is getting a journal and writing “letters” to God. We will all fail sometimes, and keeping ourselves at a high standard will only bring disappointment. We believe God won’t listen or He’ll be mad at us when we crawl back to Him. Little do we know, He’s waiting with open arms. Just relax. God is always there for us. It’s okay to struggle, but making excuses for sin will only drag us down!

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