Troubled Teen in Need of Much Help

I'm struggling with my faith. I believe in the basics but struggle with some details and carrying out what I believe. I'm 16 and have already lost my virginity (I was 11 and it was not rape.). I've had several "friends with benefits," been drunk, and have done several other sinful things. In being a teenager, my hormones are crazy and I severely crave sex. I feel like such a whore and a failure. I'm academically successful. Though I know my parents are proud of me, I have personal thoughts of them being totally disappointed in me. That may be caused by their ignorance to my actions. I do not entrust my secrets to them due to my not wanting to be judged or limited any more than I already am. I know I'm a train-wreck, but do you have any words of advice or encouragement? My friends have betrayed me and I don't know where else to turn. Help..?

My friend. There is one who Heals hearts, and who cleans minds. There is one who restores your life and makes it new. He is the only one who can mend back broken hearts. If you have truly repented of your sins and truly recognized what it took for them to be forgiven (which is the precious blood of the only Son of God) then you will come to the realization that you don't want to dwell in these things anymore. Because it took His suffering on the cross to save us not only from the consequence of sin, which is spiritual death. But He also frees us from the power of sin once we begin to walk with Him. And Jesus explained well what it means to walk with Him. He said "Deny yourself, Pick up your cross, and follow me". First realize that those things that are pleasurable to us are of total disgust to God. Jesus died for ALL sin, not just those that seem very evil. The only way to get rid of the power of sin from your life is to as He said, deny those pleasures, recognize the price it took for the forgiveness of all sins, and live a life that is Holy before God. A life of communion with God always in prayer and looking to do His will which is revealed in His Word. That is the only way to be right with God.

Jesus died because we sin, not because we are perfect.
Keep looking to Jesus, call on His help, he will bring you close.
I will be praying for you in Jesus.
You are never alone.

Hugs and God bless.
pickles

Standing in pray for you. may God lead you and keep you in his way. we might stumble and faal we humans, but we need to get up ,dust off and start again. just ask for forgivness and he is faithful to forgive. H e will never leave or forsake you. keep trusting in Him.
GODBLESS!!!

Sister, I am sorry to hear that, i just wanna tell you that God cares for you. And if you need a friend, He will be there and i can be there too! I will put you in my prayers. God bless

Dear Sister,

We thank God for in your young age, you are already aware of your wrongdoings and you tried to seek God..Speak to God, ask Him to forgive all your sins and repent. Turn away from your wrongdoings...God is faithful and just.......He is able to forgive and heal your heart...He loves us so dearly that He sent His only begotten Son Jesus Christ to die for our sins...(John 3:16)...and believe that Jesus Christ is the only way to salavation (eternal life)..

Troubled Teen, I have been through much of the same things you have. I have a long dark past, but the way I see it if we were not sinners we would not need a savior and thats were Jesus comes in. He came and saved us from our sin, our fleshly desires. Not all desires are evil in their time such as sex, when your married sex is Gods gift to us to be enjoyed between a man and his wife. So, dont beat yourself up because your a sinner we all are thats why God died for us. Praying for you.

With love,
Fauna

Jesus deliberately went out and ate with the sinners that the Pharasies would have nothing to do with. Mary Magdalene who became a follower and close friend of Jesus was a prostitute when he met her.

We don't seek God because we can somehow bring ourselves before him. We seek him because he first reached down and put his hands on us and pulled us from the bottom of the pit that we had made for ourselves.

He's there for you And there isn't a single thing you can do, no matter how bad you feel afterwards, that will make him let go. You can be sure of that because it is God's own works and actions that we are saved by, and nothing we do can undo the work he has done. He simply cannot let a christian go loose because it is against his own nature.

With all that said, it is still on you to let him help you improve. To overcome the problems in life. You are not alone and the things you are going through are common, not unique. Take comfort in God's promise to help you, and his absolute ability to do what he says he will do.

You dear sweetheart.....ALL of us have sinned and fall short. Each of us has done things we'd be too ashamed to announce. You are not a whore,...or a failure. You are a young woman trying to work her way through what undoubtedly is and will be remembered as the most difficult period in your life....the teen years. Being a trainwreck isn't as bad as it seems. This is where Jesus does His best work. And it was for people like you and I (and many, many others) that Jesus came. He is not condemning you. And neither do we. He's forgiven you. The hard part will be learning to forgive yourself but you must look at it from God's perspective. He said that you were worth His Son dying on the cross for. My dear.....that makes you very valuable to Him. When he looks at you, He doesn't see the wrongs you've done .....He see's a dear soul that has reached out to Him through His Son. He see's you as flawless. The same is true for all of us. Forget what has happened in the past and move forward one day at a time. Have you considered talking to a school counsellor or an adult you can trust ......preferably a female ? If you don't feel like you can talk to your mom, do you have an aunt that you know you can trust ? Maybe even a church member you respect ? You'd be surprised to learn what God knows about all of us. None are deserving .....but this is what makes us so appreciative for who and what He is. He is love. You are in my prayers

Dear Lord strengthen her shield of Faith. In Jesus name we pray. Amen.

Here are some songs, I listen to music when I am feeling down:

YouTube - HEAL ME O LORD - Don Moen (With Lyrics)


YouTube - God's love letter

YouTube - I Will Lift My Eyes - Bebo Norman (with lyrics)


YouTube - Casting Crowns - Does Anybody Hear Her

YouTube - Michael W. Smith - Step by Step

Heavenly Father, I stand in prayer with everyone here for Your daughter. In Jesus Name, Amen.

Just like everyone else here has said, Jesus isn't condemning you. He is praying for you and doesn't want you to lean on yourself, but, to lean on Him. He died and rose again so you can claim His righteousness, not yours.

When everything comes crashing in, tell it all that you claim Christ's righteousness and not your own.

Lean on Him, hide yourself in His arms, and He will be your shield, from yourself and everything else that can't be seen.

When you feel pressed that you are this bad thing or that, or have done this bad thing or that, say, "The Lord rebuke you Satan, I don't claim my righteousness, I claim Christ's righteousness and His perfect life, I put myself in His hands and He will complete the work that He has started and will save me to the utter most, I will live and declare the works of the Lord."

Anything that does not agree with this is what you want to proclaim it to. You have the power of death and life in your words and you can steer your life like a ship. Speak God's word to those attitudes and ways of thinking and do your best to not agree with them and to not flow with them. It might take some time, but, your words will get stronger and stronger and pretty soon you will be able to speak, "peace, be still" to any winds and waves.

I'm sure you will hear it talk back in one way or the other (feeling like a whore and a failure is one way you might hear it), so here are some scriptures that have helped me over the years: http://christianchat.com/prayer-requests/20664-jesus-loves-you.html#post396868

Spending time thanking the Lord and time in worship, in my opinion, will help more than anything else.

Heavenly Father, I also pray that you will not lead Your daughter into confusion, but, confuse her enemies and keep evil far from her. Blow away any fog or veil that has been put over her eyes and/or understanding. I ask for any revelation that You want to give her to get to her unhindered and quickly Lord, in Jesus Name. Remove any thoughts of unworthiness or despair too and just that feeling of not knowing what to do or where to go. Distract any people away from her that are not good for her. Peace and grace, increase and multiply to her. Give her increased Love and Faith Lord I pray, and let any words that have been spoken over her that do not agree with Jesus Christ, be broken from her life. In Jesus Name, Amen.

24 “‘“The LORD bless you
and keep you;
25 the LORD make his face shine on you
and be gracious to you;
26 the LORD turn his face toward you
and give you peace.”’

I would suggest that you find a church where you can make friends your age and start attending. Good friends can help you along the right path. God bless you!

Each person has some weakness where satan targets his attacks. All of us struggle with whatever our sin of choice is and the guilt we carry when we give in to it. God still loves us when we make mistakes, but he wants us to turn from our bad behaviours and trust him to help us overcome them.

You can overcome these things, but you have to want to. Really want to. And you have to realize that you alone are not strong enough. Alone, you are a prime target for the devil's mayhem. With God's protection and guidance, you draw on his strength and conquer your battles, one day at a time.

You're on the right track, troubled_teen. My prayers are with you.

Dear Sister, what is past is past. Ask God for His forgiveness, ask Him to cast all evil, negative, doubting spirits from you, to grant you the gift of faith overwhelming, heal you physically, mentally, spiritually and grant you peace, tranquility, joy and the wisdon to resist further temtation, in Jesus name, Amen.

God has a wonderful life waiting for you. Speak with our Lord often, read His word every day, get out and spend time with your Christian Brothers and Sisters, they can be of great help and friendship to you now.

Have a wonderful day in Jesus.

Love in Christ
brother Gary