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Originally posted by SapphireSphinx9
i understand where this girl is coming from... (although my mom took it in a totally opposite way than her mom "would.") i still feel really guilty for loosing my virginity! and i believe that i should have waited, like i wanted to… but since i didn't, my rational is: hey, it's already gone, so why not do what you like???
yes, it's hypocritical... and that's one reason why i decided to step back from my religion - i relate my situation to how the amish have rumspringa. i will eventually go back to practicing, but not until i feel like i'm not a hypocrite anymore. (which will most likely be after i'm married)
does that make any sense?
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Your post reminded me of the song "I Miss the Way" by Michael W. Smith.
However you feel about what you are and are not doing...and whenever and whyever you make the decision to embrace your spirituality again, you will be welcomed. Maybe not by the ones who like to call names like "hypocrite" and so forth...but certainly by your Lord who knows your heart and wants you to claim Him...not "step back" from Him.
What many don't seem to grasp...including those of us who are Christians...is that we are all sinners just like everyone else. Being a Christian means that you believe in the teachings of Christ...and try (and constantly fail) to walk in His example. And it is because of our sins...BIG OR SMALL...that we need our Savior.
I am by NO means one who makes all the right decisions...but I could not stumble and get up on my own....and I do not want to.