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Hello, I am an 18-year-old boy raised by a Christian family and at the same time born.... I am writing this message for young people who grew up with devout parents, even if your mother or father prays, your father is a pastor, your mother is a singer or a prophetess, that does not make you a young person after God's will following your parents. God wants something personal between you and Him. I didn't even intend to surrender, thinking that I grew up in the church, but in vain if I wasn't a person born again and led by the Holy Spirit. I believed in God because that's how I was raised, I even kept the 10 commandments with great fear, but God wants more than that. I was still under the influence of my parents, which was good up to a certain age, but then you have to understand that you have a personal life full of choices. As a young person, there are so many worldly pleasures, but the choices pleasing to the Lord will make you happy in the future that you made that choice.... I chose to serve God from the age of 14, then at the age of 16, I got baptized, which brings me closer to our God. Regarding baptism, it is a symbol that you have dedicated your whole life, thoughts, and actions to the Lord. Baptism does not sanctify you, but it must be done, showing the world that you are a person born again. If you have reached this point, I want to tell you that a baptized person is still a sinner who sins. We are not sinners because we sin, but we sin because we are sinners. I want to tell you that as a young person, I had problems at a certain age when hormones start to take effect, influencing sins that are not visible to people, such as smoking and drinking, but sins that are done in secret, and only you and God know. My sin that distanced me from God was masturbation following pornography, which is an abomination to God. Even baptized, I did this in secret, and only I and God knew. I know I am not the only boy, but the shame of asking for help from those in pastoral positions or a trusted person representing the church and considered a man of God. Such people you could confess to and save your soul. I continued after baptism for another 2 years. Baptism was a good choice, but choices must be made with the heart; otherwise, you go into the water with sins, and you are still wet with sins. I know it's not easy as devout boys in a world with so many temptations, but by reading the Bible and confessing as I explained, we can succeed. That's how I succeeded. I tried and tried on my own not to do this anymore, knowing it was wrong, but without letting the Lord take care of it. You do what you have to do, avoid temptation, confess, and read the Bible, and let God work, and you will be saved and relieved. Thank you if you read a piece of my experience with God. I am a new person who makes choices with the heart. I love you all <3

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Bible Verse for this Prayer

2 Corinthians 5:17

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come: The old has gone, the new is here!

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