Neil T. AndersonFreedom in Christ Ministries · Pastor

False and deceptive ways of this world

5 Mar 2026 · 1 min

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Janelle describes telling her parents she was leaving Christianity, then fasting with them for a week. While studying Psalm 51 on repentance, she experienced a profound surrender to God that transformed her life, though she still struggles and says she cannot run from her faith.

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That was it. From there, I surrendered differently with the Lord. I went, I went into like a whole week of fast with my parents, cuz like the day before that I told them I didn't want this life, this Christian life anymore. They didn't have any response, you know. And I went into a time of which, um, I remember studying Psalms 51, um, with David and going through that whole time of repentance and that transformation with Christ. And my entire life changed differently since then, even though it was you know, it's always been like times when we would've fallen, but that space is when I knew, all right, Janelle, you can't run.
Yeah.
Oh my goodness.
Well, and I love how both that story and your parents' approach to you with expectations, which sometimes we can take as oppressive, they really were calling you to more, right? Of saying, no, no, no, I don't want you to miss out on everything I've created you to be. And to do, and calling you beyond the shallow and hollow and false and deceptive ways of this world that ultimately only betray us and leave us stranded.