Faith

When I feel like I have disappointed God, I stay away from Him until I feel I have prayed enough, behaved better or “cleaned myself up” enough to come back to Him.

What I believe about God and how I should live can easily change because someone I respect, such as a spiritual leader or another Christian I look up to, believes or does something differently.

I use other Christians to measure how well I think I am doing spiritually—either feeling less spiritual because someone prays longer, knows more Scripture or seems closer to God, or feeling more spiritual because I think I do these things better than someone else.

I find it difficult to honestly tell God when I am angry, disappointed, confused, afraid or struggling with doubt because I feel a good Christian should not feel these things towards God.

When things don't happen the way I prayed or hoped, I begin to question God's goodness, His love for me or whether He is still with me.

I do more to appear like a good Christian when other people are watching; praying more, speaking differently or behaving better to appear more spiritual than I normally would when nobody is watching.