The Joy And Struggles Of Being A Christian

I am a christian I believe that Jesus Christ died on the cross for me and my sins and that he rose from the dead and went up to heaven.
For me being a christian means excepting the difficulties and having patients and trust. But to able to tell you my story I need to start from the beginning...when I was a younger I went to church and my parents taught me and my eldest brother about God and what a christian is an requires of a person and just how everything kind of works as a christian. As me and my brother got older we realized what it meant and thought about getting baptized. At the moment I was still young so my parents said to wait to get baptized however my older brother went ahead and got baptized. My family was proud and so was I so a year or two later me and one of my besties got baptized same time, same place, together it was really fun and amazing. I was proud and felt renewed, and felt as I had just been given a new fresh start and path to walk on. I became a true Christian. As a got older I got into reading the bible and being diligent with everything but when I moved and started into my teenage phases I hit a wall a brick wall. I started to not like going to church I felt disconnected and unhappy and I stopped reading my bible and praying and it was painful. I didn't know what to do. Later that year though my mom found a bible study that we both could go to. We both started going once a week on Tuesdays and I felt refreshed and renewed again just as I had felt when I was baptized. So every year to this day I have been going to this bible study fall through spring. And it has been the best thing that has ever happened to me that has helped me with my relationship with the Lord. Over the summer though is when I get out of touch and drift away from staying in touch with the Lord. So I have been trying to pray daily night and morning and reading my bible either in the morning or in the evening. So that is my story that has been briefed up a bit:).
But for me I have many more struggles some I prefer not to share and more things that have dragged me down in life.
But I would love to hear your stories and comment below for questions. Hope you enjoyed today's post. Have a miscellaneous day!:D