On Tuesday, Rev Billy Graham responded to a question posted on The Kansas City Star by a woman who overheard a man in an adjacent restaurant table discussing his family. The young man said they were very religious during his younger years, but later on, all of them have abandoned their faith.
The 97-year-old American evangelist pointed out two main reasons why Christian children lose their faith in God and abandon their church. The first one is shallow faith. He emphasized the importance of the tandem between faith and commitment.
The second reason for abandoning God is that they do not realize that their faith and relationship with God need time and effort in order to grow. Graham quoted Luke 8:13 from the Bible and said some people’s faith are easily shaken during difficult times. …show more content…
Life’s various distractions can also play a role in young Christian’s loss of faith. Friends and other priorities may crowd out their time for God during their adult years. Others may simply have given in to peer pressure, or have been hanging out with people who do not think about