Every Christian knows someone who used to be a faithful follower of Christ but since has let their faith fall completely to the wayside. It seems so odd that a person who was once devout could abandon their religion and undergo such a complete change of heart. Although the complete about-face seems baffling to those watching, the transition from practicing believer to Christian in name only was likely not one that the person who made the change even noticed. 

No Christian simply wakes up one morning and decides that they are going to leave their faith behind. Instead, a person’s belief slowly drifts away. Practicing their faith becomes less and less important. They think less and less about God and become increasingly dismissive of things they once cared about deeply. 

Most people do not abandon their faith as much as it slowly slips away from them. They do not consciously turn their back on Christ. They simply drift away until they have all but forgotten Him. They likely do not even realize their faith is waning. 

This slow shift away from God can happen to anyone. Thankfully, it can also be corrected before someone abandons their faith entirely. Before they can fix a religious problem, however, they have to recognize that there is an issue in the first place. Here are five signs you are slipping away from Christ and need to come back to Him.