Somehow you feel very far from God and you wonder if you'll ever find your way back. You've come to a dead-end and realized that life isn't working. And life isn't working when you are in control.
My friend, I know there is Someone who can help you. I want to encourage you to take a step towards God because He is waiting for you. Jesus told a story about about a son called the prodigal... who was very far from God (his father) but when he decided to return home. . . he didn't find what he expected to find.
The following story is a picture of your relationship with God.
Luke 15:11-16:1 Jesus continued: "There was a man who had two sons. The younger one said to his father, `Father, give me my share of the estate.' So he divided his property between them. "Not long after that, the younger son got together all he had, set off for a distant country and there squandered his wealth in wild living. After he had spent everything, there was a severe famine in that whole country, and he began to be in need. So he went and hired himself out to a citizen of that country, who sent him to his fields to feed pigs. He longed to fill his stomach with the pods that the pigs were eating, but no one gave him anything. "When he came to his senses, he said, `How many of my father's hired men have food to spare, and here I am starving to death! I will set out and go back to my father and say to him: Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son; make me like one of your hired men.' So he got up and went to his father. "But while he was still a long way off, his father saw him and was filled with compassion for him; he ran to his son, threw his arms around him and kissed him. "The son said to him, `Father, I have sinned against heaven and against you. I am no longer worthy to be called your son.' "But the father said to his servants, `Quick! Bring the best robe and put it on him. Put a ring on his finger and sandals on his feet. Bring the fattened calf and kill it. Let's have a feast and celebrate. For this son of mine was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.' So they began to celebrate. "Meanwhile, the older son was in the field. When he came near the house, he heard music and dancing. So he called one of the servants and asked him what was going on. `Your brother has come,' he replied, `and your father has killed the fattened calf because he has him back safe and sound.' "The older brother became angry and refused to go in. So his father went out and pleaded with him. But he answered his father, `Look! All these years I've been slaving for you and never disobeyed your orders. Yet you never gave me even a young goat so I could celebrate with my friends. But when this son of yours who has squandered your property with prostitutes comes home, you kill the fattened calf for him!' "`My son,' the father said, `you are always with me, and everything I have is yours. But we had to celebrate and be glad, because this brother of yours was dead and is alive again; he was lost and is found.'" NIV

God is just like the father in this story. He is waiting for you. He loves you! His arms are open waiting for you to come home so He can throw you a party! God sent His Son Jesus to die for your sins so that you could receive forgiveness for your sins, and eternal life. All you have to do is ask Jesus to be your Lord and Savior, believe that He died for your sins on the cross and that He is risen! There's plenty of proof for this! Just read some of these other articles on Faith 101 and Faith 102. Ask Him to come into your life today! You don't have to clean up your act. You do have to be willing to turn from your sins and ask Jesus to come into your life to stay. He'll give you the power to change. And He'll never leave you or forsake you! And guess what... that big party won't be like anything you've ever experienced before. Cause the gifts He will give you will be spiritual and everlasting: the Holy Spirit will come into your life to stay forever; you will be clothed in the righteousness of Jesus Christ; you'll receive the gift of eternal life; you'll become a child of God because Jesus said, "to all who received Him (Jesus), to all who believed on His name, He gave the right to become children of God." John 1:12

Here are more scriptures about God's provision for your spiritual needs:
 
Eph 1:7" In him(Christ) we have redemption through his blood, the forgiveness of sins, in accordance with the riches of God's grace."  
Col 1:13-14" For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves, in whom we have redemption, the forgiveness of sins."  
Ps 65:3" When we were overwhelmed by sins, you forgave our transgressions.'  
Ps 103:2-3" Praise the LORD, O my soul, and forget not all his benefits-- who forgives all your sins and heals all your diseases,'  
 Ps 103:10-12  "He does not treat us as our sins deserve or repay us according to our iniquities. For as high as the heavens are above the earth, so great is His love for those who fear him; as far as the east is from the west, so far has He removed our transgressions from us.'  
Isa 43:25 "I, even I, am he who blots out your transgressions, for my own sake, and remembers your sins no more."  
Acts 10:43 "All the prophets testify about him that everyone who believes in him receives forgiveness of sins through his name."  
Acts 13:38 "Therefore, my brothers, I want you to know that through Jesus the forgiveness of sins is proclaimed to you."  
Rom 4:25 He was delivered over to death for our sins and was raised to life for our justification.  
 I Jn 1:9  "If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just and will forgive us our sins and purify us from all unrighteousness." (NIV)  
Read and order the following books:
What a Christian Believes; An Easy to Read Guide to Understanding  by Pastor Ray Pritchard for a further understanding of the Christian faith.    
Other books can be found on our resources page: 
How You Can be Sure You will Spend Eternity with God by Erwin Lutzer.  
Hope for the Troubled Heart by Billy Graham  $4.79  
What's So Amazing about Grace?  by Phillip Yancey  $13.99 
Lynette Hoy, NCC, LCPC