BACKSLIDER: Those who receive the word of God and have been converted through Jesus Christ to Christianity, turn away from God back to their pre-conversion habits and falls into the ways of the world; when a person turns from God to pursue their own desire.
Some of the things which causes backsliding are spiritual blindness – not being able to see nor understand the path YHWH, GOD, has set before you; you get frustrated and go back to your old ways. Troubles, trials, and tribulations- when persecutions come upon you, you are not willing to go through them or cannot (on your own strength) endure them because you have not built a firm foundation in Yashuah, Jesus. Material things – the love of material things (money, cars, houses, jobs, etc., putting them before YHWH, GOD. And finally settling back into being a selfish, self-centered, and self-absorb person who only care is themself, their opinion; what they want or do not want, like or dislike.
We are all going to fall, at some time or another, while building our relationship with Christ but those who truly love YHWH GOD, does not stay down; the backslider does. So, know this, that no matter how hard we fall God, through Jesus will (when we confess our sin with a sincere heart and spirit) forgive us for our sins and cleanse us of all unrighteousness. GODS GOT IT NO WORRY NO FEAR.
Hebrews 6:4-6 4 For it is impossible for those who were once enlightened, and have tasted of the heavenly gift, and were made partakers of the Holy Ghost, 5 And have tasted the good word of God, and the powers of the world to come, 6 If they shall fall away, to renew them again unto repentance; seeing they crucify to themselves the Son of God afresh, and put him to an open shame.
If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness.
The backslider in heart will be filled with the fruit of his ways, and a good man will be filled with the fruit of his ways.
For the righteous falls seven times and rises again, but the wicked stumble in times of calamity.
2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves, to see whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Or do you not realize this about yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you fail to meet the test!