Published: December 3, 2024

How faith and singleness strengthened the pop star’s relationship with God

By a Movieguide® contributor

Justin Bieber had “a legitimate problem with sex” until he surrendered it to God.

“I found myself doing things that I was so ashamed of, being very promiscuous and all that, and I think I used Xanax because I was so ashamed,” he said. said.

“My mother always told me to treat women with respect. For me, it was always in my head while I was doing it, so I could never enjoy it,” said the Teddy Bear Award® winner. said. “Drugs put a screen between me and what I was doing. It was quite dark.

The singer turned to church leaders for help and abstained from sex to honor God.

“(God) doesn’t ask us not to have sex for him because he wants periods and all that,” Bieber said. “He says: I am trying to protect you from hurt and pain. I think sex can cause a lot of pain.

“Sometimes people have sex because they don’t feel good enough. Because they lack self-esteem,” he said. “Women do this, and men do this.”

Bieber rededicated himself to God, believing that this new path forward was better for his relationship with God and better for his “soul.”

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“And I believe God blessed me with Hailey as a result,” he explained. “There are advantages. You are rewarded for your good behavior.

Today, Justin and his wife, Hailey Bieber (formerly Baldwin), are happy in their relationship.

Hailey speaks candidly about the difficulties they face; they are both fighters.

“I’m not going to sit here and lie and say this is all just a magical fantasy. It’s always going to be difficult. It’s a choice”, Hailey said.

“You don’t feel it every day. You don’t wake up every day and say, “I’m absolutely in love and you’re perfect.” That’s not what being married is,” she continued. “But there’s still something beautiful about it. — to want to fight for something, to commit to building with someone.

Bieber thinks healthy couples argue.

He said Vogue, “Fighting is Good” for their relationship.

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