My biggest obstacle was more what happened after I got saved. It wasn't very late after that my mom and dad divorced, suppressed memories came back, we moved to a different town and school when I was 15... Just trial after trial. We really had only gone to church on holidays, Sundays off and on growing up. Went to vbs. But that church we moved across the street from is where I came to know Christ.
But then it was a big difference. Because mom and I had to move and she took me to every denomination church in town, because I think she was on a search herself. I was young and a bit self centered.
But I was passionate where I would open the Bible and start reading it...like I didn't eat pork for like a week, because I read in the Old Testament about it being an unclean food. Lol. That phase didn't last very long...
But yeh...I went into 3 years of inpatient faith based programs when I turned 21 for PTSD/self injury things. I have learned to study for myself a lot, because there are a lot of different views. I listen to those who radiate Christ the most, knowing they are human also. So I pray and study, and God has brought me a long way in my walk with Him.
I have had a lot of humbling in my life and definitely am always learning and growing in areas...but I know my Savior leads and guides me in the Truth. I may not know everything, but there are unshakeable truths directly from God's Word I am sure of.