Exception unhandled within Application.Designer.vb

I have another issue:

I am able to build my VB.NET application. However, when I go to debug it, I get an unhandled exception:

System.InvalidOperationException occurred HResult=0x80131509
Message=An error occurred creating the form. See Exception.InnerException for details. The error is: Object reference not set to an instance of an object. Source=ProovePC StackTrace:
at ProovePC.My.MyProject.MyForms.Create__Instance__[T](T Instance) in :line 190 at ProovePC.My.MyProject.MyForms.get_Front1() at ProovePC.My.MyApplication.OnCreateMainForm() in C:\Users\Phillip\source\Workspaces\Upwork Projects\ProoveIt\ProovePC\My Project\Application.Designer.vb:line 35 at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.OnRun() at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.DoApplicationModel() at Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.WindowsFormsApplicationBase.Run(String[] commandLine) at ProovePC.My.MyApplication.Main(String[] Args) in :line 81

Inner Exception 1: NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

The odd part is that it occurs in auto-generated code, in the Application.Designer.vb file. I have confirmed that the constructor is public and that the name of the form matches the name within this file:

Namespace My

    'NOTE: This file is auto-generated; do not modify it directly.  To make changes,
    ' or if you encounter build errors in this file, go to the Project Designer
    ' (go to Project Properties or double-click the My Project node in
    ' Solution Explorer), and make changes on the Application tab.
    '
    Partial Friend Class MyApplication

        <Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()>  _
        Public Sub New()
            MyBase.New(Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.AuthenticationMode.Windows)
            Me.IsSingleInstance = true
            Me.EnableVisualStyles = true
            Me.SaveMySettingsOnExit = true
            Me.ShutDownStyle = Global.Microsoft.VisualBasic.ApplicationServices.ShutdownMode.AfterAllFormsClose
        End Sub

        <Global.System.Diagnostics.DebuggerStepThroughAttribute()>  _
        Protected Overrides Sub OnCreateMainForm()
            Me.MainForm = Global.ProovePC.Front1 'Error occurs here?
        End Sub
    End Class
End Namespace

I am a little lost on this since I am new VB.NET, but I would like to think that the fix is a simple one. For those wondering, I am running visual studio 2017. I should note that I come from a C# background and recently got into vb.net. So please, explain as much as possible.

Edit:

Form Constructor:

Public Sub New()

    ' This call is required by the designer.
    'NewMethod()
    InitializeComponents()

    ' Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call.

End Sub

Edit:

Ok so here is the interesting part, now I am getting the error on the InitializeComponents function itself within the auto generated constructor of the form. Once I comment this function out, I am able to build and run the application. I only get so far because that application needs hardware to fully run which I have not connected yet.

Now, here is the interesting part, if I were to comment out the constructor, there is a line above it that comes back as undefined reference error:

 Public MainStatus As StatusStrip = StatusStrip1 'Error is here now

'Public Sub New()

    ' This call is required by the designer.
    'InitializeComponent()

    ' Add any initialization after the InitializeComponent() call.

'End Sub

For those wondering, I am now in the front1.vb file

there was a property within the form control that was being set to nothing when it needs to be set to Me.

As for the random line of code, Public MainStatus As StatusStrip = StatusStrip1 I think that it was accidentally copy pasted there as the variable is only used at that line. I commented it out and everything builds good now.