Seriously can you trust or rely on others to be there for you when you need them? At this time in my life I really don't think you can. I have spent more lonely nights and days crying because people who say they care about me and are my "friends" have turned thier backs on me and judge me for something that I did that was wrong. God has forgiven me but I guess that isn't enough for them.
I don't even care if I ever go to a church again. This should have been the happiest year as a newlywed but it has been the worst last 6 months ever.
You know I went to Sunday School this morning and it was like people wished I wasn't there. Like I had a disease or something. This is the church that I grew up in and I have disappointed so many people that I'm not even welcome in the church anymore.
Maybe one day I will be accepted again, but who knows. I truly need to find a church home where people will accept me shortcomings and all. Please pray for me that I can let the pain go and move on.
Sunday, September 19, 2010
Wednesday, September 1, 2010
We don't go to church; we are the church.
Wow! what a statement. This statement really got me thinking this morning. One of the things that came to mind was:
We are the church....what kind of church is my life showing. Am I showing the true passion of church or just giving the "watered down" version.
I think that we show the world a "church" that they want to see and are comfortable with so that we don't "offend" them. What happened to taking a stand for what is right, throwing caution to the wind and stepping on toes when they need to be stepped on. A couple of Sunday's ago the preacher showed a video that emphasized that we are loosing our youth and children. Does this mean we need to "entertain" them? I'm not against entertaining them but I also feel that we as a church or as Christians need to get back to the basics.
A few days again I read on a website although I don't recall the authors name or the name of the book it was talking about it made a lot of sense . We are loosing our children and teens because we are giving them "watered down" Christianity. We are not showing them the passion or the commitment that the "saints" in the church taught us. We don't want to be "too hard", "hurt their feelings" or "step on their toes". When in all reality we need to teach them from an early age that we are to be "Different from the World". Christ made us in His image so we need to mirror His actions and attitude. Does this mean we are to judge others and their actions. We are commanded to love others as God loves us and leave the judging up to Him.
Think about it we may be the only Church or Christ that people see and our actions will determine if they want to be true Christians or if they think....well he/she's doing the same thing I am and they say they're a Christian so why should I go to church.
As you go through your day think about this, What kind of Church am I showing the world today?
We don't go to church; we are the church. Ernest Southcott
We are the church....what kind of church is my life showing. Am I showing the true passion of church or just giving the "watered down" version.
I think that we show the world a "church" that they want to see and are comfortable with so that we don't "offend" them. What happened to taking a stand for what is right, throwing caution to the wind and stepping on toes when they need to be stepped on. A couple of Sunday's ago the preacher showed a video that emphasized that we are loosing our youth and children. Does this mean we need to "entertain" them? I'm not against entertaining them but I also feel that we as a church or as Christians need to get back to the basics.
A few days again I read on a website although I don't recall the authors name or the name of the book it was talking about it made a lot of sense . We are loosing our children and teens because we are giving them "watered down" Christianity. We are not showing them the passion or the commitment that the "saints" in the church taught us. We don't want to be "too hard", "hurt their feelings" or "step on their toes". When in all reality we need to teach them from an early age that we are to be "Different from the World". Christ made us in His image so we need to mirror His actions and attitude. Does this mean we are to judge others and their actions. We are commanded to love others as God loves us and leave the judging up to Him.
Think about it we may be the only Church or Christ that people see and our actions will determine if they want to be true Christians or if they think....well he/she's doing the same thing I am and they say they're a Christian so why should I go to church.
As you go through your day think about this, What kind of Church am I showing the world today?
We don't go to church; we are the church. Ernest Southcott
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