Christians are often so caught up in pretenses that they forget what loving God really means in practice. I have been away from my church on and off for the past two months in Mississippi and I have to tell you that it has been what I have needed the most. Sometimes people do not appreciate you until you are gone...well accept for the children. God has truly blessed me with their love and acceptance.
I love my church, but have been disappointed by the way politics have taken over. Now, to be honest, I know that this is not just something that happens at my church but is rampant within the denomination and most other churches or non-denominations. It just creates an environment where I find myself not wanting to do anything else directly related within the church, but just sit back and "eat popcorn"! Not out of arrogance, but out of the Elijah on Mt. Carmel principle.
I serve within the the community and privately, but become turned off by the nepotism, favortism, and non-scrptural way we do things in the Name of Satan, rather than the Name of God.
Simplysaved
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
My Purpose
Many of you have been waiting for me to begin my blog...but I had to wait for God to let me know that it was time; He also needed to clarify how I needed to speak the truth "from the pew"....
With that said, my purpose is to share my experiences...and those of some I know, have read about, or have been told of. I think Peter (I & 2 Peter)said it best when he said that true Christians suffer. The percecution is not always from the world either. It just does not have to be, nor should be.
Being a Christian IS drama that pays off in the end (both in this life and the life to come--Heaven). That means some of the stuff I am going to share will be more drama than the Young & The Restless....some things are going to call the carpet on what we have accepted within the Christian Church as "that's the way it is" with the spiritual challenge to make it all Jesus or leave....
Share yourself and feelings....knowing that I won't be offended (well, at least not for too long ) and let's pray for wisdom to to be "harmless as a dove but wise as serpents" (defanged of course). :)
Simplysaved
With that said, my purpose is to share my experiences...and those of some I know, have read about, or have been told of. I think Peter (I & 2 Peter)said it best when he said that true Christians suffer. The percecution is not always from the world either. It just does not have to be, nor should be.
Being a Christian IS drama that pays off in the end (both in this life and the life to come--Heaven). That means some of the stuff I am going to share will be more drama than the Young & The Restless....some things are going to call the carpet on what we have accepted within the Christian Church as "that's the way it is" with the spiritual challenge to make it all Jesus or leave....
Share yourself and feelings....knowing that I won't be offended (well, at least not for too long ) and let's pray for wisdom to to be "harmless as a dove but wise as serpents" (defanged of course). :)
Simplysaved
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