Yes I am at the point of annoying thinking. I have had so many different things run through my head and at this stage I am going delusional. There are many things I have to make decisions on. Some are extremely tough and some I already know I can fit in easily to.
At this stage I am thinking of moving churches. This means leaving friends, a church family, ministry and a whole sense of belonging; to a church that I have people I know there but not knowing where I am going to fit into their already established relationships.
Some people may ask 'Why change churches?'
I can say that I love the church I am in currently but within that church I cannot move forward with the calling God gave me. The current church I am in is only interested in reaching out to the Filipino community, whereas my calling is to reach out to everyone in the community, but not in just programs but in street ministries. Getting in there in the grass root projects and getting your hands dirty in serving the people.
I'm sure a lot of people would then ask 'Why can't you do that in your current church?'
Well my friend it is simple. I have tried. I have tried numerous times to get projects happening, tried to get the church involved in community events but had all that thrown in my face. There are so many times one person can handle having their suggestions and ideas thrown in their face. For someone like myself, I like being proactive, I like being involved and knowing that I am making a difference. In my current church I can't be proactive and by that I know I am not being involved or making a difference.
It is hard for one such as myself to get their head around all of this. Knowing that a church should be for the whole community, not just a selected few. Knowing that I have been in a church for so long to find out that they are only interested in being insular by sticking to people from the same culture.
Don't get me wrong I do not want to slander my current church, hence why I have not stated their name. I love the church but there is a time one must move forward and follow what God asks of them. The move is not of spite. I am doing it for God. I know the burden of this situation and the recent thoughts of moving on are from God. I've been in constant prayer and seeking guidance God's about it.
The move will hurt me greatly but I know God will help me through this because I am being obedient to his calling upon my life.
This scripture has constantly been running through my mind. Jeremiah 35 talks about a family and how they keep to the traditions to what their forefathers have told them to keep. Which was not to drink wine, do not own crops or vines, to not build houses but to live in tents. The prophet Jeremiah uses this family as an example for a parable that he preaches to the people in Judah and Jerusalem.
But the whole point of that example is to challenge the people of Judah and Jerusalem to see what traditions they follow and think about whether or not they follow the traditions of God. Or if you will, following what the Lord tells you to do etc. ... Scripture: Jeremiah 35
So yeah that is it - That is the reasoning of my decision.
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At this stage I am thinking of moving churches. This means leaving friends, a church family, ministry and a whole sense of belonging; to a church that I have people I know there but not knowing where I am going to fit into their already established relationships.
Some people may ask 'Why change churches?'
I can say that I love the church I am in currently but within that church I cannot move forward with the calling God gave me. The current church I am in is only interested in reaching out to the Filipino community, whereas my calling is to reach out to everyone in the community, but not in just programs but in street ministries. Getting in there in the grass root projects and getting your hands dirty in serving the people.
I'm sure a lot of people would then ask 'Why can't you do that in your current church?'
Well my friend it is simple. I have tried. I have tried numerous times to get projects happening, tried to get the church involved in community events but had all that thrown in my face. There are so many times one person can handle having their suggestions and ideas thrown in their face. For someone like myself, I like being proactive, I like being involved and knowing that I am making a difference. In my current church I can't be proactive and by that I know I am not being involved or making a difference.
It is hard for one such as myself to get their head around all of this. Knowing that a church should be for the whole community, not just a selected few. Knowing that I have been in a church for so long to find out that they are only interested in being insular by sticking to people from the same culture.
Don't get me wrong I do not want to slander my current church, hence why I have not stated their name. I love the church but there is a time one must move forward and follow what God asks of them. The move is not of spite. I am doing it for God. I know the burden of this situation and the recent thoughts of moving on are from God. I've been in constant prayer and seeking guidance God's about it.
The move will hurt me greatly but I know God will help me through this because I am being obedient to his calling upon my life.
This scripture has constantly been running through my mind. Jeremiah 35 talks about a family and how they keep to the traditions to what their forefathers have told them to keep. Which was not to drink wine, do not own crops or vines, to not build houses but to live in tents. The prophet Jeremiah uses this family as an example for a parable that he preaches to the people in Judah and Jerusalem.
But the whole point of that example is to challenge the people of Judah and Jerusalem to see what traditions they follow and think about whether or not they follow the traditions of God. Or if you will, following what the Lord tells you to do etc. ... Scripture: Jeremiah 35
So yeah that is it - That is the reasoning of my decision.
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