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Permalink Reply by l1tilr on February 18, 2009 at 12:18pm

Kacey, anything I can possibly do to help is required of me through my faith. much has been given to me this past year. letting go of the worldly things was the most helpful to me. That I learned from Crown financial and the Lutheran Hour radio programs. If you cannot bring yourself to have a relationship with God open yourself to His call to you through others. It will come!

Last year at this time I began to realize that for the past 8 years I had turned my back on God because of an issue in my life. it was like a smack over the head when i finally realized that He was there waiting for me.

I am not saying to replace any radio program that gives you scripture for reading it yourself but once you are open to receive then you will desire to give and do what is required of you.

the same with prayer, don't start out on your knees every morning but just sit and talk to God and allow Him to answer and believe me in no time you will want to give thanks each and every morning for His gifts.

Permalink Reply by Paul West on February 18, 2009 at 12:36pm

Kacey: I'm going thru the same thing and we are not alone. I've found over the years that most people are up and down in church over the long term. A lot of this is satan pulling us away every chance we give him. I've been in the same church for 6 years and the last 3 months I've lost a lot of interest. I volunteered to change the church sign every week and instead of changing it on Sat., I now change it during Sunday school. Also one of the deacons and his wife go out of their way to avoid speaking to my wife and I because their son is always in child support court over not paying support on his teenage children ( he was married to one of the pastors daughters). My wife works for the State in child support but has nothing to do with the case but they blame her. Here is where satan takes advantage. I find myself "tired" of the same "routine" at church, tired of the adult Sunday school teachers use of his trademark terms ( "post to do this or that", kick out of the harness", honey your gonna find" and "cut n run" ), tired of the deacon acting one way but then acting all religious, tired of the self appointed congregational clown beside me in the choir, tired of one of the teenage girls who sings solo and thinks she's American Idol material........at the end of the day I have to remind myself that God predestined me to be one of his sons and apart from him I can do nothing. Every good thing in my life is from him, this world is not my home and I'm never going to be truely happy here. Maybe I need to find another church for awhile, everything in this world gets old after a time. The Holy Spirit always reminds me when I am drifting away and I'm conscious of his call to come back to God. We're not perfect in this world.

Permalink Reply by DUST on February 28, 2009 at 11:05pm

Kacey from reading your post I think your closer to Him than you think....when I don't feel like praying I'll repeat a prayer I already know like the Lord's Prayer....I listen to a lot of Christian music and radio in the truck too which is sometimes easier than dealing with the distractions/competitions at home.

Permalink Reply by Kacey on March 2, 2009 at 9:02am

Thank you! I will try it!

Permalink Reply by Kacey on March 2, 2009 at 9:02am

Thank you for the verses, and the encouragement! I will try it!

Permalink Reply by Jennifer Stewart on March 17, 2009 at 11:39pm

Kacey,

I understand completely where you are coming from. I was in the same situation a few years ago. I started questioning a co-worker of mine about the beliefs that a church I attended were biblical or not and come to find out they were not and the preacher was using someone else's books and teachings, not the bible, for his sermons. You need to realize that God did not cause the problems within the church and that you should keep your faith in God because God never left you. It was hard for me when I started a new church to fully believe that the preacher was actually preaching the truth and not some hogwash but then I realized that God always shows us the truth and that we have to open our hearts and believe in Him and read his word daily. To be close to God again, all you have to do is hold out your hand and He is there. Believe what's in your heart