- May 5, 2012
- 143
- 30
- 60
- Country
- United States
- Faith
- Christian
- Marital Status
- Married
- Politics
- US-Republican
I do not know where to start with this so here goes. My wife and I were not happy in the last church we were in. It took me awhile to get there but I was very overlooked and shunned. My wife doesn't know that I had went and let my pastor see my testimony, which I posted in another thread here. The pastor there was very young in the pastoral ministry. At first I thought he was going to be supportive....but before the very end he shunned me and would not allow me to be involved in ministry activities.
We started going to another church. There is quite a crowd there and they made us feel very welcomed. The pastor called me the week we started going there and was very nice and welcomed us back anytime. We have been going there two weeks and noone has even asked where I work. Im schizoaffective and havent worked since 2002 and on disability. He called me today and wants to come and visit with us. I am really blessed that the pastor is so friendly. I dont think I have felt so welcomed in the church since my growing up years when I went to a neighborhood southern baptist church.
My wife wants me to tell people there if they ask, that Im disabled and leave it at that. What do you all think I should do? I think that if he asks me questions that I should tell my story and pray about which parts that I should leave out.
Im really sad and get very depressed about this. I grew up in Church and have been in church since i was 7-8 years old. I was diagnosed late, in 2002. and have been shunned by so many since then, its unreal. I am 51 years old. I feel like I have a calling on my life but who is going to support me and help me to find my place in the body of Christ. Im praying that this church and pastor will be very compassionate and understanding. I dont know what to tell and what not to tell. I even thought of redrafting my testimony out of my blog, or I will not tell him where my writings are at.
This is a country church, it a church of God. Please pray for me and my wife, and give me wisdom...
Sincerely,
Richard
We started going to another church. There is quite a crowd there and they made us feel very welcomed. The pastor called me the week we started going there and was very nice and welcomed us back anytime. We have been going there two weeks and noone has even asked where I work. Im schizoaffective and havent worked since 2002 and on disability. He called me today and wants to come and visit with us. I am really blessed that the pastor is so friendly. I dont think I have felt so welcomed in the church since my growing up years when I went to a neighborhood southern baptist church.
My wife wants me to tell people there if they ask, that Im disabled and leave it at that. What do you all think I should do? I think that if he asks me questions that I should tell my story and pray about which parts that I should leave out.
Im really sad and get very depressed about this. I grew up in Church and have been in church since i was 7-8 years old. I was diagnosed late, in 2002. and have been shunned by so many since then, its unreal. I am 51 years old. I feel like I have a calling on my life but who is going to support me and help me to find my place in the body of Christ. Im praying that this church and pastor will be very compassionate and understanding. I dont know what to tell and what not to tell. I even thought of redrafting my testimony out of my blog, or I will not tell him where my writings are at.
This is a country church, it a church of God. Please pray for me and my wife, and give me wisdom...
Sincerely,
Richard
Last edited: