Started going to church for wrong reason??

[BRDispatch05]

Hey everybody, I was saved last year and I was actively involved at church for a couple of months. But then, i just started backing away and didn't go back for a while and kind of started backing off from God too. About a month ago, I started growing closer to God again, have been to church, and a couple bible study's. The thing i just realized though, is that my motivation for going in the first place in both of these situations was because a girl that i liked invited me, and i know i wouldn't of gone otherwise. The good thing, is that even though they are the reason i came, it has helped me both times to grow closer to God, but is it wrong that this was the only reason I would be closer to God is because of that? thanks

Brad

 

[AllTalkNoAction]

Remember Adam & Eve's mistake - they mistook knowledge of God for the Life.

Going to a "church" that gives you knowledge does not make you closer to God neccessarily. You need to be "born again" by receiving God's Life, the Holy Spirit.

 

[DIVA_for_Christ]

Hey everybody, I was saved last year and I was actively involved at church for a couple of months. But then, i just started backing away and didn't go back for a while and kind of started backing off from God too. About a month ago, I started growing closer to God again, have been to church, and a couple bible study's. The thing i just realized though, is that my motivation for going in the first place in both of these situations was because a girl that i liked invited me, and i know i wouldn't of gone otherwise. The good thing, is that even though they are the reason i came, it has helped me both times to grow closer to God, but is it wrong that this was the only reason I would be closer to God is because of that? thanks

Brad

Don't be to hard on yourself. God will use any reason or anyone to draw us to Him. That might have been the only thing that would get you to even go to church at that time. Remember God knows us better than we know ourselves.

The thing you don't want to do now is to have that remain to be the reason you go to church. Seek God for who He is and what's He's done for you.

I've heard plenty of men say that God set them up to be saved by using a girl they liked to get them in church. They only went to look good to her, however, the whole time, God was drawing them closer to Him and then the next thing they knew, they were saved.

 

[mikeforjesus]

actually that was partially the case with me.. But I think I already had it in mind to go.. but I dont know.

 

[Mr.Cheese]

Well, you seem to be getting back on track with God and this is a good thing.
If you had said you didn't give a flip about church or god, but instead your only interest was the girl, then that wouldn't be a good thing.

This situation appears to be bearing good fruit. That's where it counts.

 

[Johnnz]

If you can enjoy God and the bonus of a young lady great.

John
NZ

 

[milanobmw]

what i m thinking is that the girl sparked and prompted the relationship between you and god. you are lucky coz u have an opportunity to konw ogd.

 

[Kutl3ss]

Wow that pretty much my story. The girl I love and my best friend started inviting me to youth group. After that I started going to church on Sundays. At the creation festival I gave my life to God and was saved. She's not the reason I'm a Christian or anything though, she just got me started on becoming a Christian.