WHY GO to CHURCH???

[thecountrydoc]

If you're spiritually alive, you're going to love this! If you're spiritually dead, you won't want to read it. If you're spiritually curious, there is still hope!
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Why Go To Church?

A Church goer wrote a letter to the editor of a newspaper and complained that it made no sense to go to church every Sunday. "I've gone for 30 years now," he wrote, "and in that time I have heard something like 3,000 sermons. But for the life of me, I can't remember a single one of them. So, I think I'm wasting my time and the pastors are wasting theirs by giving sermons at all."

This started a real controversy in the "Letters to the Editor" column, much to the delight of the editor. It went on for weeks until someone wrote this clincher:

"I've been married for 30 years now. In that time my wife has cooked some 32,000 meals. But, for the life of me, I cannot recall the entire menu for a single one of those meals. But I do know this.. They all nourished me and gave me the strength I needed to do my work. If my wife had not given me these meals, I would be physically dead today. Likewise, if I had not gone to church for nourishment, I would be spiritually dead today!" When you are DOWN to nothing... God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible! Thank God for our physical AND our spiritual nourishment!

All right, now that you're done reading, send it on! I think everyone should read this! "When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "Jesus, could you get that for me?"

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Your brother in Christ,
Doc

 

[RND]

Very nice Doc. I passed it along.

 

[Nutella]

I probably shouldn't write this but I feel like I have to.

Church has brought division between my husband and I. I used to love to go to church but for the last few weeks I have been sick (side effects of pregnancy and I also had surgery last Monday) so I couldn't. My husband prefers to go to church more than giving me the help and comfort that I need at this time. He puts our church family first and spends rather time with them than pick up the Bible for me because I feel too down to do it. I also feel pressured by the other church members and it pushes me away even more.

How sad is that?

 

[TrustAndObey]

Doc, that was very good!

I probably shouldn't write this but I feel like I have to.

Church has brought division between my husband and I. I used to love to go to church but for the last few weeks I have been sick (side effects of pregnancy and I also had surgery last Monday) so I couldn't. My husband prefers to go to church more than giving me the help and comfort that I need at this time. He puts our church family first and spends rather time with them than pick up the Bible for me because I feel too down to do it. I also feel pressured by the other church members and it pushes me away even more.

How sad is that?

You need someone to help you out. Have you asked anyone from your church to come over and read scripture for/with you?

I wouldn't be too hard on your husband. He may be in a "spot" right now where he feels like he needs the nourishment of church for two hours every week.

And honestly, if you're anything like me during my pregnancies, he may feel like he needs a break from you. I don't mean ANY disrespect by that, but I do know how I was when I was pregnant and my poor husband just couldn't do ENOUGH things for me during that time.

I was exhausted, bloated, irritable, and I felt the weight of the world on my shoulders at times. I always felt like he was the lucky one to "get" to go to work every day, and I couldn't escape the very real burden of pregnancy.

Some people just really are not very good at nurturing, and in their feeling of helplessness they act out in what appears to be inconsideration. Men want to "fix" and there are just some things that they can't.

As one woman that's been there twice, let me just say that the small separations are good for a marriage, and this may be God's way of getting you to ask for help from other people. I hope that made sense.

If I lived near you I'd come read scripture with you without any hesitation, and I'm sure there are others near you that feel the same way. I always feel a true bond with other women (and even animals) that are with child. It's a special time for friendships and for nurturing and men just don't get it sometimes Nutella. I don't think they're insensitive, I just think they don't always know how to respond.

If you want to talk, you are free to PM me any time.

 

[annie1speed]

Nutella,

Yep that's pretty sad. Have you told him this? How long do worship services last? He's not gone for the whole day is he?

I'm sorry you are having a hard time.

Doc, thanks for the article.

 

[RnM]

When you are DOWN to nothing... God is UP to something! Faith sees the invisible, believes the incredible and receives the impossible!

"When Satan is knocking at your door, simply say, "Jesus, could you get that for me?"

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Your brother in Christ,
Doc