Posted by connie on April 15, 1998 at 23:02:24:
In Reply to: Re: he who is with out sin? posted by Terri on April 15, 1998 at 11:44:37:
Terri,
Thanks for the encourgement. I won't be able to switch churches because my family is so engraved in to it.My husband would be lost in another church and he is so at home in this one. I am not in agreement with a lot of what is taught and generally keep my peace. But there are times every thing with in me wants to shout NO! NO! NO! when I hear the harshness of a sermon or the judgements of elders. I do fight a bitter heart over words said and judgements madein the past. When something hurtful comes up and it envolves the pastor and the board all the hurts from the past that I wqas to have gotten rid of come back on top of the new hurt. Hoe do we really forgive and not have this hurt all pile up in a corner someplace waiting for a new reason to real its ugly head? I believe God wants me to learn to do this before I can ever be released to attend another church. As a wife and mother it is very dificult to just pack my marbles and leave a church when they all(my family) seem content there. Of course we haven't told our daughter we even asked for a shower there. I didn't want to hurt her. I see my hurt as an infection and do not wish to spread it.connie