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I LEFT CHURCH , NOT GOD. A THOUGHT TO REFLECT ON.

A few weeks ago, I shared a post asking why people stop going to church. Recently, a man approached me and said:
“Sister, I saw your post. Some of us still love God. We left church, but we did not leave God.” I asked him gently, "How is that possible?" He explained that people in the church
do terrible things. So, I asked him another question: "Are you perfect?"
He replied, " I am still better
than them even though I don’t go to church.”That response revealed something important .

Church was never meant for perfect people.
If it were, no one would qualify. The Church is a
place for sinners who know they need grace, healing, correction, and growth.

Then I shared a story with him: A man once said,
“I have left the fire, but I am still warm.” Someone asked, " How is that possible ?" He answered
“I took a burning coal from the fire and walked away. The fire is no longer necessary.”

At first, the coal was still hot.
It still gave light.
It still looked alive.
But with time, the warmth faded.
The light went out.
The coal became cold.
The truth became clear:
You can not stay warm when you separate yourself from the fire. This is the danger of saying " l left church but not God "

God is the source, yes,
but the Church is where the fire is kept burning:
where the Word is taught
where faith is strengthened
where believers sharpen one another.
You may still pray for a while. You may still feel close to God
for some time. But God did not
design faith to survive in isolation. Christianity is not a solo journey. God calls us into a body, a family, a community.

Leaving the Church because of people’s attitudes does not mean you chose God, it often
means you were focused on people in the first place.
People will fail, People will
disappoint. But Christ remains faithful.

You don’t leave God by words, but separating yourself from the place where faith is nourished slowly affects the heart. Stay close to the fire.

*PSYCHOLOGY OF ANGER*

I love this and I thought of sharing it with you.

A professor while teaching, asked his students, “Why do we shout in anger? Why do people shout at each other when they are upset?”
The students thought for awhile. One said, “because we lose our calmness.” But the professor asked again, “why shout when the other person is just next to you? Isn't it possible to speak to him or her with a soft voice? Why do you shout at a person when you are angry?”
The students gave some other reasons but none satisfied the professor.
Finally, he explained, "when two people are angry at each other, there is a distance in their heart psychologically. To cover the distance, they must shout to be able to hear each other. The angrier they are, the stronger they will shout to hear each other through that great distance.”
Then the professor asked, ''what happens when two people fall in love?
They don't shout at each other but talk softly, why? Because their hearts are psychologically close. The distance between them is very close.” The professor continued, "when they love each other even more, what happens? They don't speak, they only whisper and they even get closer to each other in their love.
Finally, they even need not to whisper, they only look at each other and that's all...” So, next time you shout on a loved one know that you are creating distance between your heart and that person's heart.
Pls share with as many friends as you can. You may be healing a hot-tempered person today... Enjoy every moment, life is easy...