since i’ve been a lead pastor (more than fourteen years), i’ve never had someone float into my building, trance-like, and say, “god led me to this church” (i have one lady that hears voices, but that’s another story). on the other hand, i’ve had scores of people say, “god is leading me elsewhere.” it happened last week. and it happened again today.
nothing’s wrong (i asked). and they’re not mad at me (in many cases, i’m the best teacher they’ve ever had). they love the church. this is all god’s doing. how can they argue? how can i argue?
is this a common occurrence? are they being honest with me? does god tell people to leave other churches? is god trying to tell me something?
this one thing i know: we are the church. the people that leave me are my family. while my heart always breaks when people leave, i know that god knows what he’s doing, even when i can’t understand.
i just wish he’d let me get involved in the culling process. i’ve got some ideas…
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We blame alot of things on God, that I’m pretty sure he’s not responsible for. Time and hindsight usually clear up a lot of questions.
Well pastor God led me to Covenant Life Assembly. I had’nt gone to church in years but new I needed to get my life right. I grew up in the Assembly of God churches and that is what I was looking for when I searched online. I found several but kept coming back to the church’s website and have been blessed at every service I’ve been able to attend.