Some time ago (maybe a week, maybe a year) you found yourself “just visiting and still looking.” It wasn’t intentional, it just seemed to happen. That is, it just seemed to happen after the incident that you prefer not to think or talk about. And so you began to just visit church; and find yourself still looking for a church you can call home.
For some of you, the change was gradual. After the incident you found yourself pulling back from involvement in church activities and commitments. Soon you found yourself sitting further and further away from people that you knew at church. And after awhile, you found yourself with reasons to skip church until you stopped going all together. One of your reasons: the feelings, the emotions that stirred inside of you when you think back to the incident. There are a few of you who abruptly stopped attending church after the incident. The pain of seeing the person (or people) involved seemed too great to bear. It seemed easier to just stay home and watch church on television. Then one day you decided to venture out again, to visit a few churches. When asked, “Is this your church home?” you reply, “I’m just visiting. I just haven’t found a church that feels like home yet.”
Can we talk for a minute….about the incident? Let me first say that I am one that can truly understand your pain. I’ve been there. And let me also say that there is hope that the pain will subside one day. It took time, but God Himself healed my heart; and turned a mess into a message of hope. Because of what God did for me, I’ve been on a journey to find you. I want to share with you what God spoke to me about our common enemy’s purpose for the incident; and how the incident has been used to damage your life. I promised God that I would dedicate my life to looking for you, yes YOU.
The blogs that have been posted, “Finding the road to healing after experiencing friendly fire (part 1 and 2)” and the book written “Seeing In the Spirit Understanding the Battle”, were written for you. God has sent a few of us on a mission to find you, and others like you. He wants to bring healing to your wounded heart and spirit so you can once again take your place and find your church home.
He’s been looking for you, and so have I.
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Published by Linda Garrett-Johnson, The Word Applied, Inc.
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