In Matthew chapter 6 three times Jesus called the religious leaders hypocrites. Yet Jesus and the disciples continued to attend the services. A local church is made up of people who have gathered together hopefully to worship and grow in their faith. There always has been and always will be people who are attending who are hypocrites. At your work place there are probably hypocrites who show up there everyday. They act one way when the boss is looking and say and do something else when he is not. You haven’t given up on going to work so I encourage you not to give up going to church. There are many true and sincere people who do attend, associate with those and encourage one another.
My life is falling apart. It seems like everything is getting worse. Why is God doing this to me?2/20/2014 Jesus said, speaking of the devil, “that there is a thief who comes to steal, kill and destroy”. The things happening to you may be an attack from the enemy who wants to destroy you. God will always work in and through any situation for your good. If God has allowed this it is only to either conform us to his image, to guide us back where we belong because of His love for us or to cause us to exam ourselves to see if we are where we should be in our walk with Him. Bottom line is to let this time of adversity drive you closer to God, seeking His presence, His power and His protection. |
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