Gah i swear this is something that i think will always be out there but something alot of people like myself will have alot of trouble doing. avoiding the mainstream christianity. basically meaning going to church for the habit, the continuous schedule of doing it but not for the right reasons like going to learn more about god.
- i myself can honestly say that i am a definite mainstreem Christianity goer or whatever you would call this thing because i go for no other reason but besides the fact that i have to. if i ever had the chance not to go to that church i would not. there is no reason for me to go there and i have no real attachment to it. i used to go because i like to hang out with friends and that was my reason but no i just honestly could care less about going to it or not. and yes i know that this is a wrong thing to do because i am going for all of the wrong reasons but still its not about me its about learning how to avoid it, and that other people are also doing it today.
-how do you avoid this "mainstream Christianity" that is going on today in society. good question but honestly i dont really know but the only thing i can guess for you to do is to create a relationship with god. if that is the reason you should be going, it leads me to believe that that is the thing that could help you avoid the mainstream. read your bible! pray more! do something so that you can grow with god more.. really people.. i dont know what else to say to you? i mean i know i seem like a hypocritical but geez its the truth. im just a lazy person who does not feel like reading that book and i dont remember or pray as much as i should.but still i am here to inform you about it and what i think we should do about it. so basically, pray, read your holy book, and just.. try to get closer to god and that will hopefully intern make you want too go there more for the learning of him instead of meeting your friends, or just going for the routine.
For one thing buddy, being lazy will earn you no kind of reward. Anything in life worth that's worth having is worth the work and time you put into earning/achieving it. Look at what a great student you are and look at how you've improved your tennis game in just a year's time! Both of these things take work and effort to reap some of the fruit of your labor. Just like these things, our walk with Christ takes effort.
ReplyDeleteChristianity is for the seeker. "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." - Jeremiah 29:13. This is why Jesus spoke in parables and didn't always give straight answers to questions. He wanted people to go back home to their own little corners of the world and try to figure out the meaning rather than have the answers fed to them, only to forget about them 5 minutes later. Your faith and your efforts will always be rewarded! I can promise you that.
Church....well, it is what it is. Honestly, don't mean to throw out a weak argument here - but what else would we have if not for church? How else would we go about worshiping God together as believers? I've tried leaving church before and worshiping God on my own, and you know - I got more lost than I ever was before I came to know Christ. Didn't work out so well!
Now, I'm not saying the way we're doing church is the best way we can do it. Quite the opposite, in fact. I get just as frustrated as you. But just remember, you can't change anything you aren't a part of. You can't win any tennis match you aren't playing. Many people who frustrate you and I have stopped seeking. When we stop seeking, we take our eyes off of God and put them places they don't belong. That leads to some dangerous things.