Attendance in churches is not at an all time high. People question their faith in churches and those leaders of the church. Rightly so due to abuse, control, and hypocrisy from all levels of many different congregations. The principle of God and belief in him doesn’t sit in the front row of your new mega church, it sits in your heart.
Mom and Dad both went to church on Sundays when they were growing up. Dad was raised Baptist and mom Methodist. As adults, neither one of them attended church on a regular basis. My sister and I both attended vacation bible schools and went to church on Sunday when we were all at home. That doesn’t mean we all didn’t have faith in God or not know who our savior was in life.
I have met people who grew up in religious households and are now atheist. These people attended church, went to church schools, and practiced their faith until they were grown. Now they never speak of God, and don’t practice their faith at all. Nothing wrong with that choice in life. The odd thing is, these people seem to never have a lot of joy. The joy they do have is in gossip, fantasy, food, and booze. Not believing in a higher power is odd from the outside looking in for me.
Many people have put so much faith in the government and look for their guidance on life. Not just here in the U.S. all over the world. Germany is the perfect example. They were a highly educated society that rounded up Jewish people and sent them to their death. Now we have countries, and soon in the U.S., who are rounding up people who won’t comply and putting them in concentration camps. At what point do we look at society and say enough? These people believe the government's advice is their savior. It never has been in history. It never will be now.
As a society we are so entrenched into our electronic devices that we are losing the art of conversation. We have a generation of kids that cannot read cursive writing. Everyone gets a trophy and no one is told they have done wrong. We keep kids occupied with tablets instead of books. Children see more screen time than playtime outside. Now we have covered their faces for 2 years and slowed their development even more. People who have faith in a true savior, have continued to keep their kids on the right path.
People who go to church every Sunday have dedication. It’s part of their routine and life. It is a glorious way to love your life. We can all find our savior though, if we first accept the faults we have as humans. We all sin, we all do wrong by others, and we all turn our nose up when we shouldn’t. God didn't choose the "perfect" Christian when looking for his disciples.
“Government is not scared of those who are complying, they are scared of the ones that challenge their concepts of having only faith in the government. Those people are not looking to the government as their savior.” – Jeremy Workman
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