I want to go back to church, but my job is giving me a hard time about it
I think I hit a rough patch here in my faith lately. I love god, I believe in everything in the bible, and I genuinly would love to live as god would like for me to live.
I can't deal with other people that well at all though, I'm a very shy, quite guy that can be very serious about everything. I have had a rough life so I do a lot of art and tinker around in my music studio as well to divert my attention away from that. A lot of times I get steriotyped as something I'm not as a person. Usually I seem to get approached as someone who likes to "party," does music as some form of attention getting thing, drinks heavily and does drugs. I get very deeply offended because I won't go anywhere near drugs or alcohol, music is more of an emotional outlet, and I am far too much of a loner to go to parties.
I want to get past that and go back. But my job gives me a 11:00 to 8:00 schedule every sunday. I've talked to them about that, and they said that I have to change my availability, which I'm told will make me part-time. I live alone so I don't know how to pay bills like that. My parents and I aren't very close so I doubt that they would help me out if I end up without a job.
Well anyways I wanted to know if anyone has any ideas or messages of encouragement for me
I can't deal with other people that well at all though, I'm a very shy, quite guy that can be very serious about everything. I have had a rough life so I do a lot of art and tinker around in my music studio as well to divert my attention away from that. A lot of times I get steriotyped as something I'm not as a person. Usually I seem to get approached as someone who likes to "party," does music as some form of attention getting thing, drinks heavily and does drugs. I get very deeply offended because I won't go anywhere near drugs or alcohol, music is more of an emotional outlet, and I am far too much of a loner to go to parties.
I want to get past that and go back. But my job gives me a 11:00 to 8:00 schedule every sunday. I've talked to them about that, and they said that I have to change my availability, which I'm told will make me part-time. I live alone so I don't know how to pay bills like that. My parents and I aren't very close so I doubt that they would help me out if I end up without a job.
Well anyways I wanted to know if anyone has any ideas or messages of encouragement for me
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Permalink Reply by Brandy Tennant on -
It my take God moving you from that job and giving you another. He wanted me to go back to school, an I kept saying I couldnt because of my job. I got fired from my job lol. Im back in school now and He is taking care of me. I know our situations are different, but never the less His will will be done if you ask, even if it seems unorthodoxed.
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Permalink Reply by Debbie Hasty on -
Hi David,
did you know you are in church right now when you come to places like LIBAW because the church is not four walls. The church is the body of believers gathered together in the name of Jesus fellowshipping with one another lifting up and edify each other through the word of God. I myself do not attend any church for the last one I went to we had to dissolve it as people quit giving and coming so we on the board got together with our pastor and now we have Tuesday night bible studies in each others homes. It's more opened to everyone getting to share the word, ask questions and searching the scriptures for answers. We obtain a deeper relationship with Jesus through the unconfinements of a traditional service as everyone gets to participate. This could be something you could bring up to your pastor and others and maybe get something started like this for those who can not attend regular church services.
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Permalink Reply by Apple of HIS eye on -
Sometimes GOD puts us in situations where we learn to rely on HIM as our source and not the chruch. While going to church is an important part of our faith, we have to be able to seek GOD out in the darkest places. I went through a time like this and I learned how to truly pray during it. There were times that I spent in worship right here in my living room. I developed a closer relationship with GOD during this time. I researched scriptures on my own. I found a TV church I liked to watch. I developed relationships with other people like me and we would spend time in prayer together on the phone or at work. There are ways to reach out to GOD until everything works out for you. Remeber GOD don't just hang out in the church. HE is everywhere we go. HE said multiple times in HIS word that HE would NEVER leave us or forsake us. As far as how people label you, the only opinion of you that counts, is GOD's. GOD created each of us unique and gave us a variety of gifts. We are the salt of the earth, with out us it wouldn't have any flavor! :)
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Permalink Reply by Melissa Morgan on -
The Devil tries to get to you any way he can. It sounds like he's useing your job, and since they are hard to come by now a days you could try these things. If you have a church go to the Wed. ngt services, or join in some of their activities. Seek out all your options before you get so discuraged. Satan may get us down but he can only keep us there if we let him.
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Permalink Reply by David on -
Thanks you guys!!!
I'm starting to see some things right now that I think god is trying to show me. I think it might have to do with work as well, but I'm not sure yet.
I think I'm going to try the Wednesday night service. My adopted dad told me about this church he just started going too so I want to try that out. He really likes it.
Well anyways I'll tty guys soon.
Dave
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Permalink Reply by Corwin C. Johnson on -
Don't let anyone or anthing stop you from searching and going to the house of the Lord, we have to realize that God is our source not our jobs nor man, but it is God alone who makes us who we are and gives us what we need, including the jobs that we have. Matt. 6(33) Seek God first and all his righteousness, and all these things will be added to us.
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Permalink Reply by Duan Fanimo on
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Sunday service if a Christian is for the unbeliever, a lost soul... we as christians are to seek out bible studies to forgo the milk of the gospel and start feasting on the meat of the scriptures so dont faint over Sunday... only if you want to teach on that day, or do a service for the worship time...
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Permalink Reply by Dawn Chaudoin on -
I agree that it is very important to go to church but I don't think it is something that you should lose your job over. Just remember that God answers prayers before we even ask. So keep praying. Ask God to work in you life in a way that allows you to get to church. You can also try and find a church that has an early service that you can go to for the time being. I used to have to work every Sunday myself and it went on like that for what seemed like forever but eventually, after much prayer, I was able to start going back to church and I am loving it. Just keep praying and stay in the Word and things will work out for you. Be blessed, ~Dawn~
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Permalink Reply by David on
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Thanks guys,
I look at church as "when two or more are gathered God is present," "Faith comes through hearing," and I try to look at my church family kinda like I would biological siblings. I think that that covers the bases pretty well as far as reasons why I like church.
I think I need to communicate a lot more than I do, that would stop a lot of the kind of things I run into. Music wise I think that all musicians have thier flaws and mine seems to be the fact that I either do classical or more modern forms of "art music" very well but I don't branch off into other things very well. I have tried quite a bit to do contemporary christian types of things which doesn't work at all. Yet when I play christian inspired classical music for church it seems to set the mood fairly well before services. So I take that to mean that that is what I'm supposed to do when I play.
As far as work goes I've decided to go back to school, I only have two semesters left and I've switched my major to "Business Administration." I've talked to a couple of people about my idea for a business I'd like to run and they loved the idea. I'm supposed to talk to some people this coming week about getting some investors to go with it. So far I've been told that the problem isn't going to be finding investors but whether I'd really want to be tyed to them the whole time. I'm looking at about a year and a half time span. But if I can hold out for then, Sundays are going to be guaranteed of for me and everyone else that works at the business I'm thinking about running. So I guess things are looking up, it will just take time.
Well anyways I'll ttyl.
Dave
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