Did you attend church today?

We didn't go to church today either. We haven't been for many years. We choose to worship the lord in our own way at home. Our church is 45 miles from us now and it has changed alot. We would rather be at home than to go through things there anymore.

I'm glad you have a good church to go to now. My church turned into a gossip station and we live 45 miles from it now anyway. My preacher married us and we have not been back since. He never sends a flyer asking us how we are or to come back or anything. I guess we didn't give enough in the offering plate or meet the higher standards of some in the church. that is not right. We should all be treated the same but it is not that way anymore, even in church.

I hear you..This one church we went to, not only did we leave, but a friend of mine left right before we did..My friend had more money and probably put more into the offering than we were able to, but the church didn't even bother to ask why we stopped going, but with my friend, the Pastor and his wife went to my friends home to try to get her to come back.. Unfortunately, this is a church my husband went back to..Probably because they also don't keep accountability there..My daughter and I don't like it because the kids were rude and the adults seemed very fake..So my husband got mad at my daughter and I the other day when one of the girls that wasn't very nice was working at the local grocers..It surprised my daughter and I so much, we didn't say anything to her, brought back many bad memories.. Even if we were wrong in not speaking to this girl, she is not what I think a believer should be, and even if it was a kid thing, she is 18 now, and I am sure she hasn't changed a bit, at least she didn't try to talk to us then..(sorry, churches sometimes brings out some venting on my part, seen too much and heard too much to respect the church any more..)

Thanks for the BR..:)

Yes it sure is a blessing to spend time with our families.

We didn't go to church either. We work nights and my church is far away from here now. I said my prayers today also and spent time with my husband and daughter. That is a blessing in itself.

That is great to hear. that sounds like my kind of church. My church changed for the worse and they are only out for themselves and alot of people there are very snooty and will not give you the time of day in or outside of the church. I cannot stand that. I quit going because of it.

You are so correct...He is with us all the time no matter where we are.

Yes. i know what you mean. I always felt safe in church too when I was little but my church has changed alot since then and we live far away from it now. My husband and I both work seven days a week also at night time. I work 15 hours and he works 8 hours. There just never seems to be enough time for things anymore but we do worship the lord in our home. He is with us daily.

We spent our time at home also. We spent some time together and we cooked and went to bed since we work nights. We worship the lord in our home and it is very refreshing afterwards.

I guess my mom burnt me out on it when I was growing up. We were always in church and the congragation was not very friendly at all. The church and the pastor also changed and it was more of a place where you had to give alot of money or volunteer for alot of things, to mean anything to them. I used to love everything about church. It made me feel so much better about life, but the people there, acted like they were better than us. I don't like that at all. We should be able to go to church and be sociable and friendly to one another. Most of them act like they do not even know you when you pass them on the street or in a store. I prefer to worship the lord at home now. My pastor married us and has not contacted us since. It looks like he would stay in touch at least once a year to see if we are okay and ask us back. We live 45 miles from there now and he has no clue if we joined another church or anything, but we haven't.

We can take the time off any time we would like to but we cannot afford to miss work. My husband lost a good paying job back in September and he makes alot less money now. He has to work seven days a week and so do I now to make up for the loss and it still is not even close to making it all up. Our church isn't the same anymore either. They are too worried about gossiping and who gives the most in the offering plate. They do not treat you as brother and sister either. They "may" speak to you in church but they will not give you the time of day outside of it. I do not think that is church at all. I stay home and worship the lord now because of that.

I am so sorry you feel that way. It is okay that you missed church. the lord knows we have him in our heart and we love him and that is all that matters.

Thank you. May God bless you and your family also ellie. I hope your son stays well. I am glad that you got to spend time with your family also. Our church is quite a ways away from us and it has really changed alot. I do not miss it at all. It just isn't the same anymore.

I didn't go to church either. I am not a church go'er either anymore. I feel as though I can worship the lord at home as well. My church is 45 miles away from me now and it is not the same anymore. They are too worried about who gives what than preaching from the Bible.

I didn't go either but I do not feel guilty for it. My church is not like it used to be. I would rather worship the lord at home. Our church really does not focus on the Bible or the lord to the full extent. It is more like who is better than who and who can give the church the most.