So after years of being a “lukewarm Christian” at best I finally started regularly going to a baptist church last spring, right before they stopped making people wear masks indoors. I was longing for spiritual fullness so much that I ignored the fact that they were almost all mask and government law lovers.
Shortly after joining the church the mask mandate was lifted and despite not being a fan of most of their worship music, and despite teaching out of the ESV which I have mixed feelings about, I was enjoying it.
A month ago we returned to mask-dom and couldn’t help but going back to feeling like an outsider, hating every moment of it. I “want” to go back but I feel differently about 90% of the members now (that they are suckers) and having grown quite a bit feel like I don’t even want to go anymore. What do you fellow Christians think? I almost feel like I’d only be going at this point so I don’t “look” like a backpedaler, and don’t want to offend the very good Pastors there. not into the worship music, the Bible study lessons I can get elsewhere, and im not big on socializing…
What would/did you do? Stick with it? Find a new church? Just continue to worship on my own?
The road to Emmaus (Luke24:13-32) is a very long road, and it is one we all must walk. Yours did not begin when you entered that Baptist church. liking or not liking there music. yours began when the Messiah walked up to you and said to you "Friend what manner of communications are you having with the followers of me, and why are you sad?" The Master will open up to you the way you are to walk and show himself in the journey that he has you on. Your walk is and will always be unique to what the Spirit of God has for you. Trust the Spirit, be obedient to the Commandments and have the testimony of our Lord Yeshua the Messiah. (Jesus the Christ) (Rev.12:17) This is a prophesy for you by an end of days prophet.