I had a couple of friends over the other night for dinner. Once we got the meal on the table, one of my friends said that she was leaving the church we attended. I asked her why and she told me that a mutual friend of ours had been asked to step down from a leadership role.

My feathers got a bit ruffled when I heard the whole story and I was going to blast the church on my blog. I was constructing the blog in my mind and I was really going to sock it to this church.

I had just one problem with this approach.

I love this church. I have a lot of friends who go there and I believe that this is the church which God has intended me to attend for close to twenty years.

I had refused to go on a regular basis because it was too big. I had gone off and on throughout the years, but had never established a friend connection like I have now.

The pastor of this church is truly anointed by God. When he preaches it stirs such a hunger in me for more of the Bible and a deeper relationship with God. I would miss hearing him preach. I would also miss the friendships I am nurturing.

Before I posted the blog I caught myself. I needed to pray about this. The church is supposed to be the bride of Christ and if I attack her on a public forum I am attacking my Savior also.

For the record, I have no problem attacking preachers who preach lies and false doctrine.https://singleparents.dfwhostingwebsites.com/false-doctrine/

The preacher of this church does not do that. He is my shepherd and I am supposed to be a sheep in his flock, not a wolf.

So I prayed and held my tongue.

Then I had a dream where I confronted the pastor. He kept his silence, but I could tell he was very hurt by what I was saying to him. That dream convinced me to withhold my judgement of this situation.

I will continue to pray for him and his wife. I will also look for ways I can serve in this church. What I will not consider is leaving the church. I believe, without a doubt, that God wants me there.

My friend has found another church. It is a church for cowboys. This whole situation may be a move on God’s part because she is a cowgirl at heart. I have no desire to go to a cowboy church. I was raised on a farm and have had my fill of cows.