Offenses...

I have BS every Wednesday. And every Wednesday I hear our teacher talked about offenses. I can't help but find it so true. As long as we stay long enough in the church, there will definitely be someone/something who/that will offend us. We may be able to "tolerate" with all these over time.. but one day, this bomb will explode and we'll start looking at all the negative things in the church and criticise the systems.

This was what happened to me when my world tumbled down last year. In my heart, I criticised the things that my zone did, the systems that we have and changed my attitude towards all activities in church. This is what offenses had done to me. It took me a long while to come to terms with myself that no man and no system is perfect. No matter where I go, I'll still face something/someone that I don't agree with. What is important in all these is, I stay rooted in my own beliefs in God and the church. What the devil wants to do is to stumble my beliefs all these years and force me to leave the church. Once I stayed away from the church, I'll be a sheep that left the group and fell prey to a pack of wolves. I'm so glad that I stayed. Though the healing process took a long time, at least I'm still under the protection of the church. I've seen many who had left and their lives aren't any better than what they've thought. My heart hurts whenever I think of them. How I wish they'll still be around walking this long road with me. Friends, I hope you'll come back to God and be under His comfort and protection! I hope we can stand and fight together...