I love it when you ask someone if they go to church and they say the beach is my church or the forest or the mountains. Yeah, they are great places to be alone and spend time with God. Some of my favorite times were when I regularly kayaked two miles out in the open ocean or climbed a mountain alone in a wilderness area and would spend time with God … but that wasn’t church! Church has gotten a bad rap because of so called churches. Church is where Jesus, not man, is the head and His Word is believed and followed. Church is where you go and feel welcomed and loved. Church is where people are concerned about souls and where they will spend eternity. Church is where you are accepted, not because of your social status or worldly accomplishments, but because you are you. God loves you, He made you, He wants you to be a part of His family, and until He takes you home, the Church is where He wants you to be involved. The church is not a building, it’s a body. No church is perfect, too many imperfect people in them, but real churches are working at it. So spend time in nature, get away and get with God, then come back refreshed and be a part of a loving, caring family, His Church!
Going To Church
