Sounding off!

There comes a point in all of lives when we tend to step up on our soap boxes and start sounding off! For me and my soapbox is about church and Sunday School. I became a believer in Jesus Christ at the age of 20 and have never looked back since! He is an awesome God, the only true way, and my Savior and Lord for almost 20 years now. I say all that to let you understand I wasn't raised in church. However when I accepted Christ as my Savior and He entered my world, He rocked it! Completely on its side and He is still showing me things that tumble my life all over again! I love it. I love studying His Word and can't seem to get enough some days. There in lies my problem, why aren't more Christians like this? I can't understand why Christians don't want to come to church, to Sunday School? Yes, I know there are hypocrites there, but your one too! I'm one! There are times in my life when I say one thing and do just the opposite. It's called sin. The Lord is so gracious though and if I repent He restores me back in my fellowship with Him. People should never stop us from going to church. We are supposed to be going because of God, not people. However its His people that He uses to help us along our way.

Hebrews 10:25 tells us that we are not to forsake the assembly of ourselves . . . but exhort one another and so much more as you see the Day approaching. The Day is the Day He comes back to judge the world! The Great Tribulation and such. I don't know about you but the Day is coming soon. And because of that aren't we supposed to be meeting more, not less according to the verse above? Churches today are dropping their Sunday night services and their Sunday School services and Wednesday night services and just basically one service all week on Sunday mornings. Even then people still don't come regularly. Why is that? People say we are too busy or I just want to sleep in! Guess what, I'm busy too! But when it comes to the Word of God aren't we to obey it? Aren't we supposed to Love the Lord our God above all things and that includes how "feel" on Sunday mornings and Sunday evenings?

What about Sunday School? Sunday School is supposed to be a time when you spend time in a small group bible study. It is supposed to be a time when you really dive into the Word of God and support one another. It sounds good to me and in fact it is good! I love Sunday School, but why don't others? I just don't get it. God wants us to learn more about Him and to give everything over to Him, not just what we want.

Please understand my heart, I just want to learn more about Him! I get that more in Sunday School than in just a 30 min sermon and my husband is the Pastor. He would agree with me here. I wish everyone out there would want to learn more about Him, and want to help others in their struggle of living this Christian life here on earth. That's what Sunday School does and is. Be doers of His Word and assemble together more as you see the Day approaching.

Okay, I'm done sounding off now!