......discouragement

O.k. so Sundays are supposed to be a day of worship and rest. My husband and I have not been very faithful to church after we got pregnant with my daughter. We have gone off and on, but not on a regular basis, partly because we are from different "backgrounds." We have made the decision to start going regularly on Sundays and have started the journey to find a church we both like and can get involved in. So, the first Sunday I found myself, with my 2 kids and my dad, going to try the first church by ourselves. My husband plays football on Sundays, and the game was at the 11:00 hour when I wanted to go to church. We were going to attend at 6:00pm, but the church was not having a service that night (it was Father's Day). So, the next Sunday we went at 6:00 together as a family (because again he had a game). Although I want to go to church together as a family on Sunday MORNINGS, I have agreed to be flexible with him and his schedule and go later if we need to.

I was a bit excited yesterday when my husband told me that they had cancelled the football games for the next two Sundays. I was looking forward to being able to go to church in the morning with all of my family. So, we tried a different church, one I thought that we might both enjoy. When we got there, the people were friendly, the nursery workers welcomed us and helped us get the kids in their proper places. I felt very comfortable with the security of the childcare (this is VERY important to me).

So, as the church service started, the band started to play. Let me go back a little bit and tell you that my husband and I are both more on the "Traditional" side than the "Contemporary" side. I like some of the Contemporary Music, but we don't like to feel like we are at a rock concert when we go to church. For some people, this works, but it's not something we prefer. Which is how I felt when the church service started. My husband and I both looked at each other and smiled.

The sermon was good. He preached on Joy. The majority of what he had to say, I agreed with. There was something he said about the "circumstances" surrounding the story in the Bible that I had never heard before. I am not going to say that it was not true; I need to research it. I have been in church since I was born, and even went to Bible College, but I have never heard those premises before. Again, I will need to research it. So, I will not say that he is wrong, but it makes me wonder. I am not one that just listens to what someone says and takes it as the truth. I like to research it and make sure that it is the truth.

So, as another week passes, we still do not have a place that we will call our church "home." There are a few other places I would like to take him and try, so I pray that God will open his heart to that.......