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I currently do not attend a church on a regular basis. I have issues with the message of the last church I went to and have yet to find a church that preaches the truth.
My favorite Bible verse is Luke 10:27
"Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbor as thyself." I actually had a heart with a banner with "Luke 10:27" tattooed on the back of my neck when I was a baby Christian to remind me of what is most important - loving God. I would have it removed, but I don't have the money.
How I came to find Jesus is a long story. When I was a little girl I felt God calling to me, inviting me to be with him. I asked my parents to take me to church. They said they would, but that I would miss out on Sunday breakfast. What 8 year old wants to miss out on waffles??? When I was in high school, I again heard God's call. I had the opportunity to stay with my friend's family when my dad got transferred for his job, but they were Catholic and I wasn't ready to leave my parents yet.
When I was 18, I was invited to church by a new friend. She told me I needed to wear a skirt or dress instead of pants, and I did - a mini skirt. It was the only kind of skirt I owned, but it didn't go over well with the people at her church.
She didn't tell me that it had to be at least to my knees. I learned to love God, and accepted Jesus as my Lord and Savior, but I didn't go to church with her anymore because I didn't like their rules about not watching TV or movies, listening to most music and how to dress. I really didn't like it when they kicked a girl out of the church because she got pregnant but wouldn't marry the baby's father, but when the deacon's daughter got pregnant, they just moved up the wedding date. It seemed hypocritical to me.A couple of years later, I became Catholic during boot camp, but that didn't last too long because I didn't understand or accept some of the teachings (like Mary, praying to saints and purgatory). The priest told me not to worry, that I would someday come to understand and accept these things. I didn't. I stopped going to the Catholic church when I got out of military and started "church shopping". I started with all of the mainstream denominations, but none of them felt right (although I did like being in the choir at that one Methodist church). I've moved on to non-denominational churches, but haven't found one that teaches the truth. The pastors all just seem to be in it for the money.
That's my story.
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