Meeting Me Where I'm At

I don't know if any of you had to experience the difficult task of finding a new home church in a new place, where you know NO ONE. It is not the easiest thing to do. And when you go looking for this church, sometimes you just know that it is not the right one. Like the one's where you feel like you are violating some cardinal rule when the music turns on and everyone is raising there hands just because, not because they feel a need to raise their hands and worship, but just because and then you get that weird feeling because you don't feel the need to put up your hands, your hands, but if you don't you may be the next burnt offering to them. Yea, that is not a great feeling. There are many other situations out there as well. The sitting alone and NO ONE, not a soul is talking to you. Hmm..that doesn't seem real Godly to me. So when you get to that church where people greet you and are excited to have you there, that bring their friends over to meet you, even if it is the church old, blue haired lady population, you feel a sense of calm. And then the music starts, and you feel and hear the people around you praising the same God as you in a worthy manner because they truly mean it, not because the person next to them is doing it too and then someone prays. Let me say you can truly tell a lot about someone's heart from the way they pray. I have found a place that calls to my soul. Their belief is that they are real people, with real problems, seeking after a real GOD. They come into church just as they are and they lay everything down at the foot of the cross then and there. They truly believe in reaching out to the lost and growing and building each other up spiritually. They are a passionate church who inspires me. The words that are taught challenge me and make me want to do better. To be better. To live up to my name as a believer in Jesus Christ. The passion this church has floods over and renews and fills my soul and sets a fire in my heart. This church is more than I could have ever asked God for, yet He once again provided exactly what I needed. He found me a place that is going to meet me exactly where I am in life. He is my great provider and He is going to lead me to serve and do AMAZING things with this church! Continue to pray! He will always provide whatever you need!