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Nationwide there are many Christians today leaving Christian fellowships disappointed, confused, rejected, condemned, feeling devastated, and disqualified by God. If this is your situation, one thing you need to know, whatever bad thing happened to you in the fellowship you attended was not God's fault. God always plans and expects the best for you. He always expects the best of everyone. But people are only human and we make mistakes. We are sometimes disobedient. Sometimes we are blind and deaf, thinking we are doing right when we are doing wrong. The main thing is - don't get your concept of God hooked up with a human being. Human beings fail. But God will never fail you. Jesus said, "My sheep hear my voice and the voice of a stranger they will not follow." (John 10) Learn how to hear the voice of the Good Shepherd; learn to be His sheep, and judge whatever you hear from pulpits by the voice of Jesus, the voice of the Holy Spirit on the inside of you. I John 4:1 says "Try the spirits to see whether they be from God." Have compassion on all people. Don't judge and condemn. But become fruit inspectors. Jesus said, You will know them by their fruits. A good tree cannot produce bad fruit. Neither can a bad tree produce good fruit. (Matt. 7:15-18 What kind of fruit is being produced? Are people being healed? Are people being saved? Are people being fed true spiritual food? Are they being strengthened? Are they maturing? Are devils being cast out? Is light there? Is the life of God there? Sometimes darkness descends where there used to be light. The lamp goes out. Then you have to decide. Will I stay in the dark? Or will I search for God's Light and what He is doing right now, not what He did 10 years ago? Remember that Jesus is your Shepherd. He will lead you to fellowship. He will lead you to green pastures. Look to Him for direction. And if you are rejected by a fellowship or forcibly ejected, do what Jesus told the disciples to do, shake off the dust of your feet. (Matt. 10:14) Don't let rejection cling to you. And don't ever seek retaliation or retribution. God will take care of it in His time. Sometimes God shows us things and and stirs our nest and calls us out of a fellowship. We may know in our hearts, but because of friends and family refuse to acknowledge the truth and act on it. Soul ties are powerful and keep many people tied to groups they should have left long ago. God leads each person individually. Don't feel rejected by God just because you can't fit into a certain group. God is not rejecting you. Confusion and wonderings need not reign in your life. Trust God to lead you to light. There is healing and restoration in the Lord. Ken Blue has written a book called Healing Spiritual Abuse. It sheds light on the patterns of control and manipulation that are often hurtful to the body of Christ. Also helpful is Jeff VanVonderen's book. When God's People Let You Down.
Copyright © 2000 by Sandra S. Turner
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