"BUT DON"T STAY ALONE FOREVER", starts near the beginning of this Relevant article.
I hear this a lot, and while they mean well, I find it quite presumptuous that it's assumed a person can easy-peasy join and be accepted into any group or community they want--with open arms!
UH, NOT SO.
I find it extremely difficult to find real community, a group, a tribe, a team, of fellow spiritual kindred spirits on this planet. I either get rejected by being ignored (someone once said, when you find great inspiring holy people, unfortunately, they are too busy to spend any time with you--so true!), or I witness a lot of sacrilegious and blasphemous people within the group that I leave that darkness.
The bible states in Matthew 7:13-14: Jesus says, "Enter through the narrow gate. For wide is the gate and broad is the road that leads to destruction, and many enter through it. But small is the gate and narrow the road that leads to life, and only a few find it."
Proof that it's SO HARD to find those few who are truly righteous.
By the way, I will be blog posting a series next week from a "guest speaker" on how to really notice those righteous few. The litmus test to make sure you are really in a group of people where you can grow spiritually in your walk with God. The type of people to truly inspire you to get closer to Him. The genuinely Holy Spirit-filled.
And my search is still on to find such a group. The group won't be found as a whole in ANY church parish. A church house is possibly the answer...but I am planning on joining a Christian Catholic bible and book group at my parish starting up in October, so who knows? Maybe this will be the one.
Stay tuned....
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Yesterday, I left social media for good. The last one being X.
On X, I reported racism, but X ignored it, saying it's not against policy. That was the proverbial straw that broke the camel's back for me to leave for good.
But the main reason I left was because of the constant ads and postings from others (by the purple icon) that I don't like, much less care to read what they have to say....Then I thought:
Would Jesus be on a site that allows/promotes worldly adult themes, and racist talk?
NO.
So now, I know it's hard to advertise more since I won't be sharing my blog on social media anymore, but that's fine. I know, by God's help, my readers will find me.
In the meantime, I plan on posting more here, adding more photos, and possibly my own videos (I'm getting the brand new Samsung Z Flip 7 phone tomorrow--woo-hoo!). And instead of just posting topics in essay form, I plan on also posting about my day-to-day personal life experiences, as it relates to my walk with God.
This should be a lot of fun, with a lot of thoughtfulness mixed in.
Thank you all who have been reading my blogposts for a long time. I really appreciate it and I hope it has inspired you in having a closer relationship with God.
Love & Peace,
Lorraine
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This is such a true, godly article! There's nothing more to say on the subject.
Normally, I would just X-Twitter post this, but I wanted it remained on my blog for future reference to others.
This article also reminds me of how often some people go to confession; it's as if they willy-nilly continue to sin, but figure just go to confession and that takes care of everything....doing this deliberately in a cyclical way.
Email me for FREE spiritual or nutritional advice at: LoraJET@rocketmail.com
Email me for FREE spiritual or nutritional advice at: LoraJET@rocketmail.com
