“Just so you know, I have other plans for next Sunday morning. So I won’t be going with you to church.”
This was the second time in as many months when someone who is not a believer had gone with me to church and subsequently let me know that after a visit or two, enough was enough.
It could be the sermons were not all that relevant. In one of the situations, however, I felt certain that both the sermon and the service were right on target for where my guest was coming from.
Were the people of the church unfriendly? It would be closer to the truth to report that few went out of their way to greet my visiting friends. But I don’t really think that was a factor in the decision either person made not to come back.
The truth is, I don’t know why these two different individuals made it a point to clearly let me know that more church was not in their immediate plans. I have since provided both people occasions to tell me where they are coming from, but they have chosen to keep their feelings to themselves.
I have contented myself to say that maybe the Holy Spirit was speaking to them and they found the experiences to be too intense. Of all the explanations I have come up with, that’s the one I am feeling the most comfortable with.
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