Matthew wrote:
I'm almost in daily contact with forum members here on the forum, via TinyChat, Skype and Facebook.
Count yourself blessed
Every time I check tinychat, no one's there
Matthew wrote:And I sometimes feel this is sufficient, but I do too sometimes wish for like-minded people who live close by where one can drink a cup of coffee at the same time instead of seeing the message "brb, off to make myself a brew!"
Fellowship - one of the more foundational things for a proper healthy life - seems soooo elusive for those who desire to seek after Yahuweh in Truth
How much are we expected to compromise to obtain some kind of level of face-to-face interaction?
Accept church and bible as legitimate and foundational to fellowship?
Socialize in non-faith type settings and keep our beliefs locked in the closet?
But in today's hyper-charged environment you seem to have to fit into either the liberal or conservative or other camp - it's hard to hold the tongue when people so readily fling their fav pundits sound bites as a form of conversation
People don't want to interact with anyone that my challenge what they believe and think - TRUTH isn't a valued or welcomed commodity
I feel like I'm in the wrong dimension and have nothing basic in common.
Couldn't give-a-hoot about the NFL, NBA, NCAA, NRA ect...
I'm not a pretender, put on which-ever social mask, and keep light fluffy meaningless dialogue to get by type person
HebrewHippie wrote:Hi guys...Some of you echo the longing of my heart... I am so desperate for spiritual community, it's almost ridiculous.
Every now and then I wonder if I should go into a church to find other people, but I don't know if I could bring myself to...it feels wrong approaching fellowships when you know that you're on different pages...or not even in the same book... And I get not wanting to be overly judgmental, but it would be painful to sit through a sermon on 'Jesus Christ' and have not a single word mentioned about Torah.
May Yahuweh give us this desire of our hearts very soon...!
TOTALLY As the saying goes "I feel your pain" - but not in the shallow way people use it - cause we're having the same pain (and I'm tired of using pain-killers that only semi-dull the pain)
Not only
Quote:when you know that you're on different pages...or not even in the same book
but they don't want to look at your pages or book
we're like homosexuals back in the 40s & 50s - keep it hidden deep in the closet
I ask myself "Is this Yahuweh's A plan? His best?"
But that's for another discussion