http://www.revivalblog.com/what-to-do-when-people-decide-to-leave/ Didn't our hearts burn within us? Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:58:00 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.revivalblog.com/what-to-do-when-people-decide-to-leave/#comment-21892 Cher Wed, 07 May 2008 13:42:01 +0000 http://carlandtracey.com/wordpress/?p=36#comment-21892 Hmmmm .. Eerie similarities. Although it is a comfort to find that I am not alone. It is also a sad thing to realize... that I am not alone. I wish I would have found this 6 months earlier. (I am a "sound the alarm" kind of person). I now wear the labels that went with that decision. Do I regret it? Well, about as much as someone would regret yelling at children playing on train tracks and warning them that they were about to be run over! My conscience would not allow me to be silent, even though now I am openly despised by believers I love. The great news is, Jesus placed me in a thriving healthy church and building wonderful deep relationships of love and fellowship. He has flooded me with favor and blessings since my decision to stand. I chose HIS voice over ALL and the reward of His continued tangible presence far outweighs any of the persecution. I dance and praise and lift up the Name of Jesus! He is my defender, refuge, and redeemer! Praise the Lord oh my soul, Praise the Lord! Hmmmm .. Eerie similarities. Although it is a comfort to find that I am not alone. It is also a sad thing to realize… that I am not alone. I wish I would have found this 6 months earlier. (I am a “sound the alarm” kind of person). I now wear the labels that went with that decision. Do I regret it? Well, about as much as someone would regret yelling at children playing on train tracks and warning them that they were about to be run over! My conscience would not allow me to be silent, even though now I am openly despised by believers I love. The great news is, Jesus placed me in a thriving healthy church and building wonderful deep relationships of love and fellowship. He has flooded me with favor and blessings since my decision to stand. I chose HIS voice over ALL and the reward of His continued tangible presence far outweighs any of the persecution. I dance and praise and lift up the Name of Jesus! He is my defender, refuge, and redeemer! Praise the Lord oh my soul, Praise the Lord!

]]> http://www.revivalblog.com/what-to-do-when-people-decide-to-leave/#comment-3420 eorlland Sun, 11 Jun 2006 22:57:30 +0000 http://carlandtracey.com/wordpress/?p=36#comment-3420 thank you for your work thank you for your work

]]> http://www.revivalblog.com/what-to-do-when-people-decide-to-leave/#comment-3372 A Mighty Rushing Wind - The Revival Blog » What I Learned in My Year of Blogging. Thu, 08 Jun 2006 16:29:39 +0000 http://carlandtracey.com/wordpress/?p=36#comment-3372 [...] As time went on, I soon realized that the Church was just fine. The problem was the congregation that I left. Since the group I left shunned me like Jehavah’s Witness clones, there was no chance for them to even read my blog. In the end, I wrote this post and went on with my life. I was part of that church plant. I was a leader in it. I watched it grow. I watched it wither to a shell of what it once was and a mockery of what it could have been. I dusted off my boots and went on with my life. [...] [...] As time went on, I soon realized that the Church was just fine. The problem was the congregation that I left. Since the group I left shunned me like Jehavah’s Witness clones, there was no chance for them to even read my blog. In the end, I wrote this post and went on with my life. I was part of that church plant. I was a leader in it. I watched it grow. I watched it wither to a shell of what it once was and a mockery of what it could have been. I dusted off my boots and went on with my life. [...]

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