changing churches

     I went to one church for ten years. There were so many people I knew there. I was so used to the building and the events and the atmosphere of it all. My family has now been directed by God to find another church home, and let me just say that it is so HARD. Remember my "fiery trial" blog series? There are things about that church that I just love, and having attended it for so long, it has been quite a trial to stop going there and look for another church. 

     I'm not going to expound on the emotions I have experienced because I did that in my fiery trial series (if you didn't read that and you want to, they all have the label "fiery trial," so the posts are easy to find), but basically I just doubted God a great deal and wondered why and how this could turn out for my good. 

     My family has been attending a church we first visited in the summer, and we all love it. I hope that soon we will be able to call it our church home, but for now I'm just enjoying getting to know all of the wonderful people there and becoming more familiar with the church (not to mention going to the amazing youth group!). 

     I still struggle sometimes with this change; it's easy to think about what I don't have in this new church and what I did have at the old one. But being sad is alright. This is a hugely different experience, and it's taking some time to adjust. I'm just praying that God will give me complete joy and contentment in whatever church he places me. 

     I planned for this to be longer, but I think God really worked in my heart during the long time that I was putting off writing this post. Like I said before, the "fiery trial" series really speaks for the me that I was months ago, so that would put this post in perspective. 

Have you faced any big changes that God has helped you through?

-Sarah :)