This week I found myself up all night studying for my tests. I was trying very hard to get ready for my math test and I have been preparing for a while. I still have the feeling that I did not do as well as I want. Any improvement will serve me well in that class. I am nervous as well as excited about mid-terms because I want see where I am at this point and what I must improve in.
I had a very uncomfortable experience at church today. After Sunday school, my cousin and I were talking and I made a joke. The joke was about something that happened in church, but it was not about anyone in the church. A little girl was standing behind me and joined in on the joke. It was funny and harmless, but somehow it was told to someone else and they took personal offense to it. They later confronted me about the joke and I explain to them it was harmless. Later I went to my cousin (the one I first told the joke to) and I was telling him about the person who had taken offense to the joke. In the middle of our conversation another member buds in and tried to say that I was talking about the person that was offended. Then, the drama started.
Personally, I think a joke is just a joke. Others may feel different about it. I will say this though, when someone is not talking to you do not interrupt their conversation with another person. Also, if you feel someone is talking about someone else then pull them aside and get a clear understanding of the situation. I think that a lot of times in churches people bring the wrong attitude and that makes it hard to find a church that you enjoy. I honestly feel that I have a great preacher at my church, but the people that attend my church are messy and nosey.
Church membership is supposed to be about family, coming together, and faith. I feel that sometimes my church does not fulfill this for me. I think people get so tangled up in what they want that they forget church is even about God. Then, they wonder why it so hard to get non-Christians to join the church, probably because there is as much chaos in the church as on the streets. I pray that God will help me find my place in this church or lead me to a church that has they qualities that I believe in.
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Perhaps you should have clarified to the interupter what you meant - and also told them to mind their own business.
Rumors and drama are everywhere. My church, as high-profile as it is, is also full of people who like to talk and make a big deal out of things. Speaking from personal experience, you can have entire stories made up about you behind your back, and never even realize that the people talking to you have probably helped to feed the flames of discord.
Alas, such things are unavoidable, it seems. One can only hope to ignore it, and stay out of it. That, and keep your private discussions exactly that - private. XD
well i agree with you about joke is just a joke but like blake said, rumors and dramas are everywhere. The worst part is that it is mostly christians that do that.We think we are perfect but we are not. Just keep your head up girl. Dont let them put you down.
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