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Originally Posted by Igzy
movingon,
I would reiterate encouragement to pray. Again, the LRC really didn't teach us to pray. Oh sure, we were supposed to pray that the church would be built and the ministry would spread. But the clear message there was that God shouldn't be bothered with the little details of your life. This belief is in direct opposition to 1 Pet 5:7 which says, "Cast all your cares on him, because he cares for you." Note the word "ALL" there. All cares. Cares about your future, cares about your emotional state, cares about anything. There is nothing too small for taking to God in prayer. This is how we get to know him.
My guess is that you are running these questions about what your lifestyle should be around and around in your head like the spin cycle of a washing machine and never opening the door and letting God sort the laundry. (How's that for a metaphor?) Whenever you have one of these questions, just ask God what he thinks. Ask him for light. Ask him to make you clear. Don't try to figure anything out on your own. Rest in him and sincerely seek his face and he will set you free in ways you never dreamed of. In the meantime, be at peace and enjoy your life. He'll correct you when you need correcting. And it won't be the kind of "I'm probably doing something wrong" condemnation that the Devil majors in. You'll simply feel yourself gently called to a different level .
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After coming out of the LC the typical platitudes didn't work for me.
Thanks to the lead elder in the C. in Ft. Lauderdale I was left with no choice but to leave. It was a spiritually violent event.
But then, after leaving, the real fun began. It's easy to walk away from the LC, but not so easy to get it out of you. As I've stated, it took over three yrs for me to work it out of me.
But I had to give up everything : God, Bible, church, and Christianity. I had to because it all was entangled with local churchisms.
And then I came as close to normal as possible.