Expert: Mrs. Priscilla Lyons - 2/25/2007

Question
For some time now I have wanted to go to church. My problem is that I never grew up going to church. I have no idea the differences in religions. I have tried many times to read the Bible and don't understand it.  My two children want to go to church also. My husband wont go.  How do I go about figuring out what religion I believe in when I don't understand anything about religion?  My best friend attends a First Baptist Church. I just attended her wedding and was so moved by it. Should I start there?

Answer
Dear Jenni,
   It is wonderful to hear of your interest in church.  I think starting with your friend's church would be an excellent idea.  
   The neat thing about reading the Bible is that we don't have to understand it completely to benefit from reading it.  Isaiah 55 encourages us to seek God even though His thinking is far above ours.  God promises that His word, the Bible, will accomplish things in our lives, so we can respond to Him with faith as He leads us in our daily walk He has planned for us.  Ephesians 2:8-10 is God's plan in a nutshell.
   I pray that your husband will see God's grace in your life and your children's lives, and begin to thirst for living water from God also.
   Love,
   Priscilla