I Didn't Go To Church....

It's day 348 of documenting 2025.

17 days to 2026!

Happy Sunday! ☺️

This is definitely another overdue post, but you get to read it anyways.

And there's good news...

It's the last week of lectures!

So, today was another laid-back day, due to the fact that it's my time of the month.

I just didn't feel like going anywhere, not even church...and when I called my dad, he said it wasn't necessary to force myself to go.

Besides, my roommate was all on my case, trying to command me to go to the fellowship with her, like I used to do before.

I didn't go....mainly to confirm a suspicion I had, as well as to do my weekend laundry.

I didn't miss out on spending time with God. I read my Bible, worshipped through song and stayed off food till afternoon.

I didn't do it to appear more righteous than those that went to church. I just did it.

And then my suspicion was confirmed when my roommate came back with her friend. I was doing my afternoon Bible study, this time with Myron Golden.

Her friend saw me and asked if I went to church. I told her no.

She then said that what I was doing was right (studying my Bible), but it was at a wrong time.

She then said I wasn't pleasing her.

That was it for me. Immediately she said that, a scripture came to mind.

It was Galatians 1:10

Evidently, I was to please God, not man.

It was starting to seem like I'm to show up at the fellowship to please a certain person or group of people.

Dad said prayer is good, and I could join them for that, but when it gets to extra activities...I shouldn't participate.

You might think, "it's no big deal where you worship, as long as you're all serving God"

Well, for me it's kinda a big deal.

I believe that God is a personal God....but people have gotten so used to the Sunday service mentality, that after Sunday, they do whatever they like...only to come to church the next week and claim true Christianity. Some don't even open their Bibles until Sunday!

Myron Golden calls it churchianism.

I agree with him.

This doesn't mean I'm not going to worship and pray at a church next week.

Let's see how it goes 😌

In the meantime, let's take a look at today's highlights and we so the usual close....my take on the topic and concluding thoughts afterwards.

365 Days With Self-discipline

📌 On Using Your Strength

"Greatness lies not in being strong, but in the using of strength."

Quote by Henry Ward Beecher

I’ve never understood the point of going to the gym, lifting weights and then heading back home, sitting on your butt for the rest of the week and avoiding any kind of physical movement; never actually using your strength for anything besides lifting weights. 

Doesn’t one find the purpose for getting strong by actually using it for something besides training?

Throughout the book, I’ve listed numerous exercises you can use to boost your willpower and become a more self-disciplined person.

Those exercises aren’t there for entertainment purposes; I’m sharing them with you so you can actually perform them and then apply the lessons and improvements that you gained through them to your goals.

There’s little point in practicing self-control for the sake of practicing self-control. 

Of course, nothing prevents you from taking cold showers just because you’d like to test yourself or controlling your thoughts just because you’d like to get better at controlling your thoughts. 

However, remember that ultimately the intention of those exercises is to build strength, which you then use to make your life better.

Here's my take on this:

If someone has built self-control and discipline...and doesn't exercise it when the moment call for it, it was a waste of time and energy.

It's as simple as that.

Any more thoughts?

Oh yeah....about this week being the last of lectures.

The last day is actually going to be Thursday, because our Friday lecturer made it clear that she wouldn't be around.

What could be sweeter than a lecture-free Friday? 😄

Nevertheless, I hope this week goes well. I believe God will favour us all.

On the lone walk I took this evening, I told God about the fact that I can't lose Him in this place where I find myself.

It's like an ocean out here...and it's only God that can help me out.

Help me achieve what He has called me here to do.

It's not so easy, but by His grace...I will overcome 😌

I think that would be all for today's documentation

Thanks for reading 🎀

You can always catch up on former posts, by visiting the main website, Documenting 2025.

It's more than 300 posts there now...and something tells me it's going to be a book one day.

See you in the next post 💜