Andy and I have found a church in Basel and could not be happier. It is a small church so there really is no blending in. Which we need in Basel because that is the only way we are going to meet others and stay connected. Our church back home is huge and wouldn't ever make me feel like anyone would know if I was missing. This church is different. It is non denominational, which Andy and I both are and it is obviously in English.
The message he had today was just what I need. To be blunt a lot of Christians need it. Some of us spend so much time doing rituals and traditions that we don't have an actual relationship with God. Our pastor went on to say that God doesn't want any of this. He just wants us. He wants us to turn to HIM at all times. A major point was that we shouldn't sit around and feel bad for things that have happened in the past, or in the present/future. God gave us his son, Jesus so that our sins are washed away. How amazing is this? I so much sit around thinking that God and Jesus are disappointed in me. This is not true. God sees us as perfect creations that he himself created. Now this does not mean we can go around sinning all the time not caring about the consequences. It is just to say that we shouldn't be fixating on what we are doing wrong. We are wasting precious time with our Lord. Let us be gracious and happy that Jesus has risen and given us ETERNAL life. What we do on this life sets us up for our eternal life. That is huge. (This is all the pastors talk, not mine) I just feel so refreshed and rejuvenated after this service. I am going to strive to stop worrying so much about everything I am doing wrong and focusing more on a close relationship with the one and only!!
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