[Granny Bear]

Differences are good Gut...they allows folks to grow especially when we step outside our normal routine to learn more about "what appears" to be so different...many times we discover we have a lot in common. Differences are to be respected, not feared!

I'm fortunate to have crossed many "different church thresholds" and have survived to see another day.nicker:.

Here are some observations I've seen each share:

The enemy lies always and is looking to distract you ( some trolls on bgr can relate...nicker.

The beauty of Jesus Christ is in his simplicity. He's faithful and he doesn't lie!

Jesus gives us a choice to be real or not. We can honor his will or our own.

Gods motivation is love.

Jesus Christ never brings you to a battle you cannot win...he wants you to know what it means to be a son or daughter of God who worships in spirit and truth!

More to follow at a later date...please share your own experience of crossing a new and different threshold and what you learned from it ( keep it on a God honoring foot ).

You have know idea how passionately I agree with this, Spirit100!! The bolded part is a little misleading to me personally. I feel I must allow God to determine what a "victory" is; I will win the battle but sometimes I'm not smart enough to know that. This is all 20/20 in hindsight!!

I almost know those scriptures by heart LWC. To me, there's a great deal of meaning in those passages about helping others!! I don't retain reading very well and find that I cannot remember what I've read until I read it a couple of times; those particuliar passages I have read dozens of times.