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mcpon14

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Rant: I'm having a lot of trouble at church because I'm an outsider. No body talks to me there and I get jealous of how close everybody is to everybody else. I hate being on the outside. I just wish that they would talk to me because I want to talk to them. I try talking to them but they just brush me off. I've been at this church for the past 8 months. There is this particular person that I keep trying to talk to but she just answers me brusquely and leaves whenever I try to engage her in conversation. I feel that God is trying to tell me not to come to this church. I don't know why I want to be friends with them so badly. I just do. I wish that I didn't. Every time I go to church I feel jealous about how close-knit they are to each other. I hate the feeling. I'm thinking that I shouldn't go to this church anymore. I just wish that I didn't want to be there friends so badly. I wish that I could just accept being the outsider.
 

Doc Creed

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Rant: I'm having a lot of trouble at church because I'm an outsider. No body talks to me there and I get jealous of how close everybody is to everybody else. I hate being on the outside. I just wish that they would talk to me because I want to talk to them. I try talking to them but they just brush me off. I've been at this church for the past 8 months. There is this particular person that I keep trying to talk to but she just answers me brusquely and leaves whenever I try to engage her in conversation. I feel that God is trying to tell me not to come to this church. I don't know why I want to be friends with them so badly. I just do. I wish that I didn't. Every time I go to church I feel jealous about how close-knit they are to each other. I hate the feeling. I'm thinking that I shouldn't go to this church anymore. I just wish that I didn't want to be there friends so badly. I wish that I could just accept being the outsider.
Church is the last place you should ever be made to feel rejected. There are plenty of friendly, positive churches out there. It sounds like you've made every attempt to integrate and weren't accepted. That's not right. My opinion is that it's time to find a new church. There are many with open doors that would love to have you.
 

mcpon14

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Church is the last place you should ever be made to feel rejected. There are plenty of friendly, positive churches out there. It sounds like you've made every attempt to integrate and weren't accepted. That's not right. My opinion is that it's time to find a new church. There are many with open doors that would love to have you.

Thanks Doc Creed!
 

Spideyman

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Rant: I'm having a lot of trouble at church because I'm an outsider. No body talks to me there and I get jealous of how close everybody is to everybody else. I hate being on the outside. I just wish that they would talk to me because I want to talk to them. I try talking to them but they just brush me off. I've been at this church for the past 8 months. There is this particular person that I keep trying to talk to but she just answers me brusquely and leaves whenever I try to engage her in conversation. I feel that God is trying to tell me not to come to this church. I don't know why I want to be friends with them so badly. I just do. I wish that I didn't. Every time I go to church I feel jealous about how close-knit they are to each other. I hate the feeling. I'm thinking that I shouldn't go to this church anymore. I just wish that I didn't want to be there friends so badly. I wish that I could just accept being the outsider.
I am so sorry you are having this experience. Church should be a place of comfort and serenity. Not one causing worry and the feeling of being left out. Church should be a gathering not an outcasting. Find another church. Experiment if need be- I am sure you will soon be making friends, having conversations and feeling part of the congregation. The church you are attending sounds like a "stuck up" crowd who missed the meaning of church going.
 

skimom2

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Oct 9, 2013
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Rant: I'm having a lot of trouble at church because I'm an outsider. No body talks to me there and I get jealous of how close everybody is to everybody else. I hate being on the outside. I just wish that they would talk to me because I want to talk to them. I try talking to them but they just brush me off. I've been at this church for the past 8 months. There is this particular person that I keep trying to talk to but she just answers me brusquely and leaves whenever I try to engage her in conversation. I feel that God is trying to tell me not to come to this church. I don't know why I want to be friends with them so badly. I just do. I wish that I didn't. Every time I go to church I feel jealous about how close-knit they are to each other. I hate the feeling. I'm thinking that I shouldn't go to this church anymore. I just wish that I didn't want to be there friends so badly. I wish that I could just accept being the outsider.
Go elsewhere.
 

Dana Jean

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3 more trips across town on the docket (pick up today and drop off/pick up tomorrow. I might be able to make that a single two way trip if I hang out at the school all day tomorrow). Nail biter, I tell you! :p
Do you have any hills between school and home? Get to the top of the hill and pop it into neutral, saves gas and buys you some fumes.
 

do1you9love?

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3 more trips across town on the docket (pick up today and drop off/pick up tomorrow. I might be able to make that a single two way trip if I hang out at the school all day tomorrow). Nail biter, I tell you! :p
Dig under and between the seats for loose change. You may scrape up enough for a gallon that way!
 
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Out of Order

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Well, she has to engage the motor, orrrrrrr, if she had enough momentum, maybe she can get to the top.

If it was me I wouldn't make the top, I'd start rolling backwards back down and then what?

Dig under and between the seats for loose change. You may scrap up enough for a gallon that way!

I tried this once, but they refused to take the old french fries as payment.