Seems like a dumb question, I suppose. But it's legit. Reading over some previous posts I realized this is exactly the question I struggled with during middle school and high school. My faith used to lie in the church, and so when the church/people in the church disappointed me...I lost faith.
Besides giving me more to share in my testimony, I think I finally realized exactly what God was doing in my high school years. He was trying to take me from a faith rooted in the church to a faith rooted in Him.
It's one of those difficult things to wrestle with when you grow up in the church. Which is probably why it put me through so much pain. God was showing me over and over again that the church does not save me, my faith cannot rely on the church. For all logical purposes, the church is comprised of sinners therefore the church will most definitely fail me. Just as it has failed you.
Whether you're a believer, atheist, or agnostic...THE CHURCH HAS AND WILL FAIL YOU! The difficult thing to remember in all that, is that God will NOT fail you. No matter what. He may not fit in your cardboard box of what you think He should be...but He never will truly fail you or abandon you.
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