I am glad your church group is working for you as that is what it is supposed to do. Make you feel better about yourself and have hope. I have been to the Catholic church (born and raised), the Jehovah Witnesses, and an Evangelical church and have watched Dollar, Dr. Stanley, Beth Moore, Joel Osteen, and others on tv. I am sick and tired of seeing religion become big business and these people become millionnaires. If they were truly of God, they'd live of average means and give their money as Jesus would, to the needy and poor. The Evangelical church I just quit a year ago after attending three years, started asking for more and more money, even asking people to sign up for 3 year commitments to specific amounts way beyond their means, promising they would get it back from God in return. Lies and false promises. I saw people do without vacations and cars while the Pastors traveled everywhere and dressed like a million bucks. One used to say he couldn't wait until Christmas to get his gifts from his congregation. Every speaker he had come in to the church which was quite often had a special collection for them. Soon there was a biweekly "missions" collection, and so on. They brainwashed the people into clapping and dheering at collection time and putting tremendous guilt on anyone who didn't tithe or more. I had a personal issue I spoke about to my pastor and his wife and they actually lied to me. (I later found out it involved them making money on it). Honestly, to me, organized religion is big business. If you can find a church to attend, get involved in helping others, make sure it's bible based and accurately defined, and NOT be made to feel guilty in any way whatsoever, then enjoy the experience. It just might be for you, but don't judge those who choose other ways to find peace and love. There is alot of hipocracy in the modern churches. This includes the people who attend them who are lovely in church, but afterwards lead contradictory lives. I have had major issues in my life for the past 20 years and was told to pray for them and God would come through. Nothing yet. I was told he'd do it in his time. Well, life is short, so I won't hold my breath. I am already up there in age. As I age, it seems like a Godless world. If people aren't nice to one another and help one another, that's where it's at. Realistically, God may have created us and the world, but I think he has been in his 7th day of resting far too long. Many cruel and abominable things are happening in this world, and let's face it, it is up to us the people, to fix it. I'm waiting for the day when he will get fed up with it all like I have, and finally do something about it all. From years of believing in God, I still pray to him and haven't totally given up hope, but it's a struggle seeing things not change. I do try to have faith. I guess if we all gave up on faith, it would be the end. It's greed that is ruining the churches and attendance.