Post by renakay on Oct 8, 2009 1:02:36 GMT -5
Howdy everyone. I gave my testimony of Salvation in the fellowship hall. I think I was suppose to do that here, but I will soon learn which is where and so on.... I was wanting to share with you all, the testimony of this last year.
One year ago this month was when I was introduced to the truths of head covering. I accepted the truths and began to practice head covering. The first night I and my girls would wear head coverings to church services, was on a Wednesday night. We walk into the entry way. There stood the pastors wife and she glared at me and said to her husband, out loud for all to hear she said smugly, "Oh no!!! She's been talking to Kathrine!!!". Katherine is a fellow church lady who had been visiting our church at the time. She is the one who pointed out 1 Corinthians 11 to me. I guess she had already talked to the pastors wife too. The pastor and his wife stood there and told me I had mis interpreted the scriptures and it was not needful for me to cover, If I was convicted, I should just grow out my hair. Another lady asked about the coverings and I explained 1 Corinthians 11 to her. I told her she should read it for herself. Before services started he Pastor came to me and apologized for being so quick to attack me on the head coverings. He just told me that when people change something about themselves so suddenly that it catches people off guard and doing so caused him to concerned. He asked me if I was going to be offended if none other in the church believe in practicing the head covering. I told him that I am not the one who will answer for what others do or don't do. I have to answer for me and what I teach my children. I went home that night, kinda discouraged, but felt that the subject had reach the highest level of debate that it would. One older preacher in the church did call us little Muslims as we were shaking his hand. He was teasing so I thought, but I looked at him respectfully and told him that I would rather him not play around about the coverings. It was something serious to me. He said he was sorry and we left it at that. The following Sunday morning the pastor called my husband and I into his office before Sunday School Started. He told us that he loved us, but he knew we were making this our own doctrine and if I continued to wear the coverings I would no longer be allowed to teach Sunday School or represent the church in any way, such as singing special or anything. I was crushed. I tried to say anything I could to him. My husband tried, but he told us we were going to hurt the church. I told him that I didn't want to hurt the church and if I had to stop wearing the coverings that He would be judged for this, not me. My husband didn't know what to say. This was too weird. It is right there in the Bible. How can we be punished for following what the Bible says. We left his office and I barely made it through church. The pain was unbearable it seemed. I was being bullied and we were not suppose to talk to anyone about it to see what anyone else thought. The pastor said if we did then we would be going against his authority and there would be grave consequences. Well, I didn't care. What could be worse than this. So I confided in my Best Friend. Her name is Lisa. She was shocked and without me knowing, she confided in her husband. A few miserable weeks went by. I was confused. Wondered if I was wrong, if I was right, looked here...looked there for answers. After praying and reading and talking to my hubby and praying and reading. I decided that no matter what they did to me, I was going to do what I knew God wanted. Nothing could be worse that what Jesus did for me. Much to my surprise, my best friends husband had been studying all this ever since she told him what had happened. The Lord wouldn't let him sleep either. She said He was up three days night and day studying. He decided to go to the Pastor and tell him what he now believed about the coverings. When he did so. The pastor told him that the devil was trying to ruin our lives and if he told us that he believed what we did, that he would be in trouble too. My Best friends husband couldn't do it though. He knew that he needed to tell us what he believed. That the pastor was wrong and so he came to us and told my husband that he would be willing to go with him to talk to the pastor again. Nothing he was doing was scriptural. Keeping secrets in the church. What is that about? We are to be like minded and in one accord. Well, to make a long story a little shorter. The pastor ended up resigning. The man that called us Muslims moved the church to repay the pastor the money that equaled his tithes and offerings that he paid the year he was our pastor. The pastor actually accepted the money. That was a rip off. He ended up with almost 10,000 dollars. Leaving our Church with only 8,000 dollars in the bank. I have never heard of such a thing. Most the members left, but we have never been more at peace in our Church. We are all of one accord and one mind. My husband and Clifford, my best friends husband, took turns taking care of services until we got a pastor 7 months later. My little brother is the Pastor now and he was studying the head covering the same time I was, so his wife covers. It is wonderful and great. I give God all the Glory. We have been blessed so much and have such sweet fellowship. I know this is a long story, but it shows how God works. Just stand on his word. We should always listen to God rather than men.
Love in Christ, Rena Kay ;D
One year ago this month was when I was introduced to the truths of head covering. I accepted the truths and began to practice head covering. The first night I and my girls would wear head coverings to church services, was on a Wednesday night. We walk into the entry way. There stood the pastors wife and she glared at me and said to her husband, out loud for all to hear she said smugly, "Oh no!!! She's been talking to Kathrine!!!". Katherine is a fellow church lady who had been visiting our church at the time. She is the one who pointed out 1 Corinthians 11 to me. I guess she had already talked to the pastors wife too. The pastor and his wife stood there and told me I had mis interpreted the scriptures and it was not needful for me to cover, If I was convicted, I should just grow out my hair. Another lady asked about the coverings and I explained 1 Corinthians 11 to her. I told her she should read it for herself. Before services started he Pastor came to me and apologized for being so quick to attack me on the head coverings. He just told me that when people change something about themselves so suddenly that it catches people off guard and doing so caused him to concerned. He asked me if I was going to be offended if none other in the church believe in practicing the head covering. I told him that I am not the one who will answer for what others do or don't do. I have to answer for me and what I teach my children. I went home that night, kinda discouraged, but felt that the subject had reach the highest level of debate that it would. One older preacher in the church did call us little Muslims as we were shaking his hand. He was teasing so I thought, but I looked at him respectfully and told him that I would rather him not play around about the coverings. It was something serious to me. He said he was sorry and we left it at that. The following Sunday morning the pastor called my husband and I into his office before Sunday School Started. He told us that he loved us, but he knew we were making this our own doctrine and if I continued to wear the coverings I would no longer be allowed to teach Sunday School or represent the church in any way, such as singing special or anything. I was crushed. I tried to say anything I could to him. My husband tried, but he told us we were going to hurt the church. I told him that I didn't want to hurt the church and if I had to stop wearing the coverings that He would be judged for this, not me. My husband didn't know what to say. This was too weird. It is right there in the Bible. How can we be punished for following what the Bible says. We left his office and I barely made it through church. The pain was unbearable it seemed. I was being bullied and we were not suppose to talk to anyone about it to see what anyone else thought. The pastor said if we did then we would be going against his authority and there would be grave consequences. Well, I didn't care. What could be worse than this. So I confided in my Best Friend. Her name is Lisa. She was shocked and without me knowing, she confided in her husband. A few miserable weeks went by. I was confused. Wondered if I was wrong, if I was right, looked here...looked there for answers. After praying and reading and talking to my hubby and praying and reading. I decided that no matter what they did to me, I was going to do what I knew God wanted. Nothing could be worse that what Jesus did for me. Much to my surprise, my best friends husband had been studying all this ever since she told him what had happened. The Lord wouldn't let him sleep either. She said He was up three days night and day studying. He decided to go to the Pastor and tell him what he now believed about the coverings. When he did so. The pastor told him that the devil was trying to ruin our lives and if he told us that he believed what we did, that he would be in trouble too. My Best friends husband couldn't do it though. He knew that he needed to tell us what he believed. That the pastor was wrong and so he came to us and told my husband that he would be willing to go with him to talk to the pastor again. Nothing he was doing was scriptural. Keeping secrets in the church. What is that about? We are to be like minded and in one accord. Well, to make a long story a little shorter. The pastor ended up resigning. The man that called us Muslims moved the church to repay the pastor the money that equaled his tithes and offerings that he paid the year he was our pastor. The pastor actually accepted the money. That was a rip off. He ended up with almost 10,000 dollars. Leaving our Church with only 8,000 dollars in the bank. I have never heard of such a thing. Most the members left, but we have never been more at peace in our Church. We are all of one accord and one mind. My husband and Clifford, my best friends husband, took turns taking care of services until we got a pastor 7 months later. My little brother is the Pastor now and he was studying the head covering the same time I was, so his wife covers. It is wonderful and great. I give God all the Glory. We have been blessed so much and have such sweet fellowship. I know this is a long story, but it shows how God works. Just stand on his word. We should always listen to God rather than men.
Love in Christ, Rena Kay ;D
