Some people religiously visit a church each Sunday to catch the services. They feel that it is the right way to show their faith. However, this is not true. Faith spreads across all venues. You can be outside of the church and still show the full extent of your faith. Have you explored the alternative venues for chapels?
Embrace the World Outside of Church
When it comes to prayer or giving thanks to God, you will enjoy getting out of the church. Many churches and chapels, even, embrace taking sermons outside of the church. This may come in the form of a picnic or a day spent at a local park. It may be visiting a horse park and riding as a group to some secluded spot in the woods. They know that a chapel isn’t the only, place to worship all that God and Jesus have provided to the world. It isn’t even the best.
Events Showing Faith
Think about every event that you have ever attended. Whether you are at a baseball game, rodeo event, or small-town racetrack, a prayer is said before you actually watch the event. This turns every event into a church, of sorts. It may not be a traditional setting, but this does not matter. The point is that everyone listens to the words and takes something away from it. It gives the drivers, bull riders, and game players a blessing. It also gives the spectators one as a thank you for traveling to the venue.
This should make it easy for you to take pleasure in prayer and sermons wherever you are. A Lucas drag boat series or an ancient cathedral. It all holds the same value. It all matters and it can all bring you closer to others.
The Joy of Meeting New Christians
Whoever said, “once upon a time” that you needed to meet in a church and celebrate God’s gifts from behind closed doors was mistaken. They didn’t know or see that God is everywhere. He is within the people. He lives in the trees, the grass, the wind on your face. Not only in the structures that we build to house Him.
When you step outside of the church you have spent your life attending, you have the chance to meet new people. They may share the same beliefs as you, but they may also have unique thoughts that will encourage you to discover more of your faith. It will broaden your mind and maybe enlighten you. This could be one of the greatest things you have ever experienced. Can you think of a reason to not step outside of the box and discover what is there?