Truth
The truth is, it's hard. It's easy to say "You should bring your children to church." - when someone is looking from a vantage point where that seems simple and straightforward. I want my children and my husband to share my faith, to want to worship - but I am finding that the sheer physical effort involved in getting my children to church, without emotional blackmail, is sometimes too great. What is the takeaway from church when I've spent the morning screaming and ranting at my loved ones to "GET DRESSED NOW AND GET IN THE CAR!!!" I'm not spending the next hour in worship - I'm feeling guilty, hypocritical, and just ugly. When church becomes more about making sure we have our church faces on, it's not about worship, it's about appearance. I love Jesus, I know I'm not always good at living out my faith, and I struggle with anxiety, depression, trusting God with my emotions - but I keep trying. I want to live out my faith, fo