Do any other Christians on here struggle with not wanting to go to church anymore because the people there make you feel alone and unnoticed even when you try to help out on things? I used to be really into church and would go even on weekdays but now I don't. I go only on Sundays and instead of coming out feeling blessed I come out feeling depressed. I don't feel comfortable there anymore.I don't know if these negative thoughts are ocd related or just a form of spiritual warfare.

I think so many people struggle with this! I do. I mostly worked behind the scenes at my last church and I was always unset that I didn’t get recognition for how much I did. I think it’s our human pride that wants recognition for everything we do. It’s a hard thing to do. Sometimes I have to remind myself that people probably don’t dislike me as much as I think they do. I have major social anxiety and it sometimes causes me to read into things that aren’t there. Go to church to worship and ignore the feeling of not being liked! You’ll probably find that people actually do like you!

Yes you're right I got no choice but to take that in consideration. Because after all ,we go to church to worship GOD not man. It's God's approval we should seek and not man. It's hard when one suffers from socialty but it's not impossible either. Thanks so much for the advice! God bless you ?

If this is all happening at one church, try a new one. There are so many great churches that are so kind and welcoming. I’ve found that the most welcoming church are small church. Can’t go wrong with really nice elderly people ?

Social anxiety** not socialty lol

Philippians 4:7, do you have an email? maybe we can pray about this

@LaPink I agree. There's been 2 times where ppl I'm not even close to or know like that randomly come up to me and suggest creams for my face since I have alot of acne scars. And my response to them is that God doesn't care about appearances all He sees is your heart and they shut up. I would never have the heart to tell someone about their flaws like that! If you have nothing nice to say then just keep your mouth shut! Why does this keep happening to me? ?

When I first started going to my church in January this year everyone was very welcoming but ever since I got into a relationship with my boyfriend (whom I met there) things changed. At first they were against us being together claiming he wasn't right for me and he struggled alot in trying to get their acceptance. I did alot of prayer for him to not leave the church and for them to accept him instead of judge him and i thank God he listened to my prayers and it was after that they started liking him that I don't feel their love towards me anymore and instead they seem to love him more now than me . I know it's bad but I feel a little jealous of him at times ? He's very handy and likes to help out alot now and he gets lot of recognition for it but when I help out no one ever recognizes me. It makes me feel useless. I understand that the only recognition I need is God's that's why I'm confused on why I still struggle with these feelings

Oh and my church is small. Filled with eldery people too lol I was so in love with my church but now I see it as an ex who broke my heart ?

Yes it's viviana.vargas5105@gmail.com

Ignore the hyphen lol