This is a pretty good word to describe how I feel about when a child is force to go to church. For those of you who are forced to go to church I’m sorry… But at the same time I’m not sorry for you. I know that sounds harsh but you have to understand both parties. I’m about to tell you why. When a parent forces a child to go to church, it’s because they know God is the answer. Which in fact is true, their delivery or way of handling it, is just wrong. But the intentions behind it, is pure and genuine. Parents only force their child to go to church because they want them to know their creator. They want them to get to know the one who believed that they needed to be released into the earth for his honor and glory. Now understanding the other party, I completely get it as well. I’ve never been forced to go to church or follow Jesus. But everyone’s story to how they get to Jesus is different. Mine was that my mom brought me to church but after a while it ended up just being me attending. Obviously it’s sad that i have to go to church without my family. But honestly I’ve learned to receive and see things through Gods lense. At least I was able to have a true and genuine encounter with God alone. That’s why I emphasize a lot seeing things through Gods perspective. You see peoples intentions are way different than Gods. Gods plans and ways are so much greater. God also says what the devil wants to use to destroy you, God wants to use it for his glory and to help you. Gods allowed me to see people who have experienced this and how they react. When you force a child to go to church, you don’t allow them to seek God genuinely. Therefore they aren’t able to focus or have a true encounter with Jesus Christ. This is so because the child is only focused on how they are being forced to do something. Have you noticed in life people tend to do what they are told not to do. Some people just need to go through it on their own. I see it all the time with kids, and that’s in every church. Parents force their kids and because they do that most of the kids turn rebellious. They feel overwhelmed and In some way powerless. I use the word erroneous for this statement, “people who are forced to go to church”, because it’s sad. God wants everyone to come to him genuinely and wholeheartedly. God himself doesn’t like forcing people to follow him, that’s why he gave us free will. Compare that to us, you don’t want someone you love to love you because they are being forced to. Then it’s not really true love and your relationship is based on a lie. That’s why I’ve learned to just let people be. But I’m not going to lie to you, it gets frustrating. Have you ever had a relationship who you have tried to minister to so much about God and then you get frustrated because they don’t listen. You get frustrated because you know where it’s going to lead and that it’s not the right way. But sometimes in life you have to let people experience it on their own and find their own way. I say this because then you fall into a place where you are constantly worrying. I’ve seen woman at church who are frustrated about their husband, child or family member not coming to Jesus. Some of them fall into this place of anxiety and worry. I get them because me myself I’ve fallen into a place of worry when my friend or family member doesn’t choose Jesus. So I can imagine a mother feeling ten times worse than me. I realized that I was so busy focused on helping them with their salvation. That one, I was losing my salvation because I was too focus on theirs rather than mine. Two I was pushing them away from Jesus because I was being overwhelming. I wasn’t allowing them to find Jesus wholeheartedly, I was clouding their minds. When you constantly stick something down someone’s throat you are actually getting them tired of it. When we worry we are showing where our faith lacks. If we know that God can do all things. If we know God tells us, “Don’t worry about anything, but pray and ask God for everything you need, always giving thanks for what you have” Philippians‬ ‭4:6‬. Why do we worrryyy???? At a certain point we just want to victimize ourselves. God is clear in his word, he says we will have trouble in this world but be brave he has defeated the world. Meaning he knows the outcome, he’s got you. But you know what your job is to do, is to simply trust God. When we worry so much, when we complain we are saying we don’t trust God. In Gods timing everything will work out. If your prayer and desire is for someone you love to come to Jesus, just believe. That’s what faith is, believing even when you don’t see it. You just have to pray and trust God. And I know it’s easier said than done, but that’s why when these thoughts creep in we need to submit them to the hands of the Father. If you are reading this as a person who is forced to go to Church, I’m sorry but try to give God a chance even if you are forced. Allow God to show you his perspective rather than seeing man’s fault. I know you are seeing it as someone trying to take your free will away, but also try to be understanding the person is just trying to get you to salvation. Now if you are the one forcing someone to go to church. Understand that you can’t control everything. What you are doing, is unconsciously trying to take Gods job. God calls us to not worry and in everything pray/trust. If that’s In your heart and you truly want that, pray to God and have faith that he will give you your hearts desire. He will meet it just in his timing. You also have to understand that there are a lot of things in the background that God has to work with. You can’t see it because you aren’t in all realms like God is. There are things happening in the physical and supernatural realm. Simply trust in the God almighty…