Yes! And I see the independence of the gifts from God that are bestowed upon us are individualized and mine just so happens to not be evangelically related. It is more individualized and one-on-one. More than anything.

For me the reasons why I have left the church (specifically the one I attended) are complex and I don’t necessarily want to open a Pandora’s box of arguments headed directly for me from this public forum. I feel unfortunately scared as it is coming here to speak of these things. Because I feel hated in my own life as it is. I am very quiet and I do not get in the way of others. I watch my words and I am as kind as I can be and suppress (utilization of the fruit of self-control) my urges to speak poorly of others. I synthesize goodness out of it. Rewrite my words.