Let Them Talk - I’ll Be at Church

 I’ll never forget the moment I read it: 

someone actually accused me....in a court document, no less....of “excessive church attendance" as an argument against me in a child custody case.

My first response? I laughed. Literally. 

I remember looking at my attorney as I chuckled, "Is that really the best they’ve got?"
Why would someone be so bothered by me spending time at church?
What made my worship schedule so threatening to their lifestyle?

If I really wanted to respond I could’ve flipped the script. 

Because if we’re judging how people spend their time.....well, let’s talk about it.

(By the way, I didn’t need to respond to it...even though my attorney said it reflected positively on my character, the court case was won in my favor without a hearing). 

    People spend entire days watching television, bingeing shows/games/races, scrolling social media, or glued to their recliners with a drink in hand.

Some spend every Friday and Saturday night at the bar like it’s their full-time job.

Others pour themselves into work or hobbies so deeply they barely come up for air....

and guess what?  NO ONE BLINKS.

But spend your time in the presence of God?
Worship with consistency?
Make fellowship, prayer, and the Word a priority?

Now that’s "too much"? Please.

    The world doesn’t flinch when someone numbs out at a bar or wastes away in front of a screen - but the moment you decide to seek God passionately and unapologetically, people get uncomfortable.  They get OFFENDED.

Why?

Because spiritual discipline reveals what others avoid.

Because hunger for righteousness confronts complacency.

Because light will always expose the shadows.

I don’t go to church to check a box!
I go because I need what’s found there - truth, healing, alignment, accountability, peace, presence.
I go because iron sharpens iron and I refuse to do life dull and drifting.
I go because legacy matters and the choices I make now echo into the generations to come.

I go because my salvation and the salvation of my loved ones and the lost and hurting is important to me! 

    The time I spend in the house of God isn’t "excessive" - it’s essential.

It’s more valuable than a gym membership, more refreshing than a weekend at the lake, more transformative than any self-help podcast or new-age trend.

So no....I’m not backing down. I’m not toning it down, for ANYONE.
And I’m certainly not apologizing.

Because I’d rather be found in the house of God than lost in the noise of this world.

If that’s “excessive,” then I’m proud to be guilty!