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Originally Posted by Pressing-On
My point - not fighting carnal battles - We hold our peace. 
So, you are saying that your husband was following the will of God in his relocation? And did you say that you pray over major decisions? Aren't you over-spiritualizing things a bit?
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No, my point was that it's not bad to simply make a logical decision to attend elsewhere if your family is being harmed by a person or persons in the present assembly. I don't think God made us stupid. That's all.
There can be a balance between prayer, and also using our God-given intelligence and scriptural principles already found in His Word to lead prudent Christian lives. We can find answers in prayer, AND ALSO in His Word, which has already been given to us for such a purpose.
Case in point: Last year a person who will remain nameless told me about their teenagers being mistreated by the youth leader. This particular youth leader had a negative history with the man of the house, and seemed to be taking it out on his children in their youth group. (Sort of holding the father's personality against the kids.) Several specific examples were given. My response was that the teenagers should be allowed to attend a different church or youth group, where they could develop an independent relationship with the leaders/pastor. JMO, of course. The mother was quite shocked at my suggestion, as the other churches in the area are "loose", and I suppose, subpar as a result.
So, one of the teens has now quit attending at all. *shrug* Perhaps the mother should have used her good sense to insure the spiritual health of her children, instead of letting her pastor dictate whether or not they're allowed to attend elsewhere.
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