have found that the best way to look at the past, present and future is to position oneself with eyes on Jesus at all times. It is the only way that I know of that allows me to move through this life without losing my mind. I was introduced to Jesus at a very young age and have been acquainted with him ever since. Jesus is truly my friend and my Lord. I love him.Despite the love of Jesus Christ and our relationship, I fell short at church. Another way to say it is that I flunked church. I simply have not found a way to fit in there. There have been occasions when I spoke when keeping my mouth shut would have been much wiser. There were times when my sins impacted my feelings of being comfortable at church. Even my mental health and the way some Christians view mental health has been an issue for me in the past. Although not current problems, they have impacted my desire to go church. By the way, the Bible tells us clearly to attend church. So I am definitely not advocating for people not to go. But if you have or have not been hurt at church and have difficulty going, you must know that Jesus loves you!If by chance, you too, have flunked church or found it difficult to fit in, you might really enjoy reading this book. Even if you have not had these challenges, you may be interested to see why some leave church I have had some really troublesome experiences at church and I am sharing the details with you including a gossiping campaign waged against me that had an effect on my reputation.Precious Father God, in the life changing name of Jesus I come to you. I ask that by sharing the way you have helped me through my difficulties, others will be encouraged and set free. Lord, I pray that the joy you have given me will resound in others who read this book. I pray that you receive all glory, honor and praise. I request that others would know that disqualified in the eyes of man does not mean unusable in the kingdom of God. You can bring us through anything and everything. Please let your purpose, plan and wisdom be at the heart of this book. Thank you for answering this prayer and all others. You always respond but sometimes the answer is beyond our understanding. We must trust you. You are trustworthy. We love you and thank you. In the name of Jesus, we pray. Amen.