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Last night I met with a close friend for dinner and we caught up with each other's lives.  The main topic of the night was about our Christian journey and how we're both on parallel/similar track right now.  We are "rediscovering" what Church means to us and trying to breakaway the things that has been ingrained in us on how to be a "good" Christian.  In the midst of our conversation, she asked me how my counseling was coming along.  I told her that I think it's strange and funny that I have to pay someone to tell me that it's normal for me to be on this journey I'm on and that I'm not a bad Christian.  We laughed a bit and then felt sad that people in the Christian community cannot support and/or encourage me on this journey and I have to pay good money for a professional to tell me so.  

So, why is it so hard for people to understand that I don't want to be on the same journey they are on and that I have my own journey to discover?