More Thoughts on Church

How do we find the balance between going to church to worship God and going to have some of our own needs met? Do we look for a church that fits *our* needs and go and worship there? Or do we just need to commit to a church, worship there, and *then* find ways to have our needs met? And what if that church can't or doesn't meet our needs. Do we stay there anyway and worship God (and pray our needs will be met somehow)? Or do we start worshipping at another church and hope that one will meet our needs?

I don't want to be a person that hops from church to church. And I believe that it's possible to worship God in any church - even if you totally disagree with their theology and you don't get along with the people. It's a lot harder if you have those things to distract you. But I think worship is a choice to put everything else aside and focus on God. That can be done anywhere.

So, how do you pick a church? How do you balance your own needs? And how do you decide if you should switch churches? Or if you should commit yourself to a church body for the long haul - regardless of the current circomstance?