People can read and re-read the Bible and not have things click for them until years later. Even my lead pastor has this happen to him...even now. It probably means God has waited to reveal something to you for a purpose. I've struggled and struggled with why my family is so far from God, or why people who grow up in the church end up walking away as adults. It honestly wasn't until I found my current church, www.thecoolchurch.com, that my faith changed. At the cool church, they prove God, Jesus, and the Bible. I don't have to blindly follow something because 'man' said so. My pastor doesn't read the Bible to me, but expects me to read it for myself. He expects me to study so I know context and in what timeframe each book was written. He says I need to know culture as well. He doesn't want me to base my faith on things he tells me. Who does this these days? Sure, he teaches us each weekend, giving us the context and culture, and even geography. But, he continues to expect us to do our own studying, to have our own 'a-ha' moments.
Pastors, ministers, and church leaders have a responsibility to God first in how they lead. They have to abide by what the Bible says they are to be (1 Tim 3-6)...nothing more, nothing less. It's no wonder Christ isn't the center of America anymore. Churches have rendered Him irrelevant. You have churches that have women pastors (1 Tim 2:9-15), and pastors who look the other way regarding blatant sin. There are "churches" that fully accept certain sins.
So, why are my sisters not interested in God? Look no farther than the church! Way to go churches!!!!!
Now to figure out how to combat this....hmmmm