Where Am I Spiritually

I was asked this question by my sister last week. So where are you spiritually? What do you do now? I know other people are probably wondering the same thing. This time last year I was training to be a licensed minister and giving my first public sermon. This year I am in a very different place. Well now, I still have a relationship with God. I still pray and study my bible. I don't preach unless I'm preaching to myself (at least not on purpose). I'm not a member of any church, and I'm not currently looking for a church home. I'm looking for Truth. I'm in training for Truth. I left my church and stopped preaching because I needed more training and understanding. I'm glad I did. I've learned a lot in the past year about God, myself, people, and religion. I've met so many people with different backgrounds and beliefs. I'm still developing understanding of my own beliefs in the process.
So what are my current beliefs? I believe in the God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob. He has a name, I just don't know how to say it. I know what it looks like and how to write it in Hebrew. I believe in the one we call Jesus and that He is the son of God that died to save me and all who accept Him from sin and eternal damnation. I say the one we "call"  Jesus b/c in different cultures Jesus has different names. In fact the letter J has not always been in the alphabet. It was first used to make a distinction between Roman numberals in place of the letter " i ". It first appeared  in the 1400s but the first English  book on language to set j apart from i was published in the 1600s. So when Jesus walked the earth, he wasn't called Jesus. So how can I hate on someone else for giving him another name when my culture did? I can't. Do I still call him Jesus and pray in the name of Jesus, yes. Because He has yet to be revealed to me personally by any other name. I have read plenty of studies and witnessed many people arguing back and forth over His true name and the father's true name, none of which have convinced me that using such names in place of Jesus is not leading me to worship someone or something else. I've prayed in the name of Jesus my entire saved life and have watched God show up and show out on numerous accounts. God hears me, sees me, knows me, and answers me. When I use the name Jesus, I focus and meditate on His attributes, love, and character so that God knows which Jesus I'm talking about (it's a common name in some cultures). The more I focus on building a personal authentic relationship with God, the more He reveals to me so I trust more revelation on names will come in the future.
So since I'm Christian, what denomination am I? None and that does not mean I like or prefer non-denominational fellowship. I don't subscribe to any denominations because that was one thing I didn't understand when I left my old church. I didn't understand church and why there were so many denominations but one God and one Lord and Savior Jesus the Christ. (Christ is not Jesus' last name; it is a title). The only thing that was told to me was to be careful, not all churches are the same, and that we needed to be under a "good"church or pastor's spiritual covering? What makes a church or pastor "good"? Out of about 13 churches on a street up from my house there were 7 different denominations. What's the difference? Why so much separation in the body of Christ still baffles me and makes me realize how spiritually sheltered I have always been.  I think that there are truths and principles that can enhance our quality of life that can be taken from different denominations but I don't place one over the others because I don't know enough about them and I am conscious of that fact. I no longer shun what I don't understand or what doesn't feed my emotions. The Bible is my standard for embracing or rejecting certain beliefs or systems, not people. I believe I am called to love all mankind regardless of our differences.
Really I thought you were SDA? Nope not Seven Day Adventist. I do admire, agree, and try to practice some of their beliefs. I am amazed by the teaching of E.G.White. It's very inspiring that a woman could be used so mightily by God. If the Sabbath was indeed a regular day between Sunday and Saturday, it would definitely be Saturday. Just not sure about that because the calendar we use today has not been proven as the calendar used in ancient times.  None the less if the argument were between Saturday and Sunday. Saturday hands down. In fact when my husband and I were active in ministry, we would take Saturdays to just rest, because we worked so hard on Sundays. I also agree with the health principles most SDAs encourage and incorporate. Health is a major aspect that is often overlooked by other denominations but essential to Jesus' ministry. I've been told several times almost weekly that I have the "look" or "glow" that most SDA women have, whatever that means. The truth is I wear my hair natural because it's easier, cheaper, and my husband and I both like it. I don't wear makeup or jewelry because I teach several Zumba classes at different times during the week and am constantly sweating. I am pregnant, drink lots of water, and take vitamins. Other than that don't know what the difference is.
So What do I do to fellowship with other believers? Currently my husband and I attend Health and Prophecy seminars at the Institute of Health usually once or twice a week. In these trainings we study the medicinal properties of foods, bible prophecies, and scriptures. It's pretty enlightening, and helpful. Like last week we learned what really happens when people die based on scripture from the Bible. No one ever really went over that with me when my son past away. They just tried  to comfort us with little cliches, mini sermons that I know are not biblical,  hopes they had for us as if they were prophetic words from God and/or assumed we knew.  No one really took time out to make sure we knew, but God until now. Every minister that I tried to contact locally and afar seemed too busy, so I had no choice but to just trust that God would reveal things to me in His time. I'm glad He's always faithful.

So this is the short version even though it's really long of where I am spiritually. There is a lot that I could say about God, church, religion, etc.  but won't simply because sometimes the truth can be liberating for some yet hurtful for others. My truths may not be another persons. At the end of the day the most important truth and spiritual ingredient is Love.