When anyone asks me what is my religion? My reply is usually “I don’t have one, I have a relationship with God.”
Truthfully though, recently I have been challenged at how easy it is to fall into religious thinking.
Religion tells me “you are not doing enough, you’re not praying enough you are not studying enough.
God isn’t answering your prayers because you are not spiritual enough.
You are not praying in the right way that’s why you are not seeing miracles.
As a good friend recently said to me “That is nonsense!”
Religion demands.
Relationship invites.
Religion condemns which leads to guilt.
Relationship convicts which leads to repentance and restoration.
Religion relies on self.
Relationship relies fully on God.
Religion is stagnant.
Relationship brings fresh revelation.
God our loving father is calling us into a deeper intimate relationship with him.
He says “ My beautiful child I created you for relationship.
As the trinity communes and communicates together, I long to talk with you.
I love it when my children walk and talk with me. My heart leaps when you call on my name and wait in eager expectation for my answer.
I desire intimacy with you.
Pursue me, pursue my presence and fresh revelation.
Refute the enemy when he whispers
the lie “you are not holy etc etc”
My precious blood that I poured out on the cross makes you holy.
You have the Holy Spirit living inside you that makes you holy.
Pursue me.
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