Let me start by saying, “I am not setting out to bash the church. Or in NO way, imply that we should throw away the assembly of believers” However, God has really been doing a number on me and placing a burden, not only on my heart, but the hearts of believers all around me. And that burden is the issue of relationship versus religion.
I grew up in and out of church and have been in church my whole adult life. And to be honest, I love church. I love people. I love doing things. I love feeling like I belong. All of these things I have gotten from church and not to mention a wealth of knowledge; however, (in my case, and I can only speak from my experience) it wasn’t until God took me on a 3 year journey outside of the church, that I finally found a relationship with Him. {Please, please, please hear my heart, I am not saying, “leave your church to find Jesus.”} But it took me leaving the religion behind to find the relationship. I was so busy doing and being that I couldn’t find that intimate relationship with Christ that I so longed for and looked for in the church. See, I believe the “church” should be the manifestation of a relationship built with and through Christ not an organization to find religion.
I am saddened because we do so many “good” things and we are “good” people, but we wonder why we walk around in defeat and constantly longing for more. A religion keeps us busy and wondering around the same proverbial mountain but never entering the promise land and the satisfaction that only comes from a relationship in Christ alone.
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