I was away in Muar meditating upon the move of the Spirit and was led to the subject of religion. It jumped at me because suddenly I saw the routine it can become, the comfort of the predictable, the niceness of stable, etc.
All of the above would dull our spiritual senses. The pull to the stable, predictable, comfortable, robs us of the spontaneity, creativity and life giving experiences of true faith in Jesus.
Think about our first encounter with Jesus. It was life-giving but it changed my routine around dramatically. It was spontaneous, i.e. how I would be led to pray and read and sense His presence. It was never predictable in my understanding of God. There was always something new about Him and His ways. It was an out of the box way for me to see life and God. For those brief moments in my journey, there was freshness of walking with Jesus. And then, religion set in.
Religion taught me about the forms and ways to behave in church and religious settings. Religion gave me the comfort of knowing what to come for and what to do. Religion brought stability to group conflict and behavior. Religion, is no different from society or a social club, without the Spirit.
On one side religion offers stability while the other, Faith in God, offers adventure of life.
Which one do you choose?
Most choose Religion because we could go on with our routine and favorite programs after service hours. We could still plan and go for our well-deserved holidays. We could do what we want, buy what we like and sin a little here and there.
Yes, religion still has its effect on us like going to church, attending G12 meeting, doing evangelism, praying and SLTC and these are still important.
But it is still bearable because it is stable and predictable.
But it is barren when the Spirit is not in it with us!
What would you choose again?
CSL
Monday, November 27, 2006
The Curse of Religion
Posted by slj_tribe at 5:23 PM
Labels: Curses and Blessings Series, Our Learning and Reflections
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