Don't Get it Twisted [from a previous blog]

Within the last year to a year and a half, I have grown very disinterested with organized religion. A few of you, being very close to me, have witnessed this metamorphosis of thought take place in my life and I am starting to see that my being so "vocal" about my thoughts on the subject has confused some of you.

This bothers me because (1) what I was going through was a personal revelation and perhaps, in my excitement, I shared that revelation too soon and (2) I think that maybe a few of you think I meant that I was walking away from my faith, which couldn't have been further from the truth.

If I were speaking on any other aspect of my life, I'm not sure that I would care enough what people thought about it to write a blog or FB note about it. However, when it comes to God, I like to make sure I'm absolutely clear on where I stand on the matter because He is real and I don't EVER want it to be said or thought that I believe otherwise.


So, don't get it twisted. I am a firm believer in the Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. I do believe in His life, his death by crucifixion, His burial and resurrection. I believe that He is the only begotten Son of God ... PERIOD. What I do NOT believe in is the extremely embarrassing picture the modern day church as we know it has painted of Jesus and the Christian church. What I don't believe in is organized religion ... a box to put God in ... a box to put me in if I don't abide by the rules of the church (rules, I might add, that have little or nothing to do with the life of Jesus Christ or the Word of God).

I never said that I would never set foot in a church again. In fact, I know a few of you know that I "heart" my home church a great deal because it is unlike any church I've ever been too. With the exception of the two churches I belonged to as a child (because I was too young to truly understand what was going on) every church I have ever been a member of I left feeling condemned and completely unloved. But, the church I belong to now ... there are no words for how NOT condemned and how TRULY loved I feel.

STILL ... organized religion, generally speaking, is a joke ... and I'm still waiting on the punchline. Organized religion, again generally speaking, focuses on the institution of church rather than the relationship of the church as a whole and as individuals with God. I have a problem with THAT ... NOT God. It's not God's fault that His people "don't get it" or "refuse to get it."

I hope that's clear enough. And, please know that it is not my intention to offend either. These are just my opinions. I am NOT saying that I know everything because what I'm talking about is my own personal feelings. I just didn't want anyone to continue to be confused about my stance on the matter where God is concerned.


Thanks for listening. ;c)