Religion says, You need to go to church every weekend and on Wednesday night too.
Jesus says, You are the church and wherever you go, I am with you always.Religion says, You must give at least 10% of your income to church because God needs your money.
Jesus says, I want 100% of your heart and sometimes a portion of that heart lives in your wallet.
Religion says, You need to get yourself cleaned up and put on your Sunday best for God!
Jesus says, God has seen you on the toilet and much worse than that - no need for a show.
Religion says, You don’t have enough faith - you haven’t done enough works - you’ll never be enough.
Jesus says, I am the King of Kings and you are my son or daughter. You are Royalty and that’s plenty...Pastor Ryan
If you cruise Pioneer's Woman Cooking site, you have probably seen Pastor Ryan in her kitchen. This man of God with gorgeous tattoos cutting food, is a beautiful thing. His wife and children round him out and keep him sane. His photography is great and he taught me the very best way to cook bacon. For that alone, I will be forever grateful.
If what he says about religion and Jesus is the least bit confusing, you need to hear his words. If you lumps religion and Jesus together, do yourself a favor, STOP IT NOW. Let yesterday be the last time these two were the same thing in your mind and heart. Today is the first day of the rest of your Jesus life - leave religion in the dust, literally.
We all have so much noise around us in the form of what we should do and how we should do it and at times, it makes us dig i with our heels and refuse to do anything. Don't throw the baby out with the bathwater. Don't just take my word for it - ask Him. He will make it Real. While the separating of the two may seem difficult, after you make the intial switch, everything else will fall into place. It will make sense, forever.
No more secondguessing yourself or others. Wrap yourself around Jesus and don't worry about religion. Once you know the difference, the rest is a Journey of growing, loving and more growing.
Now, shake it off and get on with your life. Take a step and prepare to soar...
