Spiritual vs Religious

I know I am opening up a can of worms but I figure WHY NOT!

People my age 22-30 don’t go to church. Church has become a very taboo thing in my generation because they automatically think a person judges them once they walk in the church. Although, I am a very devoted church goer, I believe church folks can be some of the worse folks. But what makes church people so “different” from every other person in this world. People are so quick to say “I’m spiritual, I’m not religious”  Did you not know that Christianity is a RELIGION. THE only way you can go to heaven is if you are saved and you ask God to forgive you of your sins? Muslims don’t believe in heaven or hell, Buddist don’t either. So your “Religion” is Christianity even if you make up your own self taught theology, you are religious if you believe in Jesus and Heaven/Hell

Here are my main points of why we need to attend church

1. Your mind gets so caught up in people, places and things when you are at home. Yes Its ok to pray and read your bible and be able to have your own worship at home in front of the computer or TV with many of the televangelist but the easiest place to “Find” God and encounter God is when you are at a place where you can COMPLETELY focus on him! How many times have you tried to watch a Televangelist on TV or on Youtube and been distracted? When you are in the house of the Lord, your only choice is to focus on him. Our thoughts get so confused and wrapped up when we are at home we end up confusing ourselves.

2. To be Around like minded people. I know you are thinking people will “judge” you when you attend church. But let me tell you church folks are the ones who know that regardless of my situation God is going to be there. He said “come as you are” meaning come even when you were drunk the night before or even when you cussed out your entire family before you left the house. God wants you t0 have peace in your heart. Believe it or not people in church have been through the same things you have been through if not worse and God has brought them through!!

3. To tithe. yes I said it, tithing is a beautiful thing! EVERYTHING comes from God, that Job, your check EVERYTHING comes from God. It is only right if you give him a measly 10%. You spend more than that on a cell phone bill! I gave a testimony at church on yesterday. The sum of the testimony was: even with being laid off I have given  my tithes and my offerings because every dollar I get is coming for the Lord and as a result I have continually been blessed! I have NO idea how I am able to afford or do the things I do without a job or a real income but the LORD has provided me with more than enough and for that I am grateful. How can a church pay its bills without tithes or feed the hungry or visit the sick. Do you realize when you die, there is going to be a preacher who prays over your body and flowers etc. Why wait on the day of your funeral why not have a pastor and a church family who loves you be there for you?

I know some of the hardest parts of making the decision to attend church is because you feel like you aren’t “Doing right” b ut let me tell you, you will NEVER be doing right! You will never be perfect and time is not yours to determine only Gods! You never know the second, minute or hour God will take you from this earth. And as I am writing this I pray that God blesses each of those who read this to become saved. Being saved is the ONLY way to go to heaven. Its not really about church or reading the bible or anything else but confessing with your mouth and believing in your heart that Jesus is a living sacrifice. Understanding and asking God to forgive you of your sins because he sent his ONLY son Jesus to save us from our sins so that we can have eternal life!