My husband and I have been faced with the challenge this week of choosing religion. I know what I believe. I was raised in a very religous household and I feel that that has properly equipped me with the things I believe today. My husband hasn't been facd with these choices before and watching him grow and want to change (for whatever reason he has in his head), has been a beautiful process to watch.
He told me after church the other day that he is tired of being the way he is. He feels angry and frustrated all of the time and he would like some relief. He believes that finding some religious beliefs will help this process of a change within him. I couldn't agree more. With one exception... I don't believe that it is an instant change. It is a relationship that has to be worked on and built.
We will see how this growth develops (sounds like I'm talking about a disease!). And in the mean time... What do you belive???
I was all fired up to say "It's not a religion, it's a relationship" but then you typed it. You are exactly right. A person is not going to automatically be "good" or "fixed". It's a process. It will ALWAYS be a process. You have to keep your eye on the prize (A relationship with God and ultimately eternity in heaven). There are going to be tough times. There are going to be times when we fail, when we say "I made the wrong choice, I said the wrong thing, I handled it wrong" Fortunately, the cross covers it all. I'm not perfect, I'm forgiven. This, or course, doesn't give one an excuse to sin. The Holy Spirit living in us is kind of like that little angel sitting on our shoulder that prompts us to do the right thing. I'll get off my high horse now. Congrats to Paul. Just remember, don't take anybody's word for it, look it up in the Bible to verify.
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