Religion vs. Jesus

I keep seeing evidence that friends of mine or students i have been around in the past have had bad experiences with religion. My very simple yet hopefully uplifting prayer for you is this; if you have had bad things happen to you in church or have found church to be a place where you find nothing you seek... try Jesus

I feel this strong on my heart, there are many people who have encountered the spirit of Jezebel in the modern church. The spirit of Jezebel will try to kill anything it cannot control. Understand, this is not of God and is not an accurate representation of what God wants his bride (the church) to be.

From Jesus' day to today the "religious people" have been blinded by rules and regulations and have struggled to weed out the people who aren't like them and won't allow anyone who doesn't conform to their idea of what church should be inside their clique.

I say, let em have their church... give me Jesus.

I've found that religious people will fail me over and over, and the feelings I will be left with will be disgust and disdain for the whole scene. But once I decided people would no longer hinder my attempt to know Him more, the floodgates of change opened.

The bible says in Philipians that we are to work out our own salvation with fear and trembling. Does that excuse us from church? Not hardly. We are stronger in numbers; in fact our strength grows exponentially with just 1 person agreeing with us, "One can chase a thousand and two put ten thousand to flight."

What i'm getting at is that no matter how many people have let you down or how church people treat you, there is an escape from the opinionated evil attitudes of men, and his name is Jesus.

One moment in His presence will make all the hurt of the past feel like ancient history. How? Because as a friend that sticks closer than a brother, Jesus wants to bring us abundant life and a peace that passes understanding. Life is never easy, but without Jesus you will never be satisfied.

Please don't look at this as a cliche ploy to get you to come to my church, because it has nothing to do with me. This is about you. Give a day to Jesus and ask him to change your life. He will blow your mind. If you need anything else, let me know...

I'm here for you...