Religion-The Christian Drug
For a while now, I’ve been struggling with what being a Christian really means. Religion can be oozing out of our ears, but without a relationship with our Heavenly Father, all that good stuff we do and feel so great about means nothing.
I sat watching a crime show last night, which as my family knows is unusual for me. There was a girl who was addicted to drugs. Without “shooting up”, she would shake, sweat, get angry, sad, depressed, etc. The thought came to me that religion is like a drug. We go and we do, which makes us feel great, but when we can’t go or don’t do, we get frustrated, sad, mad, and even depressed. Because we didn’t get our spiritual high for the week, we feel completely empty. Years ago, if I missed a Sunday morning church service, I would get so upset at myself that the whole day would be ruined. Church is very important for believers, but going out of habit and ritual is an addiction just like any other.
Let’s focus on a personal, daily relationship with our Heavenly Father and come clean from Religion – The Christian Drug.
