Walk As You Have Been Called

What religion are you? I am sure you have been asked this question more than once in your life. Yet I believe it is not an easy question to answer. I often stumble over the word "religion." The word religion can be defined as the observance of a faith or practice of a system of beliefs. It can mean the service and worship of God, a god, or the supernatural.

Yet "religion" that has no practical impact on our daily lives is as useless as the definitions above. Religion can become vague or abstract, it can encourage empty professions of faith, it can become focused on works, loosing its true identity and purpose.

In 1 Corinthians Paul reminds us to "lead the life that the Lord has assigned him, and to which God has called him."(1Corinthians 7:17 ESV) In other words, walk the life you have been called to walk. In your home, in your work, and in your church, walk the walk you have been called to. There is little room in the Christian life for hypocrisy. Too many people today want to seek their own way; they promote their own opinions over seeking the call of God. They will tell you in a very religious tone how important God is in their life and then go on to explain their wants, their needs, and their desires. In the process, seeking God's will and walking as he has called us to walk falls out of the discussion. For these people serving their religion is far more important than seeking the one, true, living God.

Christianity is not, in the truest sense, a religion; it is a relationship. It is not based on a system of steps to follow but founded in a real, life giving relationship. Jesus did not promote a system of works, he reached out personally to those who needed him most.

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