RELIGION

Religion describes everything we think we are doing for God, but that he is actually doing for us.
 
Ever thanked a kid for something you shouldn't have - like eating their dinner - and then they actually say, 'You're welcome!'?
 
Well, I have 5 kids, and lots of these stories... You wanna bark at the chillen that they are the one who should be saying 'thanks', but then why did I say thanks?
 
The point here is that we 'do' for God, things that he's doing for us, and we actually think that he should thank us. Jesus lived and died to fill our life story with spirit and meaning. We think we suffer church for Christ, when actually he suffered that we might have and enjoy church, a light and haven in the dark week.
 
We sacrifice money for Christ, when actually he came and set us free from the love and dictatorship that money had on my life and soul. We sacrifice worldly experiences, when actually he brought us a 'door' to heaven, so that we now have deep and eternal purpose in avoiding worldly experiences.