The Difference

This isn't my post for the assignment we were given to blog about, this is just something that I was thinking about tonight thats just apart from the assignment and felt like being constructive and put it down somewhere for whatever reason, so I chose to blog about it.

Today in class, we were split up into groups. There where maybe four or five groups all having one common stand point, in which the student chose which one they'd like to work on ie. health and fitness, spirituality, nutrition, etc. Honestly, I wasn't aware and chose to go with the spirituality and religion because I feel it's one that I can closely tie to being a follower of Christ.

I'm not judging, I'm just observing. I noticed alot in my group that alot of the members wanted to start being more religious again. That's great. I was intrigued because there is a fine line between spirituality and religious. Defined, religious is basically to be superstitious and to follow a religion. While spiritual relates more so ones walk with Christ, learning to walk the Lord, to live our lives under the influence of the Holy Spirit.

You see, they're not the same thing. In my small group, I heard a lot of sayings like "I need to be more religious". Ok...well...being religious is good, but it's not going to help you with more than a temporary "pat on the back" feel good feeling. Anyone can be religious about anything, I can be religious in playing my roommates Xbox 360 if I put enough time and effort into it and hold it on a pedestal over something else..*poof*..I've just become a religious Xbox player.

You see, it's the spiritual side that you need to become connected with. Without a connection to Christ, going to Church isn't going to do a lot for you. It's complete submission to Jesus Christ that is what's going to do it for you. To be connected with the Holy Spirit. I didn't say anything because these are my classmates and I didn't want to offend them by calling it as I see it like I am now. So....I guess thats all that was on my mind. There's a fine line between religious and spiritual. Religious is more about the practices while spirituality is more about the relationship with a higher being (Jesus Christ). Alrighty world, well thanks for listening. Have a good night!

--Andrew