Relationship not Religion

As I have stated in other blogs, I am a facebooker. Sometimes God gives us a tool to use for His kingdom and I believe facebook can be a powerful tool. I often encounter negetive comments about religion, some are judgemental while others are downright belligerent. I totally understand how a non-christian can get the wrong idea about Christianity as I know a lot of so called christians who just don't get it. It was never meant to be a ball and chain, so to speak. Christ came to set us free from the chains of sin. But instead of reveling in that freedom, lots of christians walk around as though they had to give up so much to follow Christ.

I see so many comments that religion is not the answer to the worlds woes. To that I say...
You are right in saying that religion is not the answer, faith in Jesus Christ is! Faith in Jesus is not a religion, but a relationship. In order to understand true freedom you need only have total faith in Him. Believieng in a higher power does not absolve you of accountability, but holds you to a higher accountability and the freedom to enjoy life without guilt. When you are in a relationship, you do what is best for that relationship. And that, my dear facebook friends, is why I try to do what is right and charitable. I also do it because it is in my nature to be altruistic, to help people and because I like relieving the suffering of others, making them smile, making them laugh. When I harm someone I regret because I empathize with their suffering, which I have caused them. I feel compelled to repair it because I cannot bear the fact that they have it on my account, not because I fear some eternal repercussion but because all these are attributes given me by a God who loves stronger and hurts deeper then I can even imagine and I would do anything to please the one I love. Relationship, my dear friends, not religion. You may not believe it, but that doesn't make it wrong. I belive it with everything that is within me and there is nothing that can seperate me from the love of my God, not even death.