Religiosity vs. Spirituality

I’m quite sure the actual root word for rigid was religion. Sure there is a good reason to have boundaries and rules, but is religion really the answer? Is religion, really what we want and what we need? Was religion really God’s thoughts on how we should fulfill our spiritual need? Would God really confine our spirituality with such limits?

Would God create something so strict and full of confines, and structure? Religion has lines to stay in and that are black and white. It has guidelines to follow and a mindset that can be restrictive. Rituals that seem to come in many forms, and have they’re own regulations. There is no allowance for creativeness in many religions. It’s almost as if the religion would fall apart without such structure.

Also in religion there is a thought, that there must be an answer for everything. A belief that those in charge have the answers, that they can have more wisdom than the lay people. That those in charge and the authority, comes from the religion. There is little responsibility given or received for the members, rather they only receive what the religion or its leaders give.

We were created with a spiritual need. A need to reach up and out to something bigger than us. I believe that something is God, not religion. God created a spiritual need in us for Him. Spirituality is about you and God. God that is three in one; God the Father, God the Son, and God the Holy Spirit. We have a need for every piece of Him, for a relationship with Him. We get that relationship from first hearing God the Father from our creation, accepting God the Son as our savior, and connecting with God the Holy Spirit.

Spirituality is the connection that you make with God. It has no limits or boundaries, its pure without perversions. There are not rules needed, when its purist form. There is a need for creativity because we each relate to God in different ways. You don’t have to sing hymns to worship Him. Being spiritual gets rid of the specific rituals and allows for a true relationship.

When you are spiritual rather than religious, you have the power to obtain knowledge, there is no filter it must go through. The authority comes only from God, His will is done. Great responsibility also comes with spirituality, because there is no one else to blame for sins or mistakes than yourself. On the upside, the more spiritual you are and the closer the relationship you have with your creator, the less you will need rules. Instead you will consistently find yourself in the right because God is guiding your path.

Am I saying that organized religion is totally in the wrong? By no means am I saying that. What I am saying is that religion sometimes can get in the way with worship and our relationship with God. It can hinder us if we get caught up in religion and forget about the relationship.

Sure there is also worship in religion and rituals can be a great way to worship our creator. I believe the key is not getting so caught up in the religion that we become distant from God. Thus is the reason it is always more important to be spiritual than religious.