The real reason why...

I met a girl once who said she switched from Christianity to islam because it had more rules and she needed that.

Mind. Blown.

But the more I thought about it, the more it made sense. Humans may cry they want freedom but once its given to them,  they have no ability to restrain themselves.  Look what happened in history over and over.

America? Wanted freedom from Britain but then ended up enslaving other humans...

Israelites? Wanted freedom from Egypt but ended up bowing down to a cow...

Taliban came under the guise of freedom for Afghanistan and it turned into law filled governing...

There are so many instances where countries claimed to be getting freedom from a military dictator but ended up in religious oppression.

Why do people find it so hard to live in freedom?  Recently, my pastor was saying that a lot of evangelicals are leaving the church to join messianic temples because they felt as though they needed more rules and rituals.

The concept of Grace is astounding and dumbfounding, I know.  I cant wrap my head around it.  I try to make up rules to try to keep me in line sometimes.  I even try to scare myself by contemplating what happen if I dont do certain things to honor Jesus.  Its quite comical really!

The thing is as easy or free as some might deem Christianity to be, it has been the hardest thing I have yet to live out.  Fighting the human side and giving up things to Jesus is not easy.

The reward? Eternal life of course.  Sounds utterly ridiculous,  right? But that's what the Bible says and so I believe. But that's not the only reason why I believe...

I believe because Jesus has done extra ordinary things in my life that cannot be explained. I believe because He has proved himself over and over even when I have not.

So, really, if you think about it living in freedom is harder than it sounds. 

Don't say you want to wear a burkha or hijab to feel like you are more religious.  And to top it off dont decorate your hijabs. The real reason for those is to make sure that you don't attract attention to yourself. By putting decorative patterns,  jewels on it you are completely defeating the purpose.

If you are going to follow a tradition, keep it traditional, don't change it.  It was put in place for a reason. 

Jesus calls you to live in freedom from culture and tradition. But with this comes the relationship.  Being in a relationship is not a free for all, you are required to work at it. But its done in love and justice.

Love God and the rest will follow...