Day 04 - Your views on religion.

There are many different religions in our world, many different things to believe in, but, in some moments, I think that most of all have one point that is the most important for each one and becomes a commonality, that is the existence of a superior being, watching us every moment, giving us blessings, controlling our future...

God, Jahvé,  I am, The Lord, for me, there is just one core, deep in every one of these names. I also believe that this great, powerful being, is at the same time, tree different persons combined in a big, complete one, The Father, Jesus Christ, and the Holly Spirit, always looking at us and leading us to the best way.

Although I am not a very, very religious person, I do know and accept God to be the only one who know everything, who has the power to make things stay or change, the only one who lasts forever, and the only one who deserves love and loyalty... And I try to live my life keeping as much as possible the taught He gave us. I am not perfect at all. He is perfect, so I just try to live in peace, to enjoy and take advantage of everything and I appreciate what He always does for us...

It is not just a matter of keeping Saturdays, reflecting all the day,  drinking and eating just few "holly" things, not being picky because we are Catholics or protestants or Jewish, Greeks or Indians, nor rich or poor;. Drinking chocolate instead of coffee does not make me better than others... Giving more money does not make me free of sins... It is what I do with what I have, what for, and how I do it. It is doing the best, in the best way, reflecting the love we received for free, and this is very important: all of us were sinners, but God, whatever you call Him, forgives us everyday, of our daily failures.

I can be wrong about how to act, since I take it easy most of the time, But I just cannot imagine a life meant to be lived without feeling all the different things we can feel. If He gave us this awesome and singular opportunity to experience such a variety of feelings and senses, why not to do it? And who does not make mistakes, lose the chance to learn the lessons in a more meaningful way.Besides, it does not depend on what we do, I mean, we can not buy our eternal life, it is not just going to the church and act like if everything is going right when it is not. Or doing good things for other when I can not do something good for myself, or demanding discipline and  actions that I can not do... It is more a vertical relation between God and I; He knows us... and He knows our ways... We can lie to people but not to Him...

For me, God has it all right, written for us. The best decision we can make is to be close to Him, by his side, then we can life better. And when we fail, we can go back to Him and say "I could not do it, I made it wrong", because even when we fail, He is still kind, fair, and lovely. He can, and He wants to take us up. This is the truth for me: Jesus Christ is not a religion, but a way of life, a way of being, an opportunity of life for us, who did not deserve anything, but He gave it all to us for His sake, for his love. Then we must respond giving our heart back...