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  • Spirituality

    i do not believe in “spirituality”, rather I believe in Jesus.

  • I Don’t Think In Terms Of Spirituality

    Daily writing prompt
    How important is spirituality in your life?
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    Jesus said to the woman at the well to “Worship God in Spirit and in Truth”. Spirituality is a deception designed to make you feel secure with God- thats why its called Spirituality. The Oxford American Desk Dictionary & Thesaurus does not define spirituality separately from spiritual. But it does define spiritual adj. 1 Having to do with the human spirit as opposed to material or physical things 2. having to do with religion or religious beliefs. n. a religious song of a kind associated with black Christians of the southern United States.

    I believe that the closest thing to a definition of the use of the word spirituality in the context of the writing prompt, is definition 2. Having to do with religion or religious beliefs. I do not consider myself religious. I am a Christian. In my time, I have come to understand that Christianity and being a Christian is NOT a religion- it is a covenant with God. A relationship, through Jesus with God the Father Almighty. It is said, there are 4200 different world religions- but only one empty tomb. Well, that is not entirely true, because there are two empty tombs- that of Lazarus, whom Jesus rose from the dead, before he was crucified.

    John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”.

    So, no I am not very spiritual, by that definition. I am just saying what is on my heart. Appealing to my readers, to understand that spirituality is a deception- and as we noticed, in the dictionary it was not defined as a separate word from “spiritual”. Being “spiritual” is only half of what God actually requires. We need Truth as well- and what is truth? Jesus said it himself. John 14:6 “Jesus saith unto him, I am the way, the truth, and the life: no man cometh unto the Father, but by me”. So, there we have it. Deception is all around us, in this life. The only real truth, is Jesus. To approach God without truth (Jesus) would be fatal. God bless you for reading my daily prompt.