"I'm not really religious but I'm spiritual."

Ouch.
I had yet another encounter with the phrase "I'm not really religious but I'm spiritual." To me that means you think there is a god but you get to make up your own rules. You get to view God through your eyes and your beliefs. You know best --of all people you understand Gods great plan.

I on the other hand have chosen to believe in Jesus. I think there is a scripture placed in our hand by divine intervention. It outlines a code. Many things I don't understand and even wish were not there. Many things I struggle with. Many things are taken by agnostics and warped out of context scaring the masses and belittling my faith. People sometimes look at me funny and roll there eyes when I give an opinion -- so -- in a way I have to pay a personal price with my belief. I call it the God tax.

Spiritual people to often change their mind with things they struggle with as it suits them.What I find is the things I struggle with after time slide into place and I end up nodding my head and say "I see now -- I wasn't ready to understand." It happens all the time.

Im no bible thumper but I will tell you I pray each day that I learn to live as God asks.

He has showed you, o man, what is good. And what does the Lord require of you? To act justly and to love mercy and to walk humbly with your God. Micah 6:8