Personally, I pray I never become religious! The Pharisees were ‘religious’, Jesus was ‘relational’. We have a God in Three Persons, in relationship, the Father, the Son and Holy Spirit.
In His ‘Great Commission’ (Matthew 28:16-20), Jesus instructed us to ‘make disciples’. By definition, making disciples requires us to interact with such disciples, not be ‘lone ranger’ Christians. Romans 12 details living in relationship with our fellow Believers and Acts 2 provides examples of living as a part of the body of Believers. These early Christians merely followed Jesus’ example. He spent over 3 years as part of a ‘family’ of the 12 discles plus Him.
While it is commendable that you spend so much time in prayer, Jesus spoke not of keeping our lights hidden under a barrel.
“While it is commendable that you spend so much time in prayer, Jesus spoke not of keeping our lights hidden under a barrel.”
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Just so you don’t misconstrue the meaning of my words, I described my praying as “religiously”, meaning if you do something religiously, you are always very careful to do it. I don’t “spend so much time in prayer.” In fact, I probably don’t spend enough time. And, believe me, I don’t keep my light hidden under a barrel. May God bless you.