Why Religion's Glass Ceiling?
Religion’s Glass Ceiling
Religion has a form that can be seen and measured. It’s a contained environment that has walls and expectations. It’s a place you can learn to exist in — and even appear to succeed. You can adapt to its rules, you can play its game. But it has a glass ceiling — which limits how far you are allowed to stray.
If you want to actually know God (not just know about Him), if you want to break that glass ceiling — it’s going to have to get personal. It can’t remain a solely group event — and church is a group event.
So while you are going to church, and being a good Christian, and learning about God, and serving within the halls of religion — when and if you ever decide to get personal with God, things are going to change. The relationship is going to become more important than a religious system. …show more content…
Within religion’s glassed in walls, life is pretty contained.
But once you break through, the world is — vast. You don’t want to be out there on your own.
How many times has religion warned,
“Don’t leave the fold. There are wolves out there. There is safety in numbers.
Don't become a lone ranger. Everyone needs accountability.” But you aren’t on your own on the other side of the glass ceiling. You have a partner — an all-knowing infallible partner. He leads. You follow.
And it's hardly a life absent of accountability. How much more accountable can you get than having Someone travel with you down every road — every single curve — of life’s journey? This is a life lived in relationship with the one Being from whom you cannot hide even your deepest darkest secrets.
Once the glass ceiling of religion has been breached, you have at least three choices:
You can remain in church.
You can leave church.
You can start your own church.
But whichever direction you go, your decision has to be informed. You are no longer calling the
shots.
If He tells you to stay. Stay.
If He tells you to go. Go.
If He tells you to start something. Start it.
And no matter which of the three (or more) directions you travel, there will be consequences.
If you stay in the church — expect resistance from those who do not know life outside of their glassed in religion.
If you leave the church — expect to be labeled a backslidden Christian, by those who need labels for everything.
If you start a church or ministry — expect the unexpected, for it’s a road none can blaze for you.
Religion has a form that can be seen and measured. It’s a contained environment that has walls and expectations. It’s a place you can learn to exist in — and even appear to succeed. You can adapt to its rules, you can play its game. But it has a glass ceiling — which limits how far you are allowed to stray.
If you want to actually know God (not just know about Him), if you want to break that glass ceiling — it’s going to have to get personal. It can’t remain a solely group event — and church is a group event.
So while you are going to church, and being a good Christian, and learning about God, and serving within the halls of religion — when and if you ever decide to get personal with God, things are going to change. The relationship is going to become more important than a religious system. …show more content…
Within religion’s glassed in walls, life is pretty contained.
But once you break through, the world is — vast. You don’t want to be out there on your own.
How many times has religion warned,
“Don’t leave the fold. There are wolves out there. There is safety in numbers.
Don't become a lone ranger. Everyone needs accountability.” But you aren’t on your own on the other side of the glass ceiling. You have a partner — an all-knowing infallible partner. He leads. You follow.
And it's hardly a life absent of accountability. How much more accountable can you get than having Someone travel with you down every road — every single curve — of life’s journey? This is a life lived in relationship with the one Being from whom you cannot hide even your deepest darkest secrets.
Once the glass ceiling of religion has been breached, you have at least three choices:
You can remain in church.
You can leave church.
You can start your own church.
But whichever direction you go, your decision has to be informed. You are no longer calling the
shots.
If He tells you to stay. Stay.
If He tells you to go. Go.
If He tells you to start something. Start it.
And no matter which of the three (or more) directions you travel, there will be consequences.
If you stay in the church — expect resistance from those who do not know life outside of their glassed in religion.
If you leave the church — expect to be labeled a backslidden Christian, by those who need labels for everything.
If you start a church or ministry — expect the unexpected, for it’s a road none can blaze for you.