RELIGIOUS

R – Really
      E – Expecting
               L – Life
                     I – In
                           G – God
                                 I – Insures
                                       O – Our
                                             U – Undeserved
                                                      S – Salvation

If someone asks us if we’re religious, we can answer back with a resounding, "YES!" We are very religious, because we are really expecting life in God insures our undeserved Salvation! What a fun God we have! He can take those little things that sometimes make us uncomfortable and change them into something that brings Him Glory!! We can tell others being religious is the only way to survive in this life, because life is hard! It will take its toll on us; it will cause us to become exhausted with all that we must endure from day to day. If we’re not really expecting life in God insures our undeserved Salvation, then what do we have to really look forward to?

We can be happier than ever to be a religious fanatic with this new definition for that word! We can say, I don’t semi-believe that good things are coming...I REALLY believe that they are!! I am EXPECTING them, looking forward to them, longing for the victory that is assured in Jesus Christ! I know that life is hard, but LIFE IN GOD makes it possible to greet each new day with joy because there is great hope even in the darkest of times. For those who believe, we need not doubt that what Jesus died to give us is going to be ours one day--it is our INSUREance policy against all disasters, death, and loss that we have to face during our time on this earth. It is OURs!!! No amount of sin can steal it away from us because it is UNDESERVED! We cannot work for it, be good enough for it, or lose it in the chaos of life. It belongs to us, free of charge, when we believe! After all is said and done, we will be saved, pulled from the fires, released from any hold the enemy has on us, be healed, restored, renewed and enjoy everlasting life!! Ahhh, the sweet smell of SALVATION!! It will be ours in full one day!!

That is why we never give up. Though our bodies are dying, our spirits are being renewed every day. For our present troubles are quite small and won’t last very long. Yet they produce for us an immeasurably great glory that will last forever! So right now; rather, we look forward to what we have not yet seen. For the troubles we see will soon be over, but the joys to come will last forever! 2 Corinthians 4:16-18 (NLT)

We see what is right before us. God sees what is everlasting. Sometimes God answers our prayers, and we see His wonderful miracles. Sometimes God answers our prayers, and it seems we can’t see anything. He’s saying, "Trust Me, wait on Me, I’m working on something here." We have no choice through it all, other than to be RELIGIOUS!! Very RELIGIOUS! Really Expecting Life in God Insures Our Undeserved Salvation.