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THE DIFFERENCE BETWEEN LIFE IN CHRIST AND RELIGION Jesus said in Matthew 11:28-30, "Come to Me, all of you who are weary and carry heavy burdens, and I will give you rest. Take My yoke upon you. Let Me teach you, because I am humble and gentle at heart, and you will find rest for your souls. For My yoke is easy to bear, and the burden I give you is light." The life we live, and the responsibility of meeting expectations sometimes places heavy burden on us. Many survive the pressures, but without a safe anchor are left broken in the end; while majority are pressed down beyond recovery, by forces outside their control. Most arrive at the point of brokenness as a result of poor choices made over many years, while others where thrown in without safeguards, by those trusted. The Person able to hold and see us through; our Anchor, is the One Who is our Good Shepherd [Psalm 23]. The same God Who watched over Israel--Psalm 121:1, "I lift up my eyes to the hills, where does my help come from? My help comes from the LORD, the Maker of heaven and earth..." He came to earth to live among us as Jesus. He makes our burdens light by caring for our needs. As a young person raised in church, I had religious faith, but when I encountered darkness that wared against my soul, I knew I needed help from Jesus. I remembered my grandfather's stories of God coming through for him at the darkest times of his life, when the kingdom of darkness fought to prevent him embracing Christ as his LORD and Saviour. As I faced my own dark hour of depression and panic attacks, I knew I had to trust, not in the Christian religion I had known, but in a Person, Jesus Christ. As I waited patiently knowing that my hope was only in Him, while looking to no other, He faithfully came through. Jesus spoke the words of Matthew 11:28-30 into my heart. He told me not to worry and encouraged me to trust in Him. He reminded me of my Heavenly Father's love and faithfulness, the One Who feeds the birds and clothes the lilies---Matthew 6:26-34. A few days after speaking those words, as I miraculously recovered from nearly two years of depression, He appeared to me in the middle of an afternoon. Showed my past life, forgave me, and gave me His life. It was the day that changed my life, as the Darkness that sought to take my life fled, and I was healed by receiving His life. My burden was lifted and I was spiritually and physically renewed. Sadly, ever since then, religion had worked to cause me to reject my Salvation, because Jesus appeared to me at home, not within a church meeting, according to the rules and the regulations. Human rules and knowledge which govern religion, leads to abuse because they deny the power of the Holy Spirit of God that frees people from the power of sin. This places the leaders above Christ--human worship, idolatry and spiritual prostitution. Like Martha, people get so busy with programmes and serving flesh that there's no time to sit at the feet of Jesus, like Mary did, and learn from Him --Luke 10:38-42. With time, they suffer unnecessary pressure doing what they should love. Because they operated in the old man are overcome by trials and temptations. LORD, help us know, our help is in You alone. Amen. #achosenwitness #thewatchwoman