No More Rules, Please (Part 1)

Doesn't it suck how certain places make you feel uncomfortable with their rules? There are three that intimidate me the most:

1. Golf pro-shops. “Proper clothes & etiquette required.” It’s like if I don't dress the "right way" (their way), I'm not allowed to hit a stupid ball. I hate rules!

2. Ritzy hotels. Once for our wedding anniversary, my younger bro got Julie (my drop-dead gorgeous wife) and me a room in Boca Raton, FL at this posh hotel. I remember driving up in our Ford Escort while all other cars were Beemers, Jags and Mercedes. Very uncomfortable from the time we arrived. More rules.

3. Restaurants that own too much silverware. I hate having to dress up and go into a restaurant that gives you 4 plates, 3 knives, 2.5 spoons and 5 different forks. And then to have to sit at a table with someone who knows what each one is for. No thanks; just give me one of each and I'm good! I guess some guy had nothing better to do than to make up rules for which fork to use. No more rules, please!

But you know what's worse than all that put together? The most uncomfortable place I've even been in is the Church. It’s often INTIMIDATING & WEIRD and yet I have a sneeking suspicion that Jesus never intended it to be that way. The religious talk, plastic smiles, judgmental attitudes, and lists of do's &don'ts. Ugh!

Who would ever want to follow Jesus if “IT'S ALL ABOUT THE RULES”? NO fun, NO movies, NO dancing, NO MISSING CHURCH… unfortunately that sort of baggage is what MAN-MADE RELIGION is all about. Believe it or not, Jesus...the God of the Bible is VERY DIFFERENT. Next time, part-two.

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