I once had a conversation through social media with an acquaintance (whom I have actually met in person) in which, at its pinnacle, she claimed not to be religious. Based on what she posted online, though, I knew she was searching deep inside, but wasn’t prepared to admit that. I had offered counsel prior to that time, and she knew the door was open for conversation.
It’s astounding that people claim not to be religious, but it happens all the time. Many people today are what sociologists of religion call SBNR: Spiritual But Not Religious.
And yet, they are religious…just not in the traditional way.
People who spend every weekend at the casino? Religious.
People who keep a Buddha statue in their garden? Religious.
People who subscribe to porn channels? Religious.
You get the idea.
When we have any kind of ritual – even a subtle ritual – that surrounds an activity to which we ascribe worth, that makes us religious. And that activity becomes a form of worship.
What do you worship? To answer that question, ask yourself: What occupies my mind the most?
“Come, let us worship and bow down. Let us kneel before the LORD our maker, for he is our God” (Psalm 95.6-7a, NLT).
Passionately His 