Oh, what a redemptive feeling!

Today, as I was talking to my long time pastor and friend from back home, he made a statement that put into words how I had been feeling for the last year.

Growing up I always thought that being a Christian meant following a set of rules and regulations and being judgmental of others. I thought it was about determining what was right and what was wrong, and it never felt right. When I finally realized that it isn't about any of those things at all, it is about two things: Love the Lord your God with all your heart, soul, mind, and strength; and love your neighbor as yourself. When that clicked with me it felt right, it was something I had been missing and didn't know it.

My pastor back home put it so well, "Oh, what a redemptive feeling it is."