You Gobble Like a Turkey but Your Meat's So Dry

So... about the title. Just gonna go ahead and be honest, I just thought it would attract attention! It's something my friend said, and no, there is no relevance behind it whatsoever. Actually... Whoa. That's legit.... What if... It's a metaphor for Christians that speak the Word of God and shout praises to Him and yet on the inside they are nothing more than dried up meat? All talk, no action. Or all talk, no application. Wow, legit, I literally had no intentions of actually using that saying for a word; let alone an applicable one. But what the heck let's run with it. And see if it can actually work. The Lord does have quite a sense of humor after all! (Like, for instance, why turkeys gobble? Was God just up there making silly noises? I like to think he was, and that makes me happy :D) So... turkey's gobble, that's what they do. That's how they communicate. And how do we communicate? Through words. At least I hope so, I have yet to meet a human that gobbles.... Anywho, how do we communicate with God? Through prayer, obviously. Now, the problem here is that the turkey would not be able to help if it's meat were dry or not. It has no control over how good a cook the person is that's cooking him up. Haha poor turkey..... Ok. So, anyway... Back to us. We CAN control whether or not our meat is dry. Is this reminding you of anyone in the Bible??? The P-Dizzles and the S-Sizzles? Or in other words, the Pharisees and the Sadducees. Well I don't know about ya'll, but I would not want people to think I was a P-Dizzle or an S-Sizzle. (Is that bad? It sounds like I'm making them sound cool when in reality, they were dried up turkeys!) And this is a problem I have with so many churches today: It's become all about ritualistic practices and not about relationship. So many are lost in this; and it breaks my heart. I imagine people such as this hating their lives if I had to be honest. I mean, it would appear to me a monotonous routine, that takes place day after day after day after day. Of course there are many that very literally believe in what they are doing; and that their performances are pleasing unto God. And those people truly are some of the most pitied among men. I'm not saying that we shouldn't follow in the commands of the Lord. But when that becomes what it's all about, and we forget about the relationship that we are called to have with our Lord, that is when Satan truly has the power. It is churches and organizations such as the kind I listed above where the enemy thrives. And I believe that the church, the bride of Christ as a whole, not only needs to spread the word of Christ as we are called to do, but also seek to destroy religiosity. That may sound crazy to you. After all, Christianity is a religion. But it goes back to the fact that it is not about the religious practices, but about our relationship with the Lord. And don't get the wrong idea here. When I say we ought to destroy religiosity, I am not saying that we should just march right in and shout like crazy people and start flailing things about like jabbering bafoons; rather we need to approach it in a peaceful; non-judgemental way. And just think how many more people, if brought out of their bondage to decaying religious practices and into the glorious freedom of the sons of God (:D), would be preaching the good news about the chance for a RELATIONSHIP with Christ?? I hope this is making sense! I've gotta get to class, probably a good thing thing because I could write on this all day!! Remember, it's all about RELATIONSHIP. Thanks!! :D