"Spiritual Disciples." In a world of instant gratification, discipline doesn't sound that inviting. That is until you realize that being intentional about drawing close to the Lord and knowing His joy comes from our focusing on making that happen.
These four disciplines aren't difficult. And, the outcome if finding the joy of the Lord as your strength, your breath and what your heart has always longed for.
Practicing the presence of God is a simple spiritual discipline that can change your life and your relationship with God! Just as being with someone you love is sweet and exciting and peaceful so it can be with you and the Lord.
With every breath you can be aware that you are loved and never alone. God is always with you.
You are always in His presence. You CAN learn a new way to live before God.
In a “with-God” life, you move through your day with Him. He is with your thoughts, feelings, behaviors.
You are aware of Him and you are loved.
Know that God is with you wherever you go
Have peace in the midst of hard circumstances
Have the deep and intimate relationship with God your desire
Alleviate anxiety and fear
Experience life with Christ
You know those habits you hate? Watch them start to disappear
You know how good it feels in God's presence on Sunday? Start to feel this everyday.
You know how others seem to have an intimate relationship with Christ? You can too.
You know that tug God places in your heart? Start to follow it now.
Being with someone you love is sweet and exciting and peaceful and so it can be with you and the Lord. As you learn to always be aware that the Lord is with you, your viewpoint, way of thinking, actions and attitudes will all start to transform. And, that peace that passes understanding will be yours.
We meet Him on the pages of Scripture listening for His prompting to a deeper understanding and gentle invitation toward transformation and relationship with Him.
You can study about Scripture, you can learn about theology, historical and cultural references and even ancient languages but it is only the interaction of the Word of God itself in our hearts and minds that brings deep, lasting, eternal change in us.
Lectio Divina is a spiritual discipline that causes us to slow down and hear God speak through His Word.
It is not a mystical, magical process but a deliberate communication with our God through His method of speaking to us – His Word. It is our acknowledgement that we believe that the Word IS alive and will change us.
So, we come to the word of God so that it will judge our hearts and minds and by it we will be conformed and transformed as we renew our minds to the truth of the Word.
In this spiritual discipline of Silence and Solitude, we will learn to come away and be still with God starting with just one minute each day and then adding another minute every day until we have learned to be at peace while alone with God.
Finally quiet your racing mind
Begin to experience intimacy with God
Exchange the cares of the world for the peace of God
Find that the joy of the Lord really is your strength
Break the world's hold on your day
Teach your mind to focus on God
Be quiet with the eternal One
Let go of the cares of the world
Learn to seek after silence and love solitude
This is an awesome spiritual discipline that will revolutionize your relationship with God and isn’t that why you are looking for?
Simplifying your life makes room for God to move. Simplicity is a spiritual discipline. It places Christ at the center of life and as the treasure.
Our lives feel cluttered, busy, overwhelming. We can’t seem to make them slow down so we can find a place to rest.
We long for simplicity but don’t know where to start and so we keep running from the time we get up until we go to bed.
Finding Simplicity in life means finding peace and rest and no longer being owned by this world and its desires.We just need a bit of help, some direction, and some encouragement to start to simplify our lives.
Learning to live simply is not only about changing how we live with our possessions but also our finances, our time, our relationships, our bodies, minds, emotions and our spirits.
IN HIS PRESENCE Practicing the presence of God is a simple spiritual discipline that can change your life and your relationship with God!
REAL CONVERSATIONS WITH GOD As in every relationship there is listening and talking, silence and reflection and it is the same here as we enter into a dialogue with Christ through His Word.
SILENCE AND SOLITUDE You will learn to come away and be still with God starting with just one minute each day and then adding another minute every day until we have learned to be at peace while alone with God.
MAKE SPACE FOR GOD Simplifying your life makes room for God to move. Simplicity is a spiritual discipline. It places Christ at the center of life and as the treasure.
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