Spiritual Disciplines

The Spiritual Disciplines are not hard they are merely things that help keep us in line when it comes to following Jesus. They help guide us in our walk with Christ and without them we might become lost. we don’t need to have everything together in order to follow them or to practice them as that’s not why we follow them. The two difficulties we’re faced with are the philosophical and the practical one. the philosophical one forces us to think outside the world we’re in and get our minds into the world that God is in that is perfect and has all the answers. the second one causes us to think inward in ourselves and examine whether or not the contents of our heart are fulfilling or pleasing to what God would have us do. many prefer to not think inward as they don’t want to expose themselves to their flaws but in order to successfully live the spiritual life it is imperative that we do so. in our Enthusiasm to practice the spiritual disciplines we fail to actually practice discipline. the life that pleases God isn’t the one filled with religious duties such as communion or tithing but rather the life that has an intimacy with God and his word.