to fast means to get off of something for periods of time. say you want to fast from tv that means you won’t watch tv until you decide you’re done fasting. fasting is important because it’s us showing God what we can give up for him

to Pray is to talk to God. when we pray we are usually thanking God for everything he’s done or when we need something from him. God always hears our prayers even when we think he’s not listening he is and wants to answer them as soon as possible

to be liberated is to be set free which is what Jesus did for us when he died on the cross. if not for Jesus we would all still be in the chains of hell

Confession is important as it’s where we express to God how we’ve done wrong and we ask him for help and guidance in those areas in which we have messed up in. Confession isn’t a bad thing but rather a freeing one

it’s always important to celebrate the things of your life. to celebrate is to be joyous about what God has done for you in your life. without Celebration the world and your life would be very gloomy

Guidance is a great thing as it can teach us the way we should lead and how we are to follow God in our lives and spiritual walk with him. without proper guidance we become lost and in danger to the things of this world

to me worship is how we communicate our devotion to God and everything he is to us.

I love to worship because it’s an opportunity to just praise God and show my emotion to him and what he has done for me in my life. if you have never worshipped in your life I encourage you to

For me I view meditation as something we do to reflect on our lives and decisions. to meditate with God is to have a nice quiet time in his presence. the discipline of meditation is something we see in scripture as it refers to words and ways that people meditate and connect with God during the duration of their lives. the purpose of meditating with God is that we can grow in our faith and relationship with him that is if we believe in him if not then we are doing it for some other or no reason at all. it mentions in the bible how Adam and Eve meditated and walked and talked with God in the garden of Eden. God even after the fall of man reached out for his rebellious people and tried to teach them and guide them in the ways which were right and acceptable to him. Moses had an intimate relationship with God when they talked to each other while Moses was leading a nation of people that weren’t ready for such an intimate relationship. to meditate we hear God’s voice and words without it we are like lost sheep searching for answers often finding ourselves in the wrong places but with meditation we will always be in the right ones God has for us.

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.

My name is Christian and I love 7 God, people, food, Arizona iced tea, going to church and youth group, animals and my school and friends and family