What are the spiritual disciplines?
- Prayer – communicating with God (Matt. 6:9)
- Worship – giving God glory through attitudes and actions (1 Cor. 14:26)
- Service – supportive action toward others (Mark 10:45)
- Meditation – focusing on God and his will (Phil. 4:8)
- Fasting – a reminder of the source of all nourishment (Luke 5:35)
- Study – careful attention the the reality that God reveals to us, especially through Holy Scripture (Luke 2:46)
- Simplicity – seeking God’s Kingdom first (Matt. 6:33)
- Submission – placing God’s will above one’s own (Luke 22:42)
- Solitude – withdrawing from the world to spend time with God (Matt. 14:23)
- Confession – acknowledging one’s sin with and to others in the community of faith (James 5:16)
- Guidance – giving and receiving direction from others along the journey with Jesus (Acts 15:8)
- Celebration – taking joy is what God has done (1 Cor 5:8)
- is ignorant of God’s ways
- is arrogant concerning his place in the universe
- is busy making his own plans
- constantly invites noise into his life
- denies his sin
- is attracted to idols
The disciplines can help clear the path and bring us back into line-of-sight with the Savior.
These 12 spiritual disciplines help to combat the sinful nature and our naturalistic world view. They can bring the believer into a mental, emotional, and spiritual state
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