Spiritual Practice

So what makes up your spiritual practice? Do you think that your spiritual practice is made up of Sunday mornings and a daily time of prayer or bible reading? Maybe you think it includes those things but also includes meeting with a group of people on a regular basis outside of church too. If this is the case then you may limit yourself to only certain times of the day or week to actually develop your spirituality and grow. You can set aside a morning for church, and many mornings set aside thirty minutes or so a day to read and pray. You can even set aside another evening to spend time with others talking about your spiritual life and helping, discipling each other. However, you may be missing out on the true power and nature of your spirituality.

You learned Christ! My assumption is that you have paid careful attention to him, been well instructed in the truth precisely as we have it in Jesus. Since, then, we do not have the excuse of ignorance, everything—and I do mean everything—connected with that old way of life has to go. It's rotten through and through. Get rid of it! And then take on an entirely new way of life—a God-fashioned life, a life renewed from the inside and working itself into your conduct as God accurately reproduces his character in you.

Ephesians 4:20-24

You see true spirituality is a mental attitude that can be practice 24 hours a day. You do not need to limit your spiritual practice to specific periods of time, this is not doing everything to get rid of the old way of life. I love the idea, the truth of this scripture, that says your life is renewed from the inside and then works its way our into conduct. As you change your inside, your way of thinking, God's character will be reproduced in you and your spiritual practice will be 24 hours a day.

So will you practice kindness today? How about love? How about forgiveness? You will have the chance today to practice, every moment of your day you will be able to allow God to reproduce God's character in you. So keep your spiritual practice of church, quiet time, reading, and group meetings - just expand what you learn there to the rest of your life. Make your practice of spirituality a real one! A practice that actually makes an impact on others as you change your inside and thinking, you have real behaviors that bring God to others in real ways.

Namaste'