Spiritual Practices
Think of it as keeping your ears open, in ways and in places and in times of the day when before you wouldn’t have thought to listen. Think of it as tuning yourself to recognize God’s voice, as becoming someone who regularly, intentionally hears.
Spiritual practices are exactly what their name suggests; they’re ways to be deliberate about matters of the soul. A spiritual practice is a tool for becoming aware of God within the normalcy of life—it injects the sacred into elements that could otherwise seem just everyday. So in applying spiritual practices, we find that the lines can be blurred between those things spiritual and what is secular:
Gratitude can happen when we’re mowing the lawn; worship and grocery shopping are compatible; God can be pursued on the evening commute.
(from the Mars Hill website)
Prayer, confession, meditation, and fasting are a few of the traditional spiritual practices. These basics are a wonderful way to get started with gearing your life around spiritual disciplines.
Below are some ideas for a new take on these old favorites. So whether you are exploring spiritual practices for the first time, looking to deepen your spiritual journey, or need a change from what you have been doing, here are a few ideas of spiritual practices to try...
Below are some ideas for a new take on these old favorites. So whether you are exploring spiritual practices for the first time, looking to deepen your spiritual journey, or need a change from what you have been doing, here are a few ideas of spiritual practices to try...