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Spiritual Disciplines - For The Purpose of Godliness
Chapter 1 of this book is a primer for the rest of the book. It outlines to us the purpose behind why we should practice spiritual disciplines, that is, to achieve godliness in our lives.
Spiritual disciplines are not things to be done purely for their own sake. We are to do them with the goal of Christ-likeness in mind. They are the means by which we pursue God’s gracious mercy in transforming our life, so that we obtain more ‘freedom’ in living for Him. And whilst they require us to act, demanding that we put in some effort, to neglect them is to ignore the spiritual gifts which God has given us, and to invite spiritual fruitlessness into our lives.
Challenge:
For each spiritual discipline in this book, I need to honestly evaluate how I am going at pursuing it, and my motivation for doing so. I should also determine what I can do to improve in that area.
