These things are descriptive- not prescriptive. What I mean is, I’m not suggesting that this list is the authority. What I am trying to do is help folks see that their own spiritual growth takes thought & action.
How does a Christ-follower develop daily spiritual rhythms?
- Start early.
- Set a time and place to spend one on One time with God.
- Pray before meals.
- Involve the spiritual with the every day.
Highlights:
- Early doesn’t come easy for every person, but for most people early is the best shot at carving out some solitude- which is desperately needed when trying to spend meaningful time with Jesus.
- If you value Bible reading you really need to set a normal time and place or its just not likely to happen.
- Meals are often a social time as well, shared with family, friends, or co-workers. What a great time to acknowledge God together.
- A word of warning…praying at any set time like this can become an empty ritual IF you are not genuinely talking to God. And by ritualistic prayer, I mean meaningless…like just mumbled on auto-pilot with little thought to what is being said or who it is being said to.
- We would all be better off living life with no separation between sacred and secular.