Dating to Death do us part: Devotion 1
by jdaley0118 on Feb.02, 2009, under Life Groups
As we learned yesterday, in order to find the right mate, we must first find the “One”. This week’s devotions will be centered on developing yourself spiritually, so that God can lead you to the person you are to marry.
Isaiah 11:1-9The Spirit’s Gentle Ministry
Spiritual discipline has many forms. In his book, Celebration of Discipline, Richard Foster lists twelve disciplines: meditation, prayer, fasting, study, simplicity, solitude, submission, service confession, worship, guidance and celebration.
The responsibility to exercise these disciplines lies with us, but we should not think of them as our efforts to force ourselves to be better. Instead, we are submitting ourselves to a process whereby we will be changed. As we submit to Christ, as we allow him to work in us, we gain new insights into his reality, and the new person we become is shaped by our response to the gentle ministry of his Spirit.
From the disciplines, new habits develop that strengthen us and bring a hunger for more and more knowledge of God. We, his children, can be assured that he who delights in us and knows us perfectly is working in us to bring about spiritual vitality and wholeness.
Life Builders
*Which of the twelve spiritual disciplines listed above have you consciously worked to incorporate into your spiritual life?
*Which additional spiritual discipline would you like to have? How can you begin to incorporate it into your life today?
