This is like the easiest blog post of my life. I simply want you to answer the following for me. This is something I really need you to do as I am writing an article and need your feedback.
What does your spiritual formation process look like? What are the key strategic things in your process that keep you focused on God? Also, what are the roadblocks that sometimes get in the way of that process? Told you it was an easy question, but is it an easy answer?
What does your spiritual formation process look like? What are the key strategic things in your process that keep you focused on God? Also, what are the roadblocks that sometimes get in the way of that process? Told you it was an easy question, but is it an easy answer?
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Prayer and scripture. Talking to Jesus and letting him guide your life. Amazing transformations happen each and every day!
Roadblocks? Being a Christian isn't easy because of the fear many of us having of loving others who are different around us. Showing love to ALL is the best way to minister to non-Christians. WWJD is overused, but it still works for me!
Taking the time to read the scriptures. Not reading to become a know it all. Rather, reading and observing how God works, guides, and protects His people.
When I do this consistently, it affects my prayer life, my sttitude, my relationships all the way around. But, my attitude for reading the scriptures has to be right. I know He wanyts me to grow from it (Rom. 15:4). If I will go to it like I do a New York Cheesecake, then I have a wonderful time.
Roadblocks -- allowing my schedule to interfere. Just my choices. I lose sight of the pay off.
My process? Hmmm..
Well i pray. Alot. About everything. Praying is my personal escape away from the world and my time with god. My time to let him know how i'm feeling, and what mistakes i made today and what i learned from them. Its my time for me to ask him for spiritual growth and forgiveness.
At times though, i feel like God isn't answering me. Like he has billions of other prayers coming in and mine is towards the bottom of the list, below the little boy praying for one last meal for his mother hoping it will keep his mother alive before she dies from aids, but neither her or her son know she has aids. And when i look at things like that, and think about everything that goes on across the world i start to think..Abby, you can make a difference. And so now i have been praying for god to help me make some sort of positive difference in the world.
I have also started to realize that it takes time for god to answer your prayers sometimes. He rules the WORLD. (in a good way) lol. but that, sometimes he waits to fully answer our prayers so that he can help us prepare our self for the real answers to our prayers. If that makes sense? like medical workers always pray for help with the cure to cancer..And god hasn't given it to them yet because he wants them to be fully prepared and give them tests for when the time comes they do find it! Or atleast thats how i think of it.
And now to the Roadblocks... Okay this is a complicated one. I get locked by alot of things. Ugh. Like, this year, i got blocked by lies. repeatedly. i got myself caught up in this huge stream of lies and i couldn't get myself out of it. And i just kept lieng and lieng trying to cover up the real me. i was ashamed of who i was. And i told myself God didn't love me, I thought i wasn't up to his standards. SO i just lied to make myself a "better person." and it worked, for awhile. Until i got caught. Then..it was over. was a nobody. And for months i cried myself to sleep, then finally a little at a time i earned my friends trust back..and then i went to a new years lock in and i realized christ loved me. The REAL me. And the feeling was Exhilerating. I love it. Haha. And yes, 've made mistakes sense then, but i have started to change into a better person. And i'm so proud of myself..
(this comment was long, and kinda off topic, but greg if your reading this..please know the change you have made in my life..idk what i would ever do without you. you have showed me the kind of person i want to be, and you were the one who brought christ into my life.) so thank you for everything you have done for me..and to those of you who are reading, if i have ever hurt you in anyway i want to apologize...i am trying to change, and it would help with your support. I know that christ is walking through this with me, and with him..anything is possible.
MAY 29TH, 2009. Abby Williams<3.
My process? Hmmm..
Well i pray. Alot. About everything. Praying is my personal escape away from the world and my time with god. My time to let him know how i'm feeling, and what mistakes i made today and what i learned from them. Its my time for me to ask him for spiritual growth and forgiveness.
At times though, i feel like God isn't answering me. Like he has billions of other prayers coming in and mine is towards the bottom of the list, below the little boy praying for one last meal for his mother hoping it will keep his mother alive before she dies from aids, but neither her or her son know she has aids. And when i look at things like that, and think about everything that goes on across the world i start to think..Abby, you can make a difference. And so now i have been praying for god to help me make some sort of positive difference in the world.
I have also started to realize that it takes time for god to answer your prayers sometimes. He rules the WORLD. (in a good way) lol. but that, sometimes he waits to fully answer our prayers so that he can help us prepare our self for the real answers to our prayers. If that makes sense? like medical workers always pray for help with the cure to cancer..And god hasn't given it to them yet because he wants them to be fully prepared and give them tests for when the time comes they do find it! Or atleast thats how i think of it.
And now to the Roadblocks... Okay this is a complicated one. I get locked by alot of things. Ugh. Like, this year, i got blocked by lies. repeatedly. i got myself caught up in this huge stream of lies and i couldn't get myself out of it. And i just kept lieng and lieng trying to cover up the real me. i was ashamed of who i was. And i told myself God didn't love me, I thought i wasn't up to his standards. SO i just lied to make myself a "better person." and it worked, for awhile. Until i got caught. Then..it was over. was a nobody. And for months i cried myself to sleep, then finally a little at a time i earned my friends trust back..and then i went to a new years lock in and i realized christ loved me. The REAL me. And the feeling was Exhilerating. I love it. Haha. And yes, 've made mistakes sense then, but i have started to change into a better person. And i'm so proud of myself..
(this comment was long, and kinda off topic, but greg if your reading this..please know the change you have made in my life..idk what i would ever do without you. you have showed me the kind of person i want to be, and you were the one who brought christ into my life.) so thank you for everything you have done for me..and to those of you who are reading, if i have ever hurt you in anyway i want to apologize...i am trying to change, and it would help with your support. I know that christ is walking through this with me, and with him..anything is possible.
MAY 29TH, 2009. Abby Williams<3.
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