Read Luke 6:12-16 and Matthew 14:22-23. What events preceded and followed these two passages?
Why do you think Jesus sought solitude?
Spiritual Habit #5 - Solitude: Solitude is more of a state of mind and heart than it is a place. When solitude frees us to spend time with God in His Word and prayer it leads to fulfillment rather than loneliness.
What would your first step be to develop this habit?
Read John 4:21-24. What does this passage tell us about God the Father’s stance toward worship?
Why do you suppose John stressed that worship is spiritual?
Spiritual Habit #4 - Worship: “Worship is the human response to the divine initiative. Worship is our response to the overtures of love from the heart of the Father. Its central reality is found ‘in spirit and truth." - Richard Foster
What would your first step be to develop this habit?
Read 1 John 1:7-9 and James 5:16. What do we see when confession is a part of our lives?
What role does private and communal confession have in your spiritual life?
Spiritual Habit #3 - Confession: An early church father wrote: “The confession of evil works is the first beginning of good works."
What would your first step be to develop this habit?
Read Mark 1:35-39, Mark 6:45-46, and Luke 5:16.
What did Jesus’ “prayer rut” look like?
How did he pass this rut onto his disciples?
Spiritual Habit #2 - Prayer: When tied to God’s Word, prayer leads to an intimate knowledge of God.
What would your first step be to develop this habit?
Read Joshua 1:8 and Psalm 19:14. What do these passages of God’s Word direct us to do?
What do they say is the consequence of this “life rut”?
Spiritual Habit #1 - Meditation: Meditation is a reflective consideration of God’s Word that leads us to know God’s will for our lives. What would your first step be to develop this habit?
Here are two simple questions that will help you meditate on God’s Word:
A spiritual habit is a repeated activity through which you place yourself before God, making yourself available to His transforming grace.
What are your spiritual habits?
This week Blueprint for Life will ask you to identify small steps needed to attain larger goals.
Regardless of the goal, each of us should consider the small step of developing our spiritual habits.
Each day of this week you will consider a spiritual habit through which God can transform you. E
ach of these spiritual habits is a “life rut” that leads us closer to God’s purpose for our lives.
Spiritual habits are like cables; we weave a thread of it every day, then over time they become strong.