Basic Spiritual Disciplines

<p class=ql-align-justify><strong>Why should we spend time alone with God fast pray and read the Bible? What is the goal? </strong>After all there is no purpose for practicing discipline without a goal. An athlete spends time practicing his sport and exercising his body because he has a goal of performing on the field. A farmer wakes up early every morning to tend his field because he has the goal of a harvest. So what is a Christian's goal in practicing the basic spiritual disciplines? </p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>The answer is simple: </p><p class=ql-align-justify>Because we want to be godly. </p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>This book is a short and concise introduction to the basic spiritual disciplines and its aim is to help you make time with God a daily habit. It will not cover all the spiritual disciplines only four that we will call the basic spiritual disciplines. They are:</p><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><ol><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>MEDITATION UPON GOD'S WORD</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>PRAYING GOD'S WORD & GOD'S WILL</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>SILENCE & SOLITUDE</li><li data-list=bullet><span class=ql-ui contenteditable=false></span>FASTING</li></ol><p class=ql-align-justify><br></p><p class=ql-align-justify>And the good news? You do not walk the road of godliness by yourself. If you are in Christ then the presence of a Divine Person is living inside of you comforting you counseling you guiding you and directing you toward the goal of godliness.</p><p><br></p>