Spiritual Disciplines: The Receptive Life

What if spiritual discipline is not about achieving, but about receiving?

 

In today’s episode, Brandon, Liv, Matt, and Peter explore the role of spiritual disciplines in the Christian life. Although easily twisted into a legalistic means of achieving moral improvement, the spiritual disciplines are actually the practices which help us receive God’s love. They are indeed disciplines, because it takes effort to train our hearts to let go of our own agenda and simply receive from God. They are paradoxically very hard and very easy all at once! But when we are freed from connecting spiritual discipline with our acceptance and self-worth, we can begin to engage with them in a receptive, curious manner. 

 

We pray that you hear the gracious invitation of Jesus to receive regular reminders of his love as you practice spiritual discipline! 

 

Links/References

• How to Actually Rest in Christ
• Ragged: Spiritual Disciplines for the Spiritually Exhausted by Gretchen Ronnevik
• Signpost Inn Retreat: a grace-filled weekend of rest in Jesus
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