A Short Guide to Spiritual Disciplines: How to Become a Healthy Christian

Self, my heart is proud (I’m absorbed in myself), and my eyes are haughty (I look down on other people), and I chase after things too great and too difficult for me. So of course I’m noisy and restless inside, it comes naturally, like a hungry infant fussing on his mother’s lap, like a hungry infant, I’m restless with my demands and worries. I scat

Pray the Psalms

Spiritual discipline is not something that helps our future selves be more loved by God; rather, it is something that helps our future selves be more surrendered to Him.

example, the “mean” or “middle” between being rash and being cowardly was the virtue of bravery. Or the middle ground between being stingy and being frivolous is the virtue of generosity.)

Disciplines to Practice

What have I left undone before the Lord and others?

surrender of all of life to God’s good design for identity, belonging, and purpose.

Life with God takes work, and it is work done from salvation, not for salvation.

Read God’s Word slowly for delight.