We have been talking about walking in this world with a spiritual mindset – not an easy thing to do with all of the distractions around us. However, it will be one of the most important factors in differentiating ourselves from others in the world. Unfortunately, it will also be one of those things that sets you up as a target for some people who do not aspire to this kind of life. It will position you as the kind…
As we continue our theme of walking in the spiritual realm, I wanted to address another aspect of the spiritual life that most often does not fit into our regular schedule. Normally, we cram as much as possible into our day to feel like we have accomplished something of value. We feel as if we must keep up with high level performers whom we will be compared to. We measure our days by how many projects we crossed off, meetings…
Today we continue the concept of living a life in this world, but using spiritual wisdom and guidance to help us find peace and contentment. Living stress free is not always realistic, but having spiritual guidance and boundaries makes life a lot easier because we have guidelines that can be tested and proven over and over again. In all my years, I cannot remember God letting me down if I just followed His simple guidelines. Scripture reminds us that God…
Over the past few days we have focused on living within the spiritual realm. We talked about how that is initiated, what that looks like, the challenges of living there and how to keep our perspective when the visible world presents its stress and trauma. Part of that mental stress and discomfort originates when we are confronted with contradictory beliefs, ideas, or values that conflict with our existing values. It rattles our cages. That is because most of us have a strong desire for boundaries…
The past couple days we have talked about the spiritual aspect of life. We established the fact that it is an “optional” aspect of our lives and that we have to choose to incorporate the spiritual into our visible lives. We also identified that this development is our first and most important calling in life with our vocational profession becoming the outlet for our genetics and cultural experience. That personality is the key vehicle which allows us to communicate that…