Spiritual disciplines


"Discipline will always seem like a burden unless we understand the desire behind the discipline. If the desire for a discipline is simply to get a quick fix of spirituality, you will not develop a habit of walking daily with God. If the desire for a discipline is to get God off your back through religious duty, you probably will not develop a habit of accepting the grace God extends through the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus.

If your desire, however, is to develop a lasting, powerful relationship with God and to grow in knowledge and experience of him in your life, then you are likely to develop meaningful interaction with God through spiritual disciplines."