SYNC- Connecting w/God by Finding A Rhythm of Life

LISTEN IN: Miss the Sunday teaching conversation? Listen in HERE.

TRY IT: Start making spiritual habits regular parts of your life.

· Confessing- Speaking about who Jesus is in our lives- both to ourselves and before others.

· Unplugging- Stepping away from the constant stream of noise and people to be quiet and listen to God.

· Praying- Talking regularly with God through different payer forms (Ex. The Lord’s, Breath, Fixed Hour, Conversational).

· Engaging the Scripture- Allowing God to speak into our lives by reading the Bible, letting it read us, and doing what God says.

· Reflecting- Taking time to ponder and appreciate what God has been doing in our lives. (Ex. Journaling).

· Resting- Exercising our faith in God and creating space for Him to restore us by stopping from our work and busyness.

· Food- Using daily meals and occasional feasts/fasts to help us be grateful to God, celebrate His abundance and seek God more.

· Worshipping- Offering ourselves to God- both when we gather with other believers and as we live each day.

1. Review the spiritual habits we’ve discussed so far (see above) and reflect: Which of these habits: Speak most to what you need from God? Do you feel most prompted to make a part of your life? Would increase your awareness of, desire for and dependence on God?

2. Start developing a plan to incorporate these habits into your rhythm of life. See below.

3. Continue learning about spiritual habits with these (or other) resources:

· The Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun

· The Sacred Ways, by Tony Jones

· An Ordinary Day with Jesus, by John Ortberg & Ruth Haley Barton

· Sacred Pathways, by Gary L. Thomas

Find a friend(s) who also wants to learn more about living daily with God and share this journey together.

MY RHYTHM OF LIFE

I feel led by God to incorporate the following spiritual habits into my life:

DAILY: (ex. Blessings at meals, read Bible, prayer)

WEEKLY: (ex. Review week & journal, hang w/church & small group, rest)

MONTHLY: (ex. Read 1 spiritual book, secret service, meet w/spiritual mentor)

QTRLY: (ex. Day of solitude, service to the poor)

EVERY 6 MONTHS: (ex. Sacrificial offering, take class to study scripture in depth)

ANNUALLY: (ex. Vacation, fast @ Lent, retreat)

BEYOND THAT: (ex. Missions trip every 2 yrs, silent retreat @ monastery every 5yrs)