All believers must grow and mature in our journey of faith. We can all identify areas in which we must grow, but this growth is a process that takes time. It is a process in which I allow God to work on me, but I invest time for this to happen. The spiritual disciplines or rules of life are intentional external and internal changes that we desire and decide to do to love God and our brothers in a deeper way. But my desire and my effort are not what will transform me. By exercising the spiritual disciplines we focus on the presence of God who is going to bring about change in our lives. They help us connect better with God and listen to His Word to follow Him more deeply. They help us to be docile to the Holy Spirit and help us finally to shape the character of Christ in us in a unique way. Since we were not created by molds, the Holy Spirit will guide us to discover the disciplines we need most, to grow in that communion and personal intimacy with the Father.
The disciplines that I practice are prayer, reading …show more content…
In this week it was very difficult for me to experience the discipline of confession, first, it is difficult to find a trustworthy person who can be trusted, second it is difficult to open the heart and recognize that you are a sinner and that you have many flaws. I believe that I need more time to be able to practice this discipline in all its capacity, in the little time that I can experience, I think it is healthy and I felt that when I say my faults and my sins the load became lighter. If we are alone with our sin and we do not confess it is more prone to destruction. Our sin must be confessed so that it can begin to heal and at the same time have a change. Confession is not only telling the truth, it also involves recognizing the pain of the person we have hurt, as well as the pain of God for our
The disciplines that I practice are prayer, reading …show more content…
In this week it was very difficult for me to experience the discipline of confession, first, it is difficult to find a trustworthy person who can be trusted, second it is difficult to open the heart and recognize that you are a sinner and that you have many flaws. I believe that I need more time to be able to practice this discipline in all its capacity, in the little time that I can experience, I think it is healthy and I felt that when I say my faults and my sins the load became lighter. If we are alone with our sin and we do not confess it is more prone to destruction. Our sin must be confessed so that it can begin to heal and at the same time have a change. Confession is not only telling the truth, it also involves recognizing the pain of the person we have hurt, as well as the pain of God for our