My spiritual formation class has been a good reminder of Gods goodness and faithfulness. I enjoyed the readings for this class and learned a lot. It has helped me to examine my relationship with God and look for ways to grow. It is important to write out a spiritual growth plan, to track how far I have come in my walk with Christ and see a goal for the future. . I grew up in a non-denominational church. I loved God, I loved talking to him and about him. I literally prayed myself to sleep every night. When I was 14 my pastor had an affair and the church fell apart. I was devastated to loose my church family. We found a really good new church to start going to, but I didn’t want to get attached. I began to hate going to church, and only
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I rededicated my life to Christ and got baptized. Then I began to pursue the plan God had for my life, missions. I went on a short missions trip Rwanda then came home and began to look for mission organizations to partner with. I found an organization and with lots of praying and seeking God I found myself moving to Madagascar. My relationship with God had never been better. Some things I didn’t see coming happened in Madagascar and unfornatly I had to come home sooner then I had planned. This unforeseen storm only strengthend me in my walk with God. He was all I had to hold on to, so that is what I did. I hung onto him with everything I …show more content…
But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Unfrotantlly spiritual brokenness happens often. The world and even the church is full of hurt broken people that hurt others. It’s easy for us as Christians to transfer the character, thoughts and actions of other people onto God. I am guilty of this. Oftentimes I believe the lie that what other people say and think about me is also what God thinks of me. It is important for me to remind myself of Gods goodness and unconditional love for me when I start to hear those lies. When I experience hardship in my life, I need to be vigilant to remember to stand firm on the word of God and let the trial sharpen me and shape me instead of leading me down the path of spiritual
I rededicated my life to Christ and got baptized. Then I began to pursue the plan God had for my life, missions. I went on a short missions trip Rwanda then came home and began to look for mission organizations to partner with. I found an organization and with lots of praying and seeking God I found myself moving to Madagascar. My relationship with God had never been better. Some things I didn’t see coming happened in Madagascar and unfornatly I had to come home sooner then I had planned. This unforeseen storm only strengthend me in my walk with God. He was all I had to hold on to, so that is what I did. I hung onto him with everything I …show more content…
But take heart! I have overcome the world.” Unfrotantlly spiritual brokenness happens often. The world and even the church is full of hurt broken people that hurt others. It’s easy for us as Christians to transfer the character, thoughts and actions of other people onto God. I am guilty of this. Oftentimes I believe the lie that what other people say and think about me is also what God thinks of me. It is important for me to remind myself of Gods goodness and unconditional love for me when I start to hear those lies. When I experience hardship in my life, I need to be vigilant to remember to stand firm on the word of God and let the trial sharpen me and shape me instead of leading me down the path of spiritual