Importance Of Spiritual Formation

The foundation of spiritual formation is who we are in Christ and also we base this on the word (scriptures) that God gives us in the Bible. Using the Bible as a foundation is how we grow and form spiritually to become more like Christ. God was gracious enough to send his son to this earth so that we could be saved and have a relationship with Him. Spiritual disciplines are how we grow in that grace that God has given us and the grace he has for us that is shown by Him sending His only son for us to redeem the unworthy. As Willard puts it “Spiritual disciplines, ‘exercises unto godliness,’ are only activities undertaken to make us capable of receiving more of his life and power without harm to ourselves or others.” These disciplines are also …show more content…
“when we engage in them conscientiously and creatively and adapt them to our individual needs, time, and place—will be more then adequate to help us receive the full Christ-life and become the kind of person that should emerge in the following of him.” Doing these will impact our relationship with God. But we cannot do all of them alone. This is where the church comes into play with the spiritual disciplines and why the Church I essential to spiritual formation. This is because we are meant to live in unity with believers each guiding one another more and more towards who Christ is. The community of your Church is there to help you through these spiritual disciplines for example, guidance. When you need help with making a decision you first go to God and then second go to your peers, mentors, small group leaders, pastors, parents or anybody who has the best interest for you to help guide you into the right direction. Yes we could make decisions on our own, but it is easier and more helpful when you have a group of people helping you and coming up with ways to form your decision. We are all supposed to implement our spiritual gifts and combine them with one another and help others out by using your gifts that you are