Spiritual growth

A few weeks ago we discussed things that had helped us in our spiritual growth, specifically relating to prayer. The item that I shared for the class was my prayer journal. Now, before some of you start tuning me out with the "I'm not a journal person" phrase, let me reassure you that I am not either. I had never kept a journal for more than a week in my entire life. However, a few summers ago someone introduced me to the idea and I have been blessed by using the journal ever since. All I have in my journal is the date and then a list of the situations and people that I am praying about. Using the journal has kept me more consistent in my prayer life and I have been able to go back and look at the ways that God has answered my prayers. I can see times where I had a request that seemed to be so daunting at the time, but God has answered the prayer and I have almost forgotten the problem.

The second item that has helped me grow spiritually is spending time reading the Bible. I have used Bible reading schedules, the Daily Bible, and I am using the One Year Bible now. All of them have their advantages, but they have all helped me grow. I cannot imagine being where I am today without all of the lessons that I have learned through reading every day.

Enough about me, what about you? What have you done that has impacted your spiritual growth? I would love to hear from you and let you share with others so that we can learn from each other.
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