Keeping a strong spiritual life can be near to impossible, especially with the kind of culture that is present in the modern world. More so, the temptation of commercialism and materialism can be so strong that it makes it easier for us to forget that we need to nurture and feed our spirituality rather than our material needs. How do we build a really strong spirituality amid all these? Here are seven ways to do so:
- Make time for prayer and meditation. We live in a fast-paced world filled with busy schedules and deadlines. However, spirituality can not thrive in this kind of environment. What you need is a quiet time for yourself where you can think, relax your mind and just contemplate about your day. Focus your thoughts and calm down the noise that is within you. You can only pray from the heart and establish your faith once you are focused and you have found a way to silence your inner turmoil. When you think about it, meditating and praying will only take around 15 minutes of your time, so make it a habit to start and end your day with a prayer.
- Be a blessing and serve. It is easy to follow your needs and your wants, but if you want to enrich your spiritual life, it will entail some sacrifices. Devote some of your time, energy and resources in serving for a greater cause, one that will make you a blessing to other people. Yes, you may feel that one some days, your rubber will be stretched and you will feel like giving up in serving other people, but it is through these challenges that you will grow in your spirituality.
- Be with like-minded people. Faith grows in solitude, it will also thrive when you are in the company of people who have the same goal as you. Gather around and spend time with people who can share you how they nurture and renew their spirituality and you can also share yours. Listening to other people’s challenges, words and experiences lets you reflect about your own life, allowing growth for your spirituality. It is also through this that you will find the right encouragement especially during situations when you feel that your spirituality is weakening.
- Make spiritual growth one of your main priorities. You are aware that you need to have a stronger spiritual life in order for you to have a balanced and meaningful life. By making your spirituality a priority in your life allows you to make time for it and practice your spirituality by keeping your integrity even with all the challenges posed by the outside world.
- Be thankful of your blessings. The modern world is full of instant gratifications that you sometimes tend to forget that at one point, those events or things are actually hard to attain. Start and end your day by identifying the blessings that you have received, be it in a form of an event, a material thing or a person who came in your life. When you are in your toughest times, making this a habit will let you see life with more optimism even.
- Observe integrity and commit to it. When you are in the company of other people who have the same goal as you, you may strengthen your spirituality while you are in solitude or. However, not everyone in this world has the same perspective. It can be challenging to deal with these people but if you keep your integrity and practice it whatever the situation may be, you can get through one of the biggest challenges of your spiritual life.
- Share your spirituality to those who might need them. Radiate a positive and spiritual life and tell those who feel lost that they too, can strengthen their spirituality.
More so, the temptation of commercialism and materialism can be so strong that it makes it easier for us to forget that we need to nurture and feed our spirituality rather than our material needs. Listening to other people’s words, experiences and challenges lets you reflect about your own life, allowing growth for your spirituality. By making your spirituality a priority in your life allows you to make time for it and practice your spirituality by keeping your integrity even with all the challenges posed by the outside world.
Share your spirituality to those who might need them. Radiate a spiritual and positive life and tell those who feel lost that they too, can strengthen their spirituality.
