A Comprehensive Spiritual Training Guide

By Nancy Wood


According to experts, the way you appear outwards reflects the health of your spirit. Spiritual training helps to polish your spirit and provide the required energy boost to push you towards accomplishing your goals. There is greater peace of mind when your spirit is strong. This makes your interactions with people more productive and easier. What strategies can you use to train the heart and make it stronger?

Evaluate your current position. Take account of your journey in faith identifying areas which need improvement. Begin by understanding where you started and points at which you likely lost your way. Write down the issues or persons who contributed to your failure or brought you down. Be honest when conducting the review. Failure to be honest means that you will be engaging in an exercise in futility.

Chat a definite growth path to pursue. This involves identifying milestones that must be achieved at the end of the week, month, year, etc. Identify the pillars on which your spirituality was anchored and factors that may have caused you to stray or are causing you to feel weak. This should be an honest review session. It may help to be in contact with an experienced leader to provide guidance.

Find the right people to move with to the next level. It is impossible to change if you stick with same people or those who do not understand your destiny. As such, find experienced leaders in spirituality. They should be learned and following a spirituality that is tested. Your company on daily or regular basis will also determine how well you adapt and stick to the new route.

Interact with quality spiritual materials. While your leader or teacher provides incredible materials to support you in your desire to grow, there is a lot that you can do on your own. Read books by spiritualists, watch videos, listen to audios, attend their conferences, etc. You will also expand your understanding of spirituality.

Be ready to encounter challenges. Everything will not turn out as you expect. Some goals will be accomplished while others will fail. This should not discourage you. Keep pursuing growth in spirit and make effort to become better spiritually. This is where you will need to make a lot of sacrifices in order to hit your target.

Synchronize your physical environment. Learning will not be effective if it is conducted in an environment where there are distractions or where you cannot concentrate. Look for a silent time and place to learn from. You may opt for a retreat or even pilgrimage. In case you live in an area full of temptations, shift to increase your chances of absorbing the new teachings.

Constantly evaluate your goals. Your learning goals should be timed. Timing means that the goals will lapse. Once you have achieved a particular level of growth, raise up your goals and aim higher. Challenge yourself by exercising what you have learned. The exercises help you identify areas where you need to improve. Begin the learning process today other than keep procrastinating and postponing.




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