The Christian Personal Development advantage
Science of today recognizes the spiritual side of man, although it doesn’t make a connection with a higher Deity or God. Current day society in general also recognizes it, but has different applications as the simple way to employ it for the better. Hence there is a Divine application as well as a earthly one. Spirituality is sometimes recognized as an inner force to be dealt with and is believed to have an immediate bearing on the standard of life. That being the case, it is very important for you to understand how it’s possible to make touch with your inner self and that is the intention of this Introduction to Christian Personal Development.
The Divine definition of spirituality, while embracing some of the same qualities as secular humanism, for example, love, compassion, patience, tolerance, compassion, happiness, responsibility, harmony, and a worry for others, goes further and is founded on the Bible doctrine of the fall of man, that occurred when Eve ate of the prohibited fruit in Genesis 3:6: the result was sin entered the world and also death as the results of sin. Death not only included physical death but also spiritual death. Death is a separation. Physical death is a separation of the spirit from the body while spiritual death is a separation of man’s spirit from God, the Holy Spirit.
Thus to realise the full benefits of your potential and God’s promises of the Bible for eternal life, joy, peace, happiness and purpose in this life, it’s a necessity to have a new connection with The Lord God which leads to having him living inside our spirit.
God thru his power then directs all of life thru sanctification, which is setting man apart from the general activities of sin and the flesh and repositioning him in the affairs of the Divine nature of the Lord which is Love, joy, peace, patience, gentleness, goodness, faith, temperance and meekness (Galatians 5:16-22). It no longer becomes an act of reforming our ways, but it is permitting God to condition his ways in us. This is God working in a person , not self-help as taught by Tony Robins as well as the AAA and most individual expansion Internet sites.
I really don’t mean to belittle the excellent work that Tony Robbins, the AAA and earthly personal development does. It’s right that people can become better humans through self help. What I say is that Divine individual growth places the stress on God and his work of transformation rather than our self effort, which naturally is far better than nothing at all, but misses the stamp of what God can do.
The 1st responsibility of anybody that wishes to get in contact with their spirituality from a Divine viewpoint is to find out how to have a connection with Almighty God.
Conclusion:
No effort put into your own personal development is wasted, if it is a secular approach or a Divine approach. The difference it makes in the standard of life can’t be denied and indeed will determine the amount of success, purpose and contentment in life. I hope that this Intorduction to Christian Personal Developmen is a help to you.
Jimmie Burroughs has been involved in teaching Christian Personal Development on and off for at least 30 years. He’s a dedicated disciple of Jesus Christ and considers helping others his calling in life. His internet site has many articles on preparing yourself for success thru personal development.
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