Ways Of Effectively Completing Spiritual Training

By Nancy Wood


Experts indicate that your outer appearance is a reflection of how healthy your spirit is. Spiritual training is a continuous process aimed at polishing your inner being. With a polished spirit, you are more energetic in pursuit of your goals. This keeps you strong and enables you to counter most challenges coming your way. What strategies can you use to ensure that the training is effective?

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 like-minded mentors to support you in the journey. There is no chance to grow if you live and interact with the same people who led you into weakness. Identify seasoned leaders who will guide your spirituality. The people should be familiar with your journey in life. The spirituality must also have been tested and proven to produce desired fruits. Whether you will succeed or fail in your journey will depend on the company you keep. Some will encourage while others will discourage you.

Find relevant materials for spiritual growth. Your leader, teacher or mentor does not know everything. It is also impossible to contact or physically learn from the leaders you look up to in life. To tap into the resources of the other leaders, read their books, listen to their podcasts, watch videos they have recorded, etc.

Expect challenges in your attempt to grow. Everything does not turn out as you expected. You will accomplish some and fail to accomplish others. Many people get discouraged to the point of abandoning their pursuit for a better life in spirit. Change requires a bit of effort. Be ready to face resistance and thus soldier on despite difficulty. It is impossible to experience change without sacrifices and resistance. Keep your eyes on your target.

Work on your physical environment. Identify a place that is convenient and conducive for learning. It should have the least possible distractions and thus allow you to concentrate on learning new skills and habits. Be ready to change your place of residence if it is contributing to your spiritual weakness. Change refreshes the soul and makes it easier to absorb the new teachings.

Reset your goals from time to time. Set a specific period by which you will have achieved a particular goal. Once the goal is achieved, set other higher or more challenging goals. Engage in exercises that challenge your spirit. They help you reveal areas of weaknesses and thus work on improving them. Start today instead of postponing your training sessions.




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