Thursday, May 03, 2007

Spiritual Core


You are - at your core - a spiritual person as much as you are a physical person. In fact, when 
your physical body dies, your spiritual "body" will live on. Because of this, commit to a dynamic spiritual life.

To be a wealthy person you must commit time and energy to making money and wise investments. 
To be a healthy person you must commit time and energy to exercising and eating right. 
To be an intelligent person you must commit time and energy to learning, memorizing and studying. 

To be a spiritual person you must commit time and energy to developing your spiritual person through spiritual disciplines. If you don't commit to this, and discipline yourself the same way you would in other areas of life, you will not achieve growth in your spiritual life.

Principles:

1. Study the scriptures and internalize them. The wealth of knowledge in the Bible is incalculable. It is immeasurable, and it is invaluable. So much of philosophy for life, work and business comes from a foundation the Bible and its teachings. 

2. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you." It seems obvious and in doing so, it will make you a more spiritual person because it will cause you to value people more and 
be more concerned for their needs.

3. Be a "pray-er" as well as a doer. There is an old saying that you should pray like it depends on God and act like it depends on you. That is good advice, and we would do well to take heed of it. I do not mean elaborate prayers. I mean straight and simple reflection and communication with God. It is powerful when you are doing the best you can and then letting God take care of the rest.

4. Be involved in a community of faith. Well, I know that people are not perfect. But I also know that there are good-hearted people in the world who are a part of a local community of faith. When you find the right one - you will benefit by belonging.

5. Love others. In all things, act in love. If what you are doing, or saying, or even thinking, fails the love test, then don't do it. The Bible says, "God is Love." 

One of the goals in leaving a spiritual legacy is that we should live in such a way that we are not hypocritical. We act according to what we say we believe. Society may not place a high value on it but you should. The only thing that lasts is the legacy that you create, develop and leave for those who come after you.

Take out time this week to think through what kind of spiritual legacy you will leave behind. 
Will people be better off spiritually by your actions, your words, your very life? Let's all make it a goal that the people we come in contact with will indeed be spiritually uplifted.

I wish You Great Success.
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