Spiritual Pathways
November 24, 2009
When I was dating my now-husband, I quickly realized his spirituality looked different than mine. I felt closest to Jesus sitting down, reading my Bible and journaling. He felt closest to Jesus hammer in hand, helping build a house with a group of people in Mexico.
In God Is Closer Than You Think
- Intellectual pathway
- Relational pathway
- Serving pathway
- Worship pathway
- Activist pathway
- Contemplative pathway
- Creation pathway
While John encourages us each to have some involvement in each of the pathways, we probably have a few that feel most natural to us. For me, it’s #2, #4, and #6. For my husband, it’s #1, #3, and #7.
I think it’s time we move past simply encouraging our students to have quiet times. Those are good things, but there are lots of different ways to experience God’s presence.
©2009 Fuller Youth Institute
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Chris Schaffner