The Christian Personal Development Vantage
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 generally also recognizes it, but has different applications as the proper way to make use of it for the better. Therefore there is a Divine application as well as a earthly one. Spirituality is frequently recognized as an inner force to be dealt with and is said to have a direct bearing on the quality of life. That being so, it is vital for you to understand how it’s possible to make touch with your inner self and that is the object of this Introduction to Christian Personal Development.
The Divine definition of spirituality, while welcoming some of the same qualities as secular humanism, for example, love, compassion, patience, tolerance, compassion, contentment, responsibility, harmony, and a worry for others, goes further and is based on the Bible doctrine of the fall of man, that occurred when Eve ate of the forbidden fruit in Genesis 3:6: the result was sin entered the world and also death as the result 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.
Therefore to realise the full benefits of your potential and God’s guarantees of the Bible for eternal life, joy, peace, happiness and purpose in this life, it’s a necessity to have a new connection with Our 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 strategies, nonetheless it is allowing God to instill his methods in us. This is God working in a person , not self help as taught by Tony Robins as well as the AAA and most personal growth Internet sites.
I definitely do not mean to belittle the sterling 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 expansion places the stress on God and his work of transformation instead of our self effort, which naturally is far better than nothing at all, but misses the stamp of what God can do.
The first responsibility of anyone that wishes to get in touch with their spirituality from a Divine viewpoint is to learn the way to have a relationship with The Lord Almighty.
Conclusion:
No effort put into your own personal development is wasted, whether or not it is an earthly 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 happiness 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 off and on for at least 30 years. He’s a dedicated disciple of Jesus Christ and considers helping folks his calling in life. His website contains many articles on preparing yourself for success through personal development.