Basic Spiritual Disciplines

Why should we spend time alone with God, fast, pray, and read the Bible? What is the goal? After all, there is no purpose for practicing discipline without a goal. An athlete spends time practicing his sport and exercising his body because he has a goal of performing on the field. A farmer wakes up early every morning to tend his field because he has the goal of a harvest. So, what is a Christian's goal in practicing the basic spiritual disciplines? 

The answer is simple: 

Because we want to be godly. 

This book is a short and concise introduction to the basic spiritual disciplines, and its aim is to help you make time with God a daily habit. It will not cover all the spiritual disciplines, only four that we will call the "basic spiritual disciplines." They are:

1. MEDITATION UPON GOD'S WORD
2. PRAYING GOD'S WORD & GOD'S WILL
3. SILENCE & SOLITUDE
4. FASTING

And the good news? You do not walk the road of godliness by yourself. If you are in Christ, then the presence of a Divine Person is living inside of you, comforting you, counseling you, guiding you, and directing you toward the goal of godliness.