{"id":1049,"date":"2014-04-14T14:20:18","date_gmt":"2014-04-14T14:20:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.vivianefreitas.com\/en\/?p=1049"},"modified":"2014-04-23T14:22:32","modified_gmt":"2014-04-23T14:22:32","slug":"taking-care-of-your-spiritual-life","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.vivianefreitas.com\/en\/taking-care-of-your-spiritual-life\/","title":{"rendered":"Taking care of your spiritual life"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><p class=\"intro\">Nowadays, we have found that there are many youths who are suffering from many complexes such as identity crisis, depression, sadness and traumas they carry with them from their past or as they were growing up.<\/p><br \/>\n\u00a0<!--more--><br \/>\nAll of this leads them into isolation and thus begins a war between their reasoning and their emotions.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>That\u2019s why it\u2019s important to fill this emptiness that has left scars of the past, but it can only be possible with God. In order for this to happen these youths will have to take care of their spiritual life.<br \/>\nTaking care of your Spiritual life means to be attentive in what you do, who you hang around with, what you talk about and what you feed your thoughts.<br \/>\nBelow are a few steps for those who want to guard their relationship with God, and consequently their future.<br \/>\nThese steps are for those who want to take care of their relationship with God. If you don\u2019t want to then you don\u2019t need to take the following advice into consideration.<\/p>\n<p><strong>1st\u00a0TALK TO GOD:<\/strong><br \/>\nTo strengthen any relationship communication is key.  Whether it\u2019s in a marriage, engagement, while dating or just with friends. With God it is the same way, be sincere in your prayer, do not repeat only what you know, but what is truly inside you.<\/p>\n<p><strong>2nd\u00a0MEDITATING ON GOD\u2019S WORD:<\/strong><br \/>\nGod\u2019s word is what makes us strong spiritually because it is through His Word that He speaks to us.\u00a0\u00a0One chapter is more than enough, pay attention to the verbs and respect the punctuations (read preferably The New Testament) don\u2019t just read but put into practice what you read.<br \/>\n\u00a0<br \/>\n<strong>3rd\u00a0BAPTISM IN WATER:<\/strong><br \/>\nProve you truly surrender to CHRIST by burying your old nature (giving up mistakes, habits, and emotions) by becoming a new person and starting a new life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>4th\u00a0DEVELOP YOUR SALVATION:<\/strong><br \/>\nTo develop means to grow, to progress, to go forward, and this is very important when it comes to our salvation. When I come to the meetings on Wednesday, Friday and Sunday and I put into practice what I have been taught, then I will grow in my relationship with God. I will become strong spiritually so that I can overcome temptations, persecutions, and tribulations that I will face in life.<\/p>\n<p><strong>5th\u00a0GIVE OUT FREELY, WHAT YOU HAVE FREELY RECIEVED:\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nGive to others what you have freely received and are receiving by announcing to those who are suffering what God has done and is doing in your life.<br \/>\nEXAMPLE: If I receive anger, then I will transmit anger; if someone took me to the Youth Group, then I will most likely bring a youth as well, etc. Proving to others that I am not selfish, but instead I seek to do God\u2019s will in me as well.<\/p>\n<p>Give hope to those who are lost and need to be 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