"Pain led me to my greatness. And that greatness led me to a self-destructive downfall" - Darryl Strawberry

There’s so much talk about mental and physical health these days. But how do you keep your SOUL healthy? Is that even a thing? How is it with your soul?

It’s easy to drift spiritually. Our hearts get pulled, our days get filled, and we find ourselves empty and far from God. With so much stress and life-draining junk going on all around us, we need a soul replenishment strategy that works.

The good news is you CAN live each day closely connected with Christ! Wherever you find yourself today, you are only a breath away from God!

We are going to learn some practices that can help us stay spiritually fresh and alive to God in the midst of a crazy time.

• You will discover the pathway, practices, and people you need right now to feed your soul, based on how God wired you.

Lectio Divina is an ancient form of prayer, where we use Bible reading to intentionally listen to God. Through reading a small portion of scripture several times and answering a different question each time, God can speak to us, guide us, reveal his will to us through His Word.

The Examen practice is a simple set of questions that help us discover how God is present in our entire life. Practicing the Examen involves taking a few minutes of quiet at the end of your day to reflect on the day, and then invite Jesus to guide those self reflections. As we practice this self-evaluation before God- we will find ourselves becoming people who live more fully with God in our daily lives.

The Examen practice is a simple set of questions that help us discover how God is present in our entire life. Practicing the Examen involves taking a few minutes of quiet at the end of your day to reflect on the day, and then invite Jesus to guide those self reflections. As we practice this self-evaluation before God- we will find ourselves becoming people who live more fully with God in our daily lives.

Growing in life starts with examining the life you’re living. Our spiritual lives are no different. God’s often placed signs and experiences in our life to direct us towards his will for our best life. All we have to do is slow down and listen. In this message, we will dive into the practice of the Examen. Examining your life daily through this practice may be your next step towards a healthy, thriving soul.

You don't choose the same medicine for every ailment, yet that's pretty much what most Christians do when it comes to our spiritual health. We can feel sort of stuck in a single way that we've selected on how to stay alive to God. But is that the only way? 

No matter how far we may be from God we can experience revival, new life, and a whole new way of going at life. We can come into a relationship with Jesus for the first time ever and come alive to Him and we can come back and reconnect with Him. When you are alive to God everything in your life gets better.