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SPIRITUALd FORMATIONd CONCEPTSd d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
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Thed spirituald selfd ofd and individuald isd and extremelyd powerfuld elementd thatd cand helpd
peopled tod getd closerd tod thed Almighty.d Ind orderd tod becomed spirituald ind nature,d itd isd necessaryd
tod developd thed characterd ofd and individual.d Asd statedd byd Reidd Kisling,d ad persond cand becomed
strongd ind thed spirituald sensed byd developingd hisd ord herd innated characterd ind everyd walkd ofd lifed
andd faithd (Pettit,d 2008).d Thed characterd ofd ad persond isd and intimated elementd thatd playsd ad keyd
roled tod shaped thed individuald andd hisd veryd actionsd andd deeds.d Thusd whiled formingd thed
internald spirituald self,d ad persond needsd tod focusd ond developingd hisd characterd sod thatd hed cand
moved ad stepd closerd tod Christ.d
Billd Millerd hasd stressedd ond thed pointd ofd loved tod formd thed spirituald characterd ofd ad person.d Hed
hasd givend ad highd priorityd tod loved asd itd bridgesd thed gapd betweend humand beingsd andd Jesusd
Christ.d
Loved isd thed maind componentd thatd cand bringd peopled closerd tod oned anotherd andd helpd
themd tod getd ind closed proximityd tod thed Christ.d Itd actsd asd thed maind foundationd ofd communityd
andd itd cand haved ad majord impactd ond thed spirituald formationd ofd individuals.d Ind thed book,d thed
objectived ofd thed writersd isd tod encouraged thed readersd tod moved ad stepd closerd tod thed Lordd byd
followingd differentd spirituald formationd pathsd (Pettit,d 2008).d Thed spirituald enrichmentd isd thed
ultimated thingd thatd cand helpd peopled tod buildd strongd andd integratedd communities.d d d d
Pland ofd actiond tod addressd thed areasd
Ind orderd tod followd thed pathd ofd spirituald formation,d itd isd necessaryd ford and individuald tod
haved ad strongd character.d Buildingd ad strongd characterd isd notd ad cakewalkd ford ad persond becaused
ad numberd ofd distractionsd arised ind hisd ord herd environment.d Itd isd necessaryd tod focusd ond thed
cored facetsd ofd spirituald formationd namelyd reflectived reading,d actived repentance,d completed
stewardship,d penetratingd prayerd andd communityd accountability.d Thesed specificd setd ofd
practicesd ared ofd keyd significanced asd theyd cand helpd ad persond tod adoptd ad discipled approachd ind
life.d Thesed principlesd ared thed keyd tod helpd ad persond buildd ad strongd characterd thatd cand
SPIRITUALd FORMATIONd CONCEPTSd d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
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strengthend thed spirituald foundationd ofd ad persond (Christianitytoday.com,d 2018).d Followingd
thesed stepsd ond ad dailyd basisd whiled leadingd theird livesd isd necessaryd asd itd cand helpd themd tod
enrichd thed knowledged ind termsd ofd spirituality.d Byd followingd thesed simpled techniquesd ad
persond cand buildd ad strongd characterd thatd isd basedd ond honestyd andd truthfulness.d Thesed ared thed
cored elementsd thatd needd tod bed incorporatedd intod hisd walkd ofd faithd sod thatd thed innerd spirituald
selfd cand bed enrichedd tod ad certaind degree.d Suchd and approachd ind thed dailyd walksd ofd lifed cand
playd ad vitald roled tod helpd peopled tod leadd ad spirituald lifed whered peopled ared closed tod thed Lordd
(Christianitytoday.com,d 2018).d
Thed loved isd ad keyd elementd thatd isd necessaryd ford individualsd tod getd spirituallyd closerd
tod Christ.d Ind orderd tod becomed spirituallyd richd ind thed character,d peopled needd tod haved thed loved
ford oned anotherd sod thatd ad strongd sensed ofd communityd cand bed createdd ind thed process.d
Spiritualityd isd somethingd thatd cand connectd and individuald withd thed Lordd ind thed trued sensed
(Pettit,d 2008).d Ford thed purposed ofd eliminatingd filtersd thatd existd betweend thed humand beingsd
andd thed Christ,d peopled needd tod haved loved ind theird heartsd ford eachd other.d Itd cand helpd themd tod
haved ad sensed ofd internald peaced andd tranquillity.d Thed sensed ofd calmnessd whichd isd thed resultd
ofd loved andd affectiond cand playd ad vitald roled tod enrichd thed innerd spirituald characterd ofd
individuals.d Givingd highd priorityd tod loved isd extremelyd vitald asd thisd feelingd helpsd individualsd
tod eliminated thed negatived emotionsd andd strengthend thed innerd spirituald strength.d
Thusd buildingd ofd ad strongd characterd andd havingd loved ind thed heartd ared somed ofd thed
basicd elementsd thatd ared neededd sod thatd peopled cand strengthend theird innerd leveld ofd spirituality.d
Thesed elementsd mustd bed takend cared ond ad dailyd basisd sod thatd peopled cand strengthend
themselvesd ind thed spirituald contextd (Pettit,d 2008).d Thed spirituald formationd isd ad basicd
necessityd whichd cand helpd individualsd tod getd closerd tod thed Christ.d Ind orderd tod strengthend thed
spirituald character,d itd isd vitald tod imbibed thed cored spirituald formationd conceptsd ind thed dailyd
SPIRITUALd FORMATIONd CONCEPTSd d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
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walksd ofd life.d Thisd approachd cand helpd peopled tod buildd andd strengthend themselvesd atd thed
spirituald leveld andd strengthend theird faithd ind thed Lord.d
Adviced ford and individuald planningd enterd seminaryd
Enteringd ad seminaryd isd ad majord decisiond thatd cand completelyd transformd thed lifed andd thed
approachd towardsd life.d Ad persond thatd intendsd tod enterd ad seminaryd mustd seed lifed asd ad vesseld
whered hed isd gettingd thed opportunityd tod getd closerd tod thed Almighty.d Byd adoptingd thisd
approach,d hed cand gived highd priorityd tod thed thingsd thatd actuallyd matterd ind hisd life.d Ford
instance,d hed cand gived priorityd tod hisd marriaged andd hisd familyd life.d Suchd and approachd cand
helpd himd tod imbibed alld thed positived qualitiesd ind lifed suchd asd love,d honestyd integrityd (Pettit,d
2008).d Thesed elementsd ared ad fundamentald necessityd thatd cand helpd himd tod strengthend hisd
spirituald character.d
Oned ofd thed maind challengesd thatd mostd ofd thed studentsd faced afterd enteringd seminaryd
arisesd dued tod theird impatient.d Sod itd isd highlyd essentiald tod cultivated thed internald patienced andd
stabilityd sod thatd alld thed learningd cand bed effectivelyd captured.d Ad holisticd learningd processd cand
bed possibled onlyd ifd ad persond isd willingd tod actd andd reactd ind ad patientd manner.d Thed statementd
patienced isd thed keyd tod successd isd thed aptd lined actsd asd thed studentsd whod enterd ad seminary.d
Patienced cand opend numerousd pathsd ford thed studentd ind thed newd andd enrichingd learningd
environment.d Sinced ind seminary,d thed learningd ambienced wouldd bed quited differentd asd
comparedd tod thed otherd learningd settings,d ad persond needsd tod carefullyd andd patientlyd taked ind
thed learningd elementsd thatd comed acrossd hisd ord herd way.d d Ad graduald approachd willd bed cruciald
tod notd onlyd enhanced thed overalld experienced ofd thed persond ind thed environment,d butd itd cand alsod
playd ad vitald roled tod enrichd thed spirituald selfd ofd thed person.d
SPIRITUALd FORMATIONd CONCEPTSd d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d d
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References
Christianitytoday.com.d (2018).d 5d Facetsd ind Spirituald Formation.d Retrievedd fromd
https://www.christianitytoday.com/biblestudies/articles/spiritualformation/beingformed.
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Pettit,d P.d (Ed.).d (2008).d Foundationsd ofd spirituald formation:d Ad communityd approachd tod
becomingd liked Christ.d Kregeld Academic.
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