5 Steps to Practical Spiritual Growth: Looking Away From - The Distractions from Spiritual Growth

So much is written about spiritual growth, and anyone in a relationship with God wants to grow spiritually. Yet often it can seem so complicated! We can feel pulled between intellectual approaches on the one hand and the pursuit of mystical experiences on the other. One expert tells us to look back into the mists of time, while another tells us to look within or to look at their list of how-to steps. In the midst of all the noise, somehow Jesus often gets lost. In this Pre-Forum Conference, we consider some simple biblical insights that will help us grow spiritually in a straightforward, practical, and Jesus-focused way.

Talk 4: Looking Away From – The Distractions from Spiritual Growth - The gaze of our affections is continually tugged away from Jesus by other attractions. What are these magnetic pulls on our affections, and what can we do about them?