Seven Spiritual Practices That Show Up When God is At Work

Seven Spiritual Practices that show up when God is at Work

“Let the redeemed of the Lord – tell their story.” – Psalm 107:2

Seven things show up when God is at work

Bible Fluency

• “Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the Lord, and who meditates on his law day and night. That person is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither—whatever they do prospers.” – Psalm 1:1-3
• ^“For the word of God is alive and active. Sharper than any double-edged sword, it penetrates even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitudes of the heart.” – Hebrews 4:12

Prayer

• “Call to me, and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know.” – Jeremiah 33:3

Life-Giving Relationships

• “Walk with the wise and become wise, for a companion of fools suffers harm.” – Proverbs 13:20
• “As iron sharpens iron, so one person sharpens another.” – Proverbs 27:17

A Life of Intentionality

• And whatever you do, whether in word or deed, do it all in the name of the Lord Jesus, giving thanks to God the Father through him. – Colossians 3:17
• “Commit to the Lord whatever you do, and he will establish your plans.” – Proverbs 16:3

Faith

• “I am the Lord, the God of all mankind. Is anything too hard for me?” – Jeremiah 32:27

Trusting God’s Time

• God is always working, and He is always painting on a canvas bigger than we can see.”
• ^“But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,to redeem those under the law, that we might receive adoption to sonship.” – Galatians 4:4-5

Holy Spirit/Spirit-Led

• ^“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit comes on you; and you will be my witnesses in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and Samaria, and to the ends of the earth.” – Acts 1:8
• We can stack the wood, but only the Holy Spirit can light the fire.