WHAT SPIRITUALITY MEANS TO ME
Ten disciplines that help me grow
By Jonathan Seet
ALTHOUGH IT MAY SEEM TO BE A CLICHÉ my understanding of spirituality as a pastor is grounded in Mark 12:30-31: “Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength. The second is this: Love your neighbour as yourself. There is no commandment greater than these.”
My faith is the spirituality that I expressed from deep within my being and my faith is nurtured through Christian disciplines. A pastor needs also to be a disciple and grow in spiritual disciplines. I want to develop my spirituality through the following disciplines which I have strived to teach and instil in my congregation:
Loving God with …
my heart – 1. through the discipline of worship;
my soul – 2. discipline of the surrendered life through prayer, fasting and silence;
my mind – 3. discipline of study;
my strength – 4. discipline of service;
5. discipline of giving;
Loving my neighbours – (To be a shelf is to be a support for them)
6. discipline of Social
Holiness;
7. discipline of Evangelism;
8. discipline of Love and forgiveness;
9. discipline of Fellowship;
Loving myself –
10. discipline of rest.
This is a simple way that the Lord has helped me to develop to ensure that my growth as a disciple of Jesus Christ is well balanced. There is no end point for there is a possibility for growth in depth and breadth in every area of discipline.
The Rev Dr Jonathan Seet is Pastor-in-Charge of