We are spiritual beings who need a connection to our Creator in order to feel purposeful and alive. Your soul needs to be nurtured through quiet time, prayer, meditation and reflection.

We need connection to the Source beyond ourselves who can fill us with love and acceptance so we can be full to give out. This area leads to greater self-awareness and growth.

 A note on Resilience: Resilient people are characterized by an ability to experience both negative and positive emotions even in difficult or painful situations. They mourn losses and endure frustrations, but they also find redeeming potential or value in most challenges. Resilient people look at problems and ask, “What is this trying to teach me?” Resilience is essential for a life of service to others.

• Imagine your worries as an object, and during meditation imagine you turning this burden over to Jesus because He can carry it for you.

• Practice meditation through breath prayer or body scan (there are some good ones on the Headspace app)

• Practice Lectio Divina with these guided prompts

• Spend a day off on a retreat with Jesus using this guided retreat

• Have you ever written out the words that God has spoken to you, or others have shared? Write those out on a notecard and have them close. Speak them over yourself every day as a reminder of who God has created you to be!

• This is a great opportunity for those that didn’t have a chance to do a bible study everyday or go to a bible college to understand how the Bible works through online courses. Here are a few available through Practicing the Way.

• The Practice of the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence is a classic piece of Christian literature. It’s a quick read, so read and reflect. How can you start to practice the presence of God in your daily life?

• Pray for people—this is a fantastic time to be in prayer for missionaries ;), family members and all loved ones near and far in this time of crisis.

• Learn about Peacemaking with this online series released by Global Immersion Project

• SOZO Sessions are available throughout Cape Town (facilitated time of prayer with Holy Spirit)

• On Being  is a wonderful treasure trove of illuminating talks on spiritual topics. 

• Spend alone time with Jesus - invite Him into your day- stop to listen to what He has to say

• Write free form in a journal - vent

• Journal and ask God what He loves about you

• Find a safe place with Jesus (Beach, mountains, etc) and imagine yourself together in that place

• Imagine a large, big heart radiating love and compassion and peace towards you

• Try to forgive someone whose hurt you (write a letter you’ll never send - ask God for His perspective of this person - let go of judgments)

• Build a prayer team of those covering you in prayer- have a list ready to easily contact for people to get prayer updates

• Grow in self-compassion – treat yourself like you would treat someone else with kindness

• Admit your frailties - tell someone when you are overwhelmed and need a break

• Imagine your worries as an object, and during meditation imagine you turning this burden over to Jesus because He can carry it for you

• Write out positive statements or bible verses and put them all over your home as a reminder

• Take a few minutes to do a breath prayer or body scan

• Declare truth over yourself (the things that God says about you)

• Quiet Time & Intentional ongoing Time with Jesus (ie. read Practicing the Presence of God by Brother Lawrence) are different- make time for both

• Learn about these Personal Prayer Methods from Antioch Prayer Ministry

• Listen to the That’s What She Said podcast which is devoted to telling the stories of historical women who taught others about the Bible, from the pulpit, and from the page

• Bible.com – This is the bible app that many of you have. But did you know that there are numerous devotionals and ideas for you individually, for your marriages, for your family, and for teens. They also have an app specifically for your kids

• A free Revival History online course can be found HERE

• Go through this series on Sabbath or this series on Prayer or this series on Silence & Solitude from Practicing the Way

• Learn more about practicing the discipline of Gratitude

• Join Prayer Movements: Learn about Small Group Prayer or Corporate Prayer through these resources from Antioch