CityView Magazine - Fayetteville, NC
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Discover CityViewNC.com's fresh updated look! | 11 $ ME-DNLD-1765-00-001-04X6 FAYETTEVILLE 2043 Skibo Rd Fayetteville, NC 28314 (910) 864-1500 M-F 8a-10p | S 8a-10p | Su 10a-8p 55 other do something beautiful with the reality of God in their lives. So how do you get started living with a rule of life? Start with your desire. You have at least one God- inspired want in your relationship with God, yourself, others or the world. What is it? e bones of the spiritual life are the God-kindled desires we discover when we stop riding the rapids long enough to pay attention. e muscles of the spiritual life are the practices we connect to the bones of spiritual desire. If we want a relationship of greater depth with God most of us will have to learn how to sit quietly and listen for God's still, small voice. We'll need to pray and we'll need to stick around long enough to hear if God has anything to say! Maybe you desire a deeper relationship with yourself. You might need to take time for a daily review. Where was God today? Did I perceive it? Did I fall short today? Do I need to seek somebody's forgiveness? Do we want a deeper connection with others? It's time to come back to church or become part of a small group of believing folks. We all have a deep need to be known. Do we have a desire to better love the world? e Fayetteville community is full of human need. Perhaps it's time to roll up your sleeves, volunteer and touch some lives you've hardly considered. is just scratches the surface. Spiritually speaking, if we want to frame our life more oen than our life frames us we need a rule of life. It's the spiritual plan that helps keep us faithful and sane when the floodgates of life are open. Are they ever really closed? Michael Garrett is senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church in Fayetteville Smiles are like relationships... 653 Hay Street • Fayetteville www.kimpryzgodadds.com 910.826.8900 Dr. Kim Pryzgoda, DDS and Staff with the right care they can last forever Caring for Fayetteville area families for 20 years