No religion here

Spirituality is relational.

I used to think that I would become spiritual as a result of religious self-discipline. To me it was a task-list item, "There, I did my spiritual development for the day," along side flossing my teeth and exercising (none of which happen with some force of effort).

But spirituality isn't like that. We grow spiritually because we connect spiritually. When we talk of spiritual growth, we are ultimately talking about increasing connection and building context with the Holy Spirit of God. Funny, we don't use the same terminology in our relationships with other people. "So, how's your friendship with Bob?" "Oh, I am growing relationally." Really?

So let's get real. I don't want spiritual growth as some sort of life category, I want to be closer to God! My goal is not simply to learn about him, gain theological insight, or develop some sort of personal discipline of devotion or show that I am righteous. My goal is to KNOW Him and amazingly, his goal is for us to KNOW him as he already knows us. He wants us in HIS presence! I find that overwhelming. 

In spite of this reality, we still tend to put spirituality as a non-relational activity. We schedule time to get more spiritual and miss the point. What we need is to recognize him more, know he is on the journey with us, listen to his voice, explore who he is and see what he does.

This isn't religion. It is a relationship. Let's act like it!