Teaching Hearts to be Closer to God
To be closer to God is life’s ultimate goal. There is no doubt about that. The thought alone of being with Him brings us great relief. That stated, we attempt to teach our hearts the ways of getting close to His grace. With little to no knowledge at all about the ways, we often evaluate our actions if they are right or not. We associate godliness with things that bring us pleasure. Yet, we often disregard the conditions our acts bring to others. What we think is right possibly is wrong to the other. Upon knowing this, we start to question if the things we teach our hearts bring us closer to God or not. How to Be Closer to God? Usually, when people ask us about the ways of treading the right path, we reply with a “read the Bible”. But, our interpretations of the Bible possibly differ from how others interpret it. As a result, we confuse a lot of things and think gallantly how of righteous we are. There are a lot of religious books that wring the godliness out of us. To mention, “Manna for Your Soul” imparts maxims that draw us closer to God. It consists of chapters that compel readers to do things in His name. Not only that, people widely recognize this book—even some priests base their spiritual sermons on this book. Religious books, such as the aforementioned book, teach our hearts of the acts of piety. Thus, we greatly benefit from them the moment we transform the knowledge they inculcate into wisdom. Despite the learnings we obtain from these books of note-worthy knowledge, grave impediments meet us inconsiderately. Rising above Challenges and Impediments Beyond the shadow of a doubt, the temptations to deviate from the right path is inevitable. These impediments grow stronger as we progress in the path of righteousness. When our spirit is weak, these challenges pull us with ease. In rare cases, some of these ill acts are extremely addictive that we tend to lose the right path forever. Although other ill acts are not as grave as the others, they nevertheless inflict harm on us. It is always commendable to pair the acts of piety with perseverance. Perseverance helps us endure the threats of evil. Thus, swerving away from the right path becomes almost impossible. Aside from pairing perseverance with piety, there are still so many things to do that draw us closer to God. But, oftentimes we forget them. “Manna for Your Soul” is a helpful tool to aid readers in combating the latter. It simply is not just a book that you put on your shelf to age with dust after reading it for the first time. The book is timeless that readers resort to from time to time. Read the full article
