North Star Soul Care - Spiritual Direction
Many of us experience how hard it is to stay alive spiritually, to live our lives daily in and through this relationship with God. We discover that we need help to remember who God is, to be open to God’s work in our lives to experience and recognize God’s presence with us.
What if it were possible to pay closer attention to what God was saying to you, learn to better respond to His voice and be drawn into a deeper, more intimate relationship with Christ?
Spiritual direction is geared towards this end. It is a relational process in which a trained spiritual guide listens to and companions someone who desires a greater attentiveness to God's presence leading to a deeper relationship with God.
What is Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual direction consists of spiritual conversations which help us to hear and respond to the voice of God’s Spirit. Discerning the presence and leading of the Holy Spirit is the central task and the main goal is a deepener relationship with God.
Spiritual direction is rooted in the belief that God is always active in a person’s life, and everything in our lives is raw material for our spiritual formation. Spiritual directors seek to help others make sense of what is happening in their every-day experience. As one pays attention to God in every-day life, he or she becomes more attentive to what God is doing and saying. A person may bring any topic to the session, but the focus will always be on seeing and hearing God in what is happening.
Spiritual direction is an ongoing conversation that takes place over time. It is more about spiritual dialogue with a guide than receiving lessons from a teacher. Spiritual directors may offer suggestions or ideas, but do not tell a client what to do—that is the Holy Spirit’s role. Through conversation, questions, observations and suggestions for the spiritual journey, a spiritual director helps you center in on God and listen to the voice of God’s Spirit. Spiritual direction may be a good option for you if you have a deepening desire to come close to the Lord, hear God’s voice and experience God’s presence.
What if it were possible to pay closer attention to what God was saying to you, learn to better respond to His voice and be drawn into a deeper, more intimate relationship with Christ?
Spiritual direction is geared towards this end. It is a relational process in which a trained spiritual guide listens to and companions someone who desires a greater attentiveness to God's presence leading to a deeper relationship with God.
What is Spiritual Direction?
Spiritual direction consists of spiritual conversations which help us to hear and respond to the voice of God’s Spirit. Discerning the presence and leading of the Holy Spirit is the central task and the main goal is a deepener relationship with God.
Spiritual direction is rooted in the belief that God is always active in a person’s life, and everything in our lives is raw material for our spiritual formation. Spiritual directors seek to help others make sense of what is happening in their every-day experience. As one pays attention to God in every-day life, he or she becomes more attentive to what God is doing and saying. A person may bring any topic to the session, but the focus will always be on seeing and hearing God in what is happening.
Spiritual direction is an ongoing conversation that takes place over time. It is more about spiritual dialogue with a guide than receiving lessons from a teacher. Spiritual directors may offer suggestions or ideas, but do not tell a client what to do—that is the Holy Spirit’s role. Through conversation, questions, observations and suggestions for the spiritual journey, a spiritual director helps you center in on God and listen to the voice of God’s Spirit. Spiritual direction may be a good option for you if you have a deepening desire to come close to the Lord, hear God’s voice and experience God’s presence.
Preparation
First, know that God’s Spirit is the real Director and will guide each session. You prepare for spiritual direction by looking prayerfully over your last month of life: events, circumstances, relationships, and prayer life; needs, struggles, questions. You may notice a dominant theme; a thought, question, attitude or situation that has repeated itself throughout the month. If so, bring that to the session. But remember, God is the real Director.
First, know that God’s Spirit is the real Director and will guide each session. You prepare for spiritual direction by looking prayerfully over your last month of life: events, circumstances, relationships, and prayer life; needs, struggles, questions. You may notice a dominant theme; a thought, question, attitude or situation that has repeated itself throughout the month. If so, bring that to the session. But remember, God is the real Director.
