Meditation: Listening to God

Basic Training. The mere mention of it strikes fear into the heart of every would be soldier, knowing that they will be tested to their physical and mental capacities. They will go in a civilian; they will come out a soldier. How will they undergo this transformation? By an intense focus on the fundamentals.

As Christians, we need the same intense training in the spiritual fundamentals so that we can be a good soldier of Jesus Christ. There are a number of foundational spiritual disciplines that are essential for living the Christian life, and in this series, we are going to tackle one of the most important: prayer.