{"id":406,"date":"2011-08-15T15:05:40","date_gmt":"2011-08-15T08:05:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.philsquest.com\/?p=406"},"modified":"2025-12-07T22:58:20","modified_gmt":"2025-12-07T15:58:20","slug":"on-the-journey","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.philsquest.com\/?p=406","title":{"rendered":"My rules of spiritual travel"},"content":{"rendered":"

…spiritual formation and being on a journey of discovering God has been the most difficult and the most wonderful experience for me. If I would have to single out what motivates me and keeps me going in this world; what brings meaning to my life, it would be getting to know the one who gave me life. There are certain things I consider of great importance. I will call them my rules of spiritual travel<\/strong>: This is a work in progress and I will just write the things that come to my mind and will later add or change as I see fit. (as there are my “rules”, they may be totally different for others.<\/p>\n

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  1. have a little faith…. it truly goes a long way<\/li>\n
  2. don’t take yourself too seriously.<\/li>\n
  3. balance keeps you….well, balanced (journeying with God is a bit like crossing a canyon on a slack line)<\/li>\n
  4. when you think you figured it out. Think some more. But don’t over-think everything<\/li>\n
  5. simplify in any area of life it will free up space and energy…. or travel light<\/li>\n
  6. be open for the new turns in life; or change is a good thing<\/li>\n
  7. Travel light<\/li>\n
  8. community with other journeyers is of utmost importance (“happiness only when shared” from the movie into the wild)<\/li>\n
  9. structure helps for a time, for the journey we need to stay flexible.<\/li>\n
  10. going the road less travelled may not feel right but needs to be taken when you know in your heart leads you on.<\/li>\n
  11. pain can work for you, even though suffering in life sucks big time. In some mysterious way God can use it for good.<\/li>\n
  12. there is some truth in everything, but only one said he is the truth.<\/li>\n
  13. …with this said, test everything and keep the good<\/li>\n
  14. “If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses?”\u00c2  \u00c2 (Jeremiah 12:5)<\/em><\/li>\n
  15. “However fast a man travels, the soul travels at the speed of a camel.” (Hitchhikers guide to the\u00c2  galaxy)<\/em><\/li>\n
  16. if you loose faith on your journey, travel with hope. Faith is hope in action.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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    1. be a constant learner, open your eyes and ears<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
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      16. enjoy the little things in life (Rule number 32 from the movie zombieland \ud83d\ude42<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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