{"id":745,"date":"2010-10-29T01:00:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-29T01:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/10\/spiritual-action.html"},"modified":"2010-10-29T01:00:00","modified_gmt":"2010-10-29T01:00:00","slug":"spiritual-action","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/drnorrischumleysatisfiedlife\/2010\/10\/spiritual-action.html","title":{"rendered":"Spiritual Action"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>What does it mean to be spiritual?&nbsp; It means that you believe in a power greater than yourself.&nbsp; It might mean that you are religious, or belong to a church or organized creed or group of believers. <\/p>\n<p>Being &#8220;spiritual&#8221; may also mean that you are concerned with your soul.&nbsp; That deep part of yourself that transcends materiality, humanity.&nbsp; In other words, spirit lacks a human body, but may reside in one.<\/p>\n<p>What is that &#8220;spirit,&#8221; inside you?&nbsp; That quest is as old as humankind.&nbsp; Some believe that a part of God, our Creator &#8211; or a likeness of Him &#8211; or an image &#8211; is at our center.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Spiritual&#8221; may also mean that you sense, feel, or somehow experience something that isn&#8217;t necessarily seen by others.&nbsp; A ghost, or apparition, or phantom might also fit the definition of &#8220;spiritual.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>As for me, I feel the Holy Spirit of God inside me.&nbsp; I always have, since my earliest childhood memories. I don&#8217;t remember when, exactly, I began praying to God inside me, but I have since I was very little.<\/p>\n<p>I have seen and experienced God&#8217;s actions in my life and in other&#8217;s lives, too.&nbsp; When I needed help, I called out to God, and He was there.&nbsp; When I weighed 300+ pounds and asked God for a solution &#8211; Holy Spirit showed me the way, guiding my steps, infusing me with action and energy.<\/p>\n<p>Do you believe in Spirit?&nbsp; Have you seen or experienced the presence and power of God, or a Higher Power, in your life?&nbsp; Please share with all of us by posting a comment below.<\/p>\n<p>&#8212;&#8212;<\/p>\n<p>I&#8217;ve created a movie and book about God, &#8220;Mysteries of the Jesus Prayer.&#8221;&nbsp; It&#8217;s coming early 2011.&nbsp; Please join our free mailing list for prayers, chants, and wisdom from ancient and modern Christian spiritual masters.&nbsp; <a href=\"www.mysteriesoftheJesusPrayer.com\/mailing.html\">www.mysteriesoftheJesusPrayer.com\/mailing.html<br \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What does it mean to be spiritual?&nbsp; It means that you believe in a power greater than yourself.&nbsp; It might mean that you are religious, or belong to a church or organized creed or group of believers. 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