{"id":4229,"date":"2017-07-31T18:11:37","date_gmt":"2017-07-31T18:11:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/?p=4229"},"modified":"2017-07-31T18:11:37","modified_gmt":"2017-07-31T18:11:37","slug":"7-reasons-love-beliefnet","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/howgreatthoupart\/2017\/07\/7-reasons-love-beliefnet.html","title":{"rendered":"7 Reasons to Love Beliefnet"},"content":{"rendered":"

The past few years have presented intricate challenges and infinite blessings.<\/strong><\/p>\n

As we know, the two often accompany one another.<\/p>\n

Intricate and infinite…the adjectives of faith.<\/p>\n

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Spiritual fitness cannot be maintained without them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

I use the word ‘maintain’ rather than ‘achieve’ because it’s a never-ending work out which manifests our best spiritual body.<\/p>\n

What I call spiritual bodybuilding<\/strong><\/p>\n

Life is a beautiful workout.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

One that forces us off the couch whether we feel like it or not.<\/p>\n

God will keep us fit.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

He is the ultimate personal trainer. Whispering in our ear – more, more. I want more from you. I want more for you.<\/em><\/p>\n

Our tears the sweat of meeting His challenges.<\/strong><\/p>\n

It’s difficult to work out.<\/em><\/p>\n

To lose the emotional weight we gain.<\/p>\n

It requires a magnitude of faith-filled equipment and human trainers to assist in God’s work.<\/em><\/p>\n

Enter Beliefnet a spiritual gym.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A place filled with the type of faith-filled abundance to provide a plethora of spiritual interval training.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7 Reasons to Love Beliefnet:<\/strong><\/p>\n

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1. Renewing Purpose:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beliefnet is a community of purpose.<\/em><\/p>\n

Who are we? What are our gifts? What were we meant to do?<\/p>\n

Beliefnet encourages authentically celebrating the individual and how you are meant to touch the world.<\/p>\n

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2. Enlarging Souls:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beliefnet doesn’t just fill the soul it enlarges it.<\/em><\/p>\n

The articles and content meant to promote curiosity, education and perpetual personal meaning.<\/p>\n

Beliefnet soothes, supports and sustains the soul.<\/em><\/p>\n

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3. Connecting Kindred Spirits:<\/strong><\/p>\n

There are so many interesting and insightful editors, writers and readers in the Beliefnet community.<\/em><\/p>\n

All coming together to create a unique spiritual platform.<\/p>\n

Beliefnet allows the dehydrated to quench their spiritual thirst in the company of like-minded friends.<\/em><\/p>\n

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4. Celebrating Spiritual Diversity:<\/strong><\/p>\n

All are welcome on Beliefnet.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n

It is a place of spirituality not the delineated\u00a0lines of separate religions.<\/p>\n

Beliefnet is a platform celebrating love, respect, tolerance, and faith for all.<\/em><\/p>\n

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5. Mentoring Self-Improvement:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beliefnet is rooted in two things faith and inspiration.<\/em><\/p>\n

At any given moment it is an abundant resource to triage individual repair, be it diet, grief, relationships or more.<\/p>\n

It is spiritual self-help.<\/em><\/p>\n

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6. Providing Spiritual Refuge:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beliefnet is not only a faith-filled resource it is a refuge.<\/em><\/p>\n

A place where readers can feel understood and not alone throughout difficult and often misunderstood times. Where they can read thoughts they were too afraid to share or communicate with a writer who understands.<\/p>\n

Beliefnet is a safe place.<\/em><\/p>\n

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7. Spearheading Spirituality:<\/strong><\/p>\n

Beliefnet celebrates everything spiritual in a world continually searching for what that means.<\/em><\/p>\n

Beliefnet speaks of Angels, Godwinks, and Miracles.<\/p>\n

Beliefnet speaks of all that gives life hope and meaning.<\/em><\/p>\n

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In my journey of intricate and infinite, I found my way to Beliefnet.<\/strong><\/p>\n

A safe place for both the writer and the reader in me.<\/em><\/p>\n

Life is a beautiful workout.<\/strong><\/p>\n

One that forces us off the couch whether we like it or not.<\/em><\/p>\n

God will keep us fit.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He is the ultimate personal trainer. Whispering in our ear – more, more. I want more from you. I want more for you.<\/em><\/p>\n

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(Photo courtesy of\u00a0Pexels)<\/p>\n

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