We all have a foot in two different worlds, whether we realize it or not: the physical world, and the spiritual world. And what happens in the spiritual world definitely affects what happens in the physical world – it’s just difficult to recognize sometimes. Maybe you’d like your eyes opened to the reality of the spiritual world or maybe you’d like to understand the Holy Spirit deeper or maybe you’d like some spiritual rhythms that will deeper your connection to Jesus and the world to come. Wherever you find yourself today, here are 5 video Bible studies that help you explore the spiritual world:
Your soul is the best connection to God there is and caring for your soul is necessary for your Christian life. When you nurture your soul your life in this world will come to make sense again; you can find your way back to God from hopelessness, depression, relationship struggles, and a lack of fulfillment. Explore what your soul is, why it is important, how to assess your soul’s health, and how to care for it so that you can have a meaningful and beautiful life with God and others.
Here are the Top 5 studies from trusted teachers on the caring for your soul.
1. Resilient: Restoring Your Weary Soul in These Turbulent Times– John Eldredge
Our souls don’t need inspiration and cute stories. We need a survival guide—which is exactly what the Resilient study is designed to be. How are you going to adjust your life for recovery and resilience after the several years we’ve all lived through? You can’t just slog on, burning everything you have to sustain what you think you ought to be doing. A time like ours requires real cunning. So don’t let your weariness drag you off the mountain. Make the decision to change your daily routines to develop a resilient soul.
Resilient leads you to the peace only God can give in a world gone mad—and helps you receive from Jesus the strength that prevails.
2. Rhythms of Renewal: Trading Stress and Anxiety for a Life of Peace and Purpose – Rebekah Lyons
Daily struggles with anxiety and stress make it difficult to receive God’s peace. In Rhythms of Renewal, beloved author Rebekah Lyons draws from her own battle with depression and anxiety and shares a pathway to establish four life-giving rhythms modeled by Jesus that quiet inner chaos and make room for a flourishing life. With heartening stories, research and practical steps to take action, Rebekah charts a path through four profound rhythms to cultivate the vibrant life you were meant to live. By taking time to rest, restore, connect, and create, you will discover how to take charge of your emotional health and inspire your loved ones to do the same, and overcome anxiety by establishing daily habits that keep you mentally and physically strong.
3. Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table: It’s Time to Win the Battle of Your Mind – Louie Giglio
We’ve all been in circumstances that cause our minds to spin with thoughts that are unproductive, destructive, and harmful. It’s easy to feel overwhelmed and wonder why we keep falling into the same thought patterns. but these thoughts are not from God, rather, they’re from an enemy lurking who wants to seize every opportunity to lie his way into our minds and claim control over our lives.
Rooted in the timeless truth of Psalm 23, the Don’t Give the Enemy a Seat at Your Table Bible study will help you discover God’s plans for you to experience rest from your striving, joy beyond your circumstances, and intimacy with him.
4. Sacred Pathways: Nine Ways to Connect with God – Gary Thomas
As believers in Christ, many of us today fall into the trap of thinking we have to approach God in a certain way. This one-size-fits-all mentality typically leaves them feeling frustrated and distant from God. But the truth is that not every person will engage with God in the same way.
In Sacred Pathways, Gary Thomas describes nine spiritual temperaments and provides tools to assess your key pathway and encourages you to investigate the ways you most naturally express yourself in your relationship with God.
If your spiritual walk is not what you’d like it to be, you can change that, starting here.
5. The Broken Way: A Daring Path into the Abundant Life – Ann Voskamp
We are fragile and we know it. Sometimes, living with Christ in a messed-up world feels less like victory and more like walking uphill. Ann Voskamp, the author of One Thousand Gifts, sits at the edge of her life and her own unspoken brokenness and asks: What if you really want to live abundantly before it’s too late? What do you do if you really want to know abundant wholeness?
This study is for the lovers and the sufferers. For the busted ones who are ready to bust free, the ones ready to break molds, break chains, break measuring sticks, and break all this bad brokenness with an unlikely good brokenness. You could be one of the Beloved who is broken—and still lets yourself be loved.
