Are You A Spiritual Person?
If someone asked you What does it mean to be spiritual and are you a spiritual person, What would be your response?
If you ask the average American you'll get a potpourri of answers: some would say it means going to church, others chanting a mantra, while still others would define spirituality as a warm, fuzzy feeling. But God's Word describes spirituality as belief in the one true God. The overflow of this belief is a life governed by the Holy Spirit. If we walk in the Spirit it will be evident to the world around us because we produce spiritual fruit.
If you ask the average American you'll get a potpourri of answers: some would say it means going to church, others chanting a mantra, while still others would define spirituality as a warm, fuzzy feeling. But God's Word describes spirituality as belief in the one true God. The overflow of this belief is a life governed by the Holy Spirit. If we walk in the Spirit it will be evident to the world around us because we produce spiritual fruit.
As an NOI member, I don't consider myself religious at all. The way I see it if I was to consider myself as being RELIGIOUS then that would be the same as saying you don't see yourself as a leader, you see yourself as a follower and you are only fixated on the messenger (minister/preacher) and not the message.
However, I consider myself SPIRITUAL because to me it means that I am a leader and am taking the message in the manner that it is being offered without being fixated on the messenger. And we as Black people should all want to be spiritual (a leader).