Throughout this book we will go on a journey to discover that God gives the spiritual disciplines for several reasons. They are not an end to themselves but tools in His hands to mold us. Spiritual disciplines grow us up in the maturity of our faith. Each discipline can be used by God to form you into the likeness of Christ. Through the spiritual disciplines we are seeking to serve as He served, pray as He prayed, and submit as He submitted. The disciplines can increase our intimacy with