Spiritual formation is divinely enabled by God through three essential resources: God’s Word, God’s Spirit, and God’s people (the church). The first essential resource is exposure to God’s Word. By its truth our thinking is renewed and we are able to break free from the anti-Christian mold the world seeks to press us into (Rom. 12:1–2). God’s Word is the primary and objective source of truth about Christ and what it means to follow him. It is a lamp to the feet and a light to the path (Ps. 119:105),