Deeper life activities

The reality is that we are born to be loved and born to go deep. You will never explore your full potential in the shallows. The master called to Peter and he calls to us, "Put out into the deep."

What does this look like practically? Here are a few actions that can help launch you on your way to a deeper life:

• Face-to-face conversations
• Intentionality
• Probing questions
• Contemplation
• Media control

Where to start?

Where do we start? Let me suggest that the process is like learning to swim. We need the help of others to get there - those who have themselves experienced the joy of deep living. Start where you are, but gradually go deeper. Some practical steps:

Start journaling the questions about your life and purpose that feel unanswered. Then look around and identify someone who seems to be living a deeper life.

Ask them to coffee and ask them to tell you their story. What was life like in the shallows? What prompted them to seek a deeper life?

Understanding the story of those who have found their way out of the shallows is a great way to start the process of discovering a deeper life. Remember what A.W. Tozer said, "The great saints differed from the average person in that when they felt the inward longing they did something about it."