Reddit mentions of Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life

Probably the best resource I know on this from a Reformed perspective is Donald Whitney's Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life. This is a fantastic resource on spiritual disciplines and practice.

It seems like a lot of these are universal in new/immature believers and believers who base everything on their emotion and the spiritual “high” that you can sometimes get.

I used to be very much like this a few years ago... I would attend every service and conference, but would come away feeling nothing more than guilty and unfulfilled. A lot of it has settled out in me simply as a factor of age, but a lot of it was also a conscious effort. I read the Screwtape Letters, and one quote stuck out to me about how all human life is lived in oscillations or fluctuations. I realized that my life was a recognizable pattern of ups and downs, ups and downs. I sought God differently in different emotions and circumstances.

And that’s when I found out about theSpiritual Disciplines. The basic premise is that God uses three main catalysts to change our hearts and sanctify us: other people, life circumstances, and the spiritual disciplines (actions we can take to experience God more fully, like Bible intake, prayer, or worship.... I’ve heard of a subset called the means of grace, which are commanded for all believers and are sufficient for receiving God’s grace).

When I lived the way you described, I was letting circumstances and the people around me be the main catalysts in my life for obedience and sanctification. And while I was saved, it was a tempestuous place to be. Now, my goal is to actively choose to seek God with the same passion and the same diligence, no matter my circumstances or the people around me. I’m still not there yet, but my faith is more my own than ever before.

A really excellent book on the topic of spiritual disciplines is Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney. He has helpful chapters on Bible reading (or Bible intake, as he calls it) and many other topics. He's very readable and down-to-earth, and has encouragement for everyone whether you've been reading the Bible for ten days or ten decades.

Just a couple of suggestions from my bookshelf:

• Prayer: Finding the Heart's True Home by Richard Foster.
  
• Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald S. Whitney
  
• Mere Discipleship: Radical Christianity in a Rebellious World by Lee Camp.

Cool, I didn't know there was a resources page

I highly recommend Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life by Donald Whitney for the Personal Spiritual Growth section

Start by reading this:

Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life https://www.amazon.com/dp/1615216170/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_3rpGAbNP5WPN4