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# Discipleship Links
- URL: https://www.gospelforlife.com/discipleship-links-2/
- Published: 2026-02-17T10:00:04.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-17T10:00:04.000Z
- Description: Spiritual formation vs. self-help, why Bible plans fail, Satan's sabotage of prayer, reading the Bible to love better, and more
- Author: Darryl Dash
- Tags: Links

Some good posts we've found on building gospel habits:

[The Four Causes of Spiritual Formation](https://ca.thegospelcoalition.org/article/the-four-causes-of-spiritual-formation/?ref=gospelforlife.com)

> Many contemporary models of formation appear more like psychological self-help or therapeutic habit-stacking than distinctively Christian sanctification.

[Sanctification Hack?](https://www.jvfesko.com/blog/2026/1/19/sanctification-hack?ref=gospelforlife.com)

> There are no sanctification hacks—there are no other means by which we can grow in grace.

[Why Bible Reading Plans Fail (and What We Can Do About It)](https://research.lifeway.com/2026/01/22/why-bible-reading-plans-fail-and-what-we-can-do-about-it/?ref=gospelforlife.com)

> However it looks, the commonality is that many Bible reading plans just don’t work.

[Want to Be More Loving? Read the Bible.](https://research.lifeway.com/2026/02/11/want-to-be-more-loving-read-the-bible/?ref=gospelforlife.com)

> Reading the Bible makes a difference.

[Fewer Than 1 in 3 Churchgoers Read the Bible Daily](https://research.lifeway.com/2026/02/10/fewer-than-1-in-3-churchgoers-read-the-bible-daily/?ref=gospelforlife.com)

> Most churchgoers place a high value on the Bible, but only about a third commit to reading it every day.

[Preparing the Heart for Prayer](https://learn.ligonier.org/articles/preparing-heart-for-prayer?ref=gospelforlife.com)

> The stakes are high, for Satan is a diabolical saboteur of every device, every instrument, and every means of divine grace and spiritual warfare—prayer especially.

[Struggling With Prayer? Ask God For Help.](https://www.thegospelcoalition.org/article/struggling-prayer-god-help/?ref=gospelforlife.com)

> If you struggle to pray, take time to remember your need for God.

[The Painful Parts of Prayer – Faithful Paradox](https://faithfulparadox.com/2026/01/27/the-pain-of-prayer/?ref=gospelforlife.com)

> I can speak the words of faith, but deep within my heart, there is still doubt he will move.