under the needs of the spirit. Beliefs, values, morality, rules, experiences, and good works gives us the blueprint to ensure the growth of the spiritual being. In Psychology, realizing one’s full potential is to self-actualize. Maslow discovered several human needs: physiological, security, belongingness, esteem, cognitive, aesthetic, self-actualization, and self-transcendence. James earlier categorized these needs into three: material, emotional, and spiritual. When you have satisfied the basic physiological and emotional needs, spiritual or existential needs come next. Obtaining each need leads to the ultimate development of the individual. Maybe the difference between these two religions and psychology is the end of self-development: Christianity and Islam see that self-development is a means toward serving God, while psychology looks at self-development is an end by itself.
To grow spiritually is to look for meaning.
Religions that believe in the existence of God such as Christianism, Judaism, and Islam think that the purpose of the human life is to serve the Creator of all things. Many theories in psychology propose that we ultimately give meaning to our lives. Whether we believe that life’s meaning is already set for us or self-directed, to grow in spirit is to realize that we do not merely exist. We do not understand the meaning of our lives at birth; but we gain knowledge and wisdom from our dealings with people and from our actions and reactions to the situations we are in. As we discover this meaning, there are specific beliefs and values that we throw away and accept. Our lives have purpose. This purpose puts all our physical, emotional, and intellectual potential into use; picks us up during difficult times;