There are many different things out there that do certain things to us/for us. Colors have an effect on us. Scents have effects on us. Sounds/music has an effect on us.

Here are some ideas for you to contemplate & sort of test yourself out to see 'who' you are, to "know thy self."
If we find that every time our co-worker is wearing a certain fragrance, we always seem to feel nauseas or maybe tense, then we should realize that scents do effect us.
If we find that every time we are wearing the color green, we feel tense & frustrated, drained, weakened, then we should realize that colors do effect us.
Does your adrenalin rush or your nerves get fritzed when you hear a certain type of music? Same thing here.
So, if obviously certain things stress us out, tense our nerves, get us angry, then naturally speaking, there are things that will do the exact opposite to us also.
There will be colors that make us feel happy & alive.
There will be sounds that ease our spirits & insides, calm our nerves, relax us.
There will be scents that relax & still us as well.

If you can incorporate these types of things into your life, after God, then you can help yourself to keep the peacefulness around you as well as asking God everyday to give you strength to overcome. These little things DO have such a big effect on us subconsciously. If we can help this so that our subconscious can pick up on peace & love, shouldn't we do this? Always God first. This is what to build the spirit with. This will nourish the body & mind. Until we can learn to completely live in God's Light, we need to help ourselves any way we can to do this.

If you want to learn something or know something, wouldn't you go to the source itself & any information about it? If you wanted to prove something, wouldn't you want to know everything you can about it? If you want to find God, you need to search for Him. you need to go to any source of knowledge available about Him to learn what you can, everything that you can.
If you want to prove something, why would you turn to things that disprove it? YOU need to prove it to yourself. YOU need to open your spirit, heart & mind to searching for Him. Every bit of your being needs to go into that search. Whatever your search may be. You cannot only search part of things. You cannot learn that way. And therefore, you cannot teach that way either.

Those who preach that God is dead, gave up their search. They did not give of their entire selves to find out. And in turn, they tried to teach others their half findings, as truth. They gave up. If they continued their search with the intent to find the Truth, they would have found what millions & millions of people found. They found God. And they can prove it in their own personal way. But, it will be their own, personal Truth. Their personal relationship to God. How He worked to allow THEM to find Him. God is everywhere. All you need is eyes that are opened to see Him, and ears that are opened to hear Him.

Reading Scripture is also a great way to build Spirit. There are SOOOO many different stories in there to bring enlightenment & peace. Ask God to please let you find something that will manifest Himself to you. Or something that will help you to bring love into your spirit, heart & mind. Then go with what your insides tell you. Flip through the Bible until you feel like you've come to a 'right' page. Read around, see if there isn't something there that you may need. It happens all the time. Some people just say their prayer & then open The Book & wham! there it is. Something that will help them.

Inspirational/Spiritual poetry can be soothing to the being. God gifted many people out there with the ability to create life out of words. I have read some of the most beautiful things from poetry. Had deeper understanding of God & how His Love touches the world. It's a beautiful experience.