CHRISTIAN MEDITATION

Have you ever heard of meditating? Other religions do it all the time. To get some clarity, they might chant something in another language or use some words that don’t mean much, but give them something to concentrate on while they’re sitting there on the floor being quiet and breathing. It’s a lot of huffing, puffing, and relaxing to calm the mind and body.

That’s not the kind of meditating I’m talking about.

Christian mediation doesn’t concentrate on the physical body as much, and it isn’t about deep breathing and repeating some mantra to relax. The focus is on the actual words, and those words are God’s Words. The Bible says that God’s word is a living thing.

It’s active.
It’s powerful.
And it has the power to change circumstances.

Christian meditation will calm your mind and emotions down. Your body will naturally respond to it, but is focus is on renewing your mind to what God’s word says. It’s about focusing your mind, will, and emotions on the living, active, and powerful Scriptures. And you can do it anywhere or anyway you want.

I meditate on Word while I’m jogging. Sometimes I just talk to God, but a lot of times I’ll run over a certain Scripture or series of Scriptures in my mind while I’m exercising. The exercise cleans out my body; the meditation clears my head and feeds my spirit with truth.

I always tell people that setting aside a portion of time in your day just to pray and meditate on God’s Word is a good thing to do. But if you don’t have a portion of time to set aside for this, just start wherever you are. If all you have for is meditation on a few Scriptures during your morning commute, do it. If you can pray and meditate on a Scripture while your cutting your grass, washing your dishes, doing your laundry, or sitting in traffic, do it then. Thinking about God’s Word will help you to clear out the mental and emotional static so you can hear God’s voice more clearly. What you focus your attention on always makes a difference in your life.

Excerpt from the Covenant by Jesse Duplantis