048 Disciplines of Faith Pt. 9

The Discipline of Meditation

The Discipline of Meditation basically means we are to focus, ponder, and reflect upon Christ. The discipline aspect of "biblical" Christian meditation means we commit to pay attention to Him, giving Him our total concentration as LORD over us. We are to "contemplate" and "deliberate," which is to put Christ at the center of our attention and will by deliberating on His instructions and comparing them to what comes across our paths in life. This way, we can conform our mindset to replicate His Way, precepts, and call. This will enable us to "rehearse" engaging in spiritual growth so He can communicate with us in order to shape and form us. Meditation helps us in our quest to grow in Him. Thus, we can "weigh" and study what God requires of us; then, by our attentiveness and determination, implement the application of what Christ has for us. Meditation subsequently allows us to become more humble-minded, relational, and active in God so we can be better able to lift our heart, will, thinking, and reasoning over to Him and then be better at reflecting and focusing on Him.

Is the Discipline of Meditation Working in You?

What you will hear

• How we treat one another.
  
• Questions you should ask yourself and actions you should take.
  
• ACTS regiments
  
• Benefits of meditation.
  
• What meditation is not.
  
• Ancestors and eastern forms of meditation
  
• What happens when we do not practice meditation.
  
• Further Questions.
  
• Meditation is a crucial exercise that dynamically turns our minds around and over to God's Word and call.
  
• Biblical meditation is called for so we can redirect ourselves to Christ; it is the clear-minded, attentive reaction to His instructions such as encountering Him by anchoring ourselves to His Word, pursuing and obeying His principles and applying them to our lives, so they are not just academic ideas but a lifestyle we endeavor and delight to fulfill.
  

Scriptures

Joshua 1:6; Psalm 1:2; 19:14; 63:6; 77:10-12; 119:11, 17-18, 97-102, 148; Romans 12:1-2; Philippians 4:8; 1 Thessalonians 5:17; Hebrews 2:1; Gen. 24:63; Psalm 19:14; 39:3; 49:3; 63:5-6; 104:34; 139:15-18; 23, 48, 55, 59, 78, 97-99; 148; Isa. 59:14-15; Hos. 4:1; John 8:44; Rom. 1:21-22; 2 Pet. 2:10; Rev. 3:20; John 3:5; Psalm 19:7; Isa. 55:8; Jer. 17:5-10; Rom. 12:1-2; 2 Tim. 3:16; 2 Pet. 1:20-21; Matt. 6:33; Rom. 12:1-2; 14:17

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