“I will meditate on your precepts.” Ps.119 ESV
There is no doubt that rote activity without conscious purpose can rob life of meaning. I feel certain that God wants so much more for us than a mechanical existence. Meditation is one way God speaks meaning into our lives.
There was a time in my life when I wanted God to speak in an audible voice but through the years I have come to appreciate the many advantages to His communication in our thoughts especially reflections on the divinely inspired writings of others. Of course there are many voices that can be heard in our conversations within. We must let the Spirit teach us how to filter out all the other voices within so we can hear that one voice that gives meaning. 6/4/2011 Conversations Within ts (Jacksonville, FL)
Just me trying to be honest with God.
Showing posts with label meditation. Show all posts
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“It is only when we silent the blaring sounds of our daily existence that we can finally hear the whispers of truth that life reveals to us...” K.T.Jo
“I will meditate on your precepts.” Ps.119 ESV
There is no doubt that rote activity without conscious purpose can rob life of meaning. I feel certain that God wants so much more for us than a mechanical existence. Meditation is one way God speaks meaning into our lives.
There was a time in my life when I wanted God to speak in an audible voice but through the years I have come to appreciate the many advantages to His communication in our thoughts especially reflections on the divinely inspired writings of others. Of course there are many voices that can be heard in our conversations within. We must let the Spirit teach us how to filter out all the other voices within so we can hear that one voice that gives meaning. 6/4/2011 Conversations Within ts (Jacksonville, FL)
There is no doubt that rote activity without conscious purpose can rob life of meaning. I feel certain that God wants so much more for us than a mechanical existence. Meditation is one way God speaks meaning into our lives.
There was a time in my life when I wanted God to speak in an audible voice but through the years I have come to appreciate the many advantages to His communication in our thoughts especially reflections on the divinely inspired writings of others. Of course there are many voices that can be heard in our conversations within. We must let the Spirit teach us how to filter out all the other voices within so we can hear that one voice that gives meaning. 6/4/2011 Conversations Within ts (Jacksonville, FL)
“By all means use sometimes to be alone.” George Herbert
“By all means use sometimes to be alone.” George Herbert
“And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.” Gen.32
Alone time is time to think, meditate and pray, to wrestle the meaning out of life. It was only when Jacob was alone that Christ came to wrestle with him. What a great way to describe a relationship with God. It is a wrestling match, Father and son tussling on the ground. God desires a real encounter with us, not some mindless religious chatter. He prefers a tug-of-war, to feel someone pulling on the other end of the rope, not some puppet on a string. No doubt He will wrestle us to the ground, to break our stubborn will but never our spirit. He resists us to bring into clear focus just how bad we really want what we think we want from Him. In the end, we will find like most dads who wrestle with their children, that He will eventually let us pin Him down. He will submit to us when He answers our prayers as much as we to Him when we answer His challenge to grow up. Every dad knows for the boy to be a man he must learn how to humbly lose but also how to confidently prevail. When you take time to get alone, be sure to bring your wrestling shorts. 5/31/2011 Conversations Within ts (Gunterhill, AL)
“And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.” Gen.32
Alone time is time to think, meditate and pray, to wrestle the meaning out of life. It was only when Jacob was alone that Christ came to wrestle with him. What a great way to describe a relationship with God. It is a wrestling match, Father and son tussling on the ground. God desires a real encounter with us, not some mindless religious chatter. He prefers a tug-of-war, to feel someone pulling on the other end of the rope, not some puppet on a string. No doubt He will wrestle us to the ground, to break our stubborn will but never our spirit. He resists us to bring into clear focus just how bad we really want what we think we want from Him. In the end, we will find like most dads who wrestle with their children, that He will eventually let us pin Him down. He will submit to us when He answers our prayers as much as we to Him when we answer His challenge to grow up. Every dad knows for the boy to be a man he must learn how to humbly lose but also how to confidently prevail. When you take time to get alone, be sure to bring your wrestling shorts. 5/31/2011 Conversations Within ts (Gunterhill, AL)
“By all means use sometimes to be alone.” George Herbert
“By all means use sometimes to be alone.” George Herbert
“And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.” Gen.32
Alone time is time to think, meditate and pray, to wrestle the meaning out of life. It was only when Jacob was alone that Christ came to wrestle with him. What a great way to describe a relationship with God. It is a wrestling match, Father and son tussling on the ground. God desires a real encounter with us, not some mindless religious chatter. He prefers a tug-of-war, to feel someone pulling on the other end of the rope, not some puppet on a string. No doubt He will wrestle us to the ground, to break our stubborn will but never our spirit. He resists us to bring into clear focus just how bad we really want what we think we want from Him. In the end, we will find like most dads who wrestle with their children, that He will eventually let us pin Him down. He will submit to us when He answers our prayers as much as we to Him when we answer His challenge to grow up. Every dad knows for the boy to be a man he must learn how to humbly lose but also how to confidently prevail. When you take time to get alone, be sure to bring your wrestling shorts. 5/31/2011 Conversations Within ts (Gunterhill, AL)
“And Jacob was left alone. And a man wrestled with him until the breaking of the day.” Gen.32
Alone time is time to think, meditate and pray, to wrestle the meaning out of life. It was only when Jacob was alone that Christ came to wrestle with him. What a great way to describe a relationship with God. It is a wrestling match, Father and son tussling on the ground. God desires a real encounter with us, not some mindless religious chatter. He prefers a tug-of-war, to feel someone pulling on the other end of the rope, not some puppet on a string. No doubt He will wrestle us to the ground, to break our stubborn will but never our spirit. He resists us to bring into clear focus just how bad we really want what we think we want from Him. In the end, we will find like most dads who wrestle with their children, that He will eventually let us pin Him down. He will submit to us when He answers our prayers as much as we to Him when we answer His challenge to grow up. Every dad knows for the boy to be a man he must learn how to humbly lose but also how to confidently prevail. When you take time to get alone, be sure to bring your wrestling shorts. 5/31/2011 Conversations Within ts (Gunterhill, AL)
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