Christian Meditation Is Just "being" With God

In the simplest terms, Christian Meditation is "Being with God." It is dwelling in his presence

. It is coming and sitting before God without an agenda; it is simply being with God for the mere pleasure of being with God.That sounds simple enough, right? But some thing gets in the way of us just being with God. What do you think it is? If you said "Our thoughts" you're absolutely right.

When we try to just be with God or dwell within his presences our thoughts about anything and everything begin to flood our minds. And whether these thoughts are good or bad, it keeps us from focusing solely on the Lord. So what can we do to stop or eliminate these thoughts so we can keep our focus on the Lord?

Well it is impossible to completely stop all thoughts, but what we can do is not put our attention on them. And the best way to do this is to have a sacred word or a scripture phrase to meditate on instead. This word or scripture phrase helps us to bring our attention back to God and the present moment each time our mind wanders off in thought.

Jesus said, I will keep thee in perfect peace whose mind is stayed, fixed, or meditating on me. Repeating a sacred word or scripture when our mind has wandered off in a random thought, helps us to bring our attention back to God and his presence.

What sacred word or scripture phrase can you use? The words Jesus, Lord, Savior, Love, Peace, Holy Spirit, God, Father, Creator, Trust and Faith are all rooted in the Bible. For scripture phrase you can choose all or parts of Psalms 23, The Lords prayer, Proverbs 3, etc. You will need to memorize them first. In addition to repeating your scripture word or phrase, playing soft music quietly in the background can also have a quieting effect on the mind.

Being Still Before the Lord

If "just being" with God is new to you, begin slowly, starting with five minutes working up to twenty five minuets a day. Set a timer.

The Bible says that God is a Spirit and that those that worship him must worship it in spirit and in truth. The Kingdom of God is within each and every one of us and we access that Kingdom by connecting with God through our hearts and through his word. We can't see God but we can know and experience him, but it takes being still and allowing his presence, his spirit, and his word, to fill us up, through and through, by creating a greater space for him in our hearts.

by: Rhonda Jones

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