MEDITATION

You connect with God when you intentionally focus on His Word, digest it, and allow it to become alive in you.

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What is Meditation?

You connect with God by intentionally focusing on His Word, digesting it, and allowing it to become alive in you. Connecting with God through meditation is not just reading your Bible, but allowing every word to transform and renew your mind.

Renew means to resume after an interruption. The thoughts we love to lean into all day will have interruptions, but it’s in the returning or resuming that allows renewal to take place.

The daily habit of meditation creates a residence for the Holy Spirit to dwell in continuously. When you meditate daily, you are actively taking every thought captive and aligning it with God’s heart and mind. In meditation, we are telling our minds, “You belong to God!”.

Consistency in meditating on God’s word will bring renewal to your mind, emotions, and breakthrough. When you give God the territory and real estate of your mind, it allows you to steward Jesus in every place around you. There is a promise of blessing to those who meditate on God’s word day and night!

Psalm 1:1-2 “Blessed is the man who walks not in the counsel of the wicked, nor stands in the way of sinners, nor sits in the seat of scoffers; but his delight is in the law of the Lord, and on his law he meditates day and night.”

As you grow in connecting with God through Meditation, expect the unexpected. Be open to God revealing new facets of Himself when you slow down and intentionally focus on His word.

This is what your daily encounters are all about.

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How to Connect with God through Meditation: 

MEMORIZE SCRIPTURE.

  • Ask God what verse you should focus on.

  • Put a reminder in your phone to bring it to your mind. 

  • Write the verse out. 

  • Have sticky notes around the house to memorize scripture. 

INVITE THE HOLY SPIRIT TO MAKE THE WORD OF GOD ALIVE.

Meditation is not about how much to read in your reading plan, it is about entering into an invitation by the Holy Spirit to make the Word of God alive in you. Your daily encounter can look like focusing on just one verse or chapter. It is in meditation that we slow down and pray through scripture instead of moving through it quickly. This is how transformation takes place! 

MEDITATE ON THE LORD WHEN YOU WAKE UP AND MEDITATE WHEN YOU GO TO SLEEP.

  • > Ask God what to focus on. 

  • > Go to the Scripture He is referencing to you. 

  • > Write it and keep it close to you by making it your phone background, writing post it notes around your house or office, etc. 

VISUALIZE THE SCRIPTURE YOU ARE READING.

“For the word of God is alive and active.” Hebrews 4:12 Pray in your spiritual language while reading. “But you, dear friends, by building yourselves up in your most holy faith and praying in the Holy Spirit,” Jude 1:20

BE ATTENTIVE WHEN YOU ARE READING SCRIPTURE.

As you are reading Scripture, pause when a verse stands out. This is the Holy Spirit communicating with you! Read that verse again. Speak it out loud back to God. Ask the Holy Spirit to show you what He is wanting to teach you. Keep it in front of you that day by repeating it. 

ASK FOR THE FATHER’S THOUGHTS AND DESIRES.

Jesus Christ is the ultimate example of one who walked in a lifestyle of true meditation. His thoughts were always about the Father’s business. This is key! Ask for the Father’s thoughts and desires, then ponder on them. 

PRESS IN WHEN YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND.

When you don’t fully understand something, keep meditating on it by repeating it, writing it out, and asking the Holy Spirit for what it means. 

MEDITATE ON SCRIPTURE THROUGHOUT YOUR DAILY ROUTINE.

Meditate on a specific scripture daily when you are doing activities. Meditate on a verse when you are getting dressed, making breakfast, cleaning dishes, driving in the car, etc. This is giving God territory over every area of your life!

FEAR THE LORD.

Job 15:4 - “But you are doing away with the fear of God and hindering meditation before God.” When you don’t fear the Lord, you can not connect with God through meditation. Ask God to remove fear of man and instill fear of the Lord. Fear of the Lord is being terrified to be without His presence in your life! 

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Encouragement

Give yourself freedom to pause when you are reading Scripture. It is not about how much you read, but how God is speaking to you. One verse has unlimited revelation that He wants to reveal to you. In Ezekiel 3, Ezekiel is commanded to eat the scroll.

Likewise, when you are meditating on God’s word, you are eating His words to fill your belly, digest it, and allow it to transform you. Meditation is like eating healthy.

Your mind gets renewed as you reflect on Scripture, but eating one healthy meal doesn’t make you healthy unless you continue to make it a practice. Keep returning to God and His Word, continue to take every thought captive and align it with Christ. Ask the Holy Spirit to help you make your thoughts like His. 

Suggested Activities 

  • Reflect on each word in Scripture like it is pregnant with revelation. Ask the Holy Spirit to speak to you and show you what He wants to teach you.

  • Memorize Scripture.

  • Meditative Prayer—this is a prayerful reflection of a biblical text or theme/use of something you can see, taste, touch, hear or smell (Lecto Devina - place yourself into the passage).

  • Create declarations based on Scripture to meditate on.

  • Close your eyes, imagine yourself doing the things you read about in Scripture. 

  • Declare out loud who you are and what God says about you according to Scripture.

  • In your daily encounter, stop when something stands out and meditate on what God is imparting into your heart.

  • Try to intentionally insert Scripture you have memorized into every day conversation. This is how you apply Scripture into your daily life.

  • Think and direct your mind towards God and the things of God. Philippians 4:8-9 tells us to think about what is true, honorable, just, pure, lovely, commendable, if there is any excellence, things that are worthy of praise. Think on these things and put into practice what the Holy Spirit tells you. 

Scripture

Joshua 1:8, Psalm 1, Psalm 62, Psalm 119, Isaiah 55, Jeremiah 15:16, Timothy 4:15, Matthew 6: 5-8, Colossians 3:1-13, Philippians 4:8

Books

  • Sanctuary of the Soul: Journey Into Meditative Prayer by Richard J. Foster

  • Ancient Paths by Corey Russell 

Mix It Up

Learning how we connect with God shows us how we can enter into His presence daily. While you may best connect with God through one or a few ways, remember that you can connect with God in all the ways! Use this guide below to help you grow in connecting with God through Adoration by pairing it with your favorite way.

  • While you are connecting with God through fasting, spend intentional time adoring God through worship. He rewards those who seek Him! While you are withholding from worldly satisfaction, lavishly supply God with worship and adoration. Posture your heart to receive from the Lord as you engage in your fast. God wants to give you an abundance as you deny your flesh!

    Hebrews 11:6 says, “And without faith it is impossible to please him, for whoever would draw near to God must believe that he exists and that he rewards those who seek him.”

  • When you are reading the Bible, take time to sing and place melodies behind what you are reading. It doesn’t have to be for anyone because it is between you and the Lord. Turn on instrumental music and allow Holy Spirit to fill the space. Let Him give you the words to say and the melodies to release. He is the author of your faith, so let Him author your thoughts and meditate on who He is!

  • Sing songs about the wonders of creation to our Creator. When having your daily encounters outside, take time to meditate on the awe of God’s creation. Your awe will minister to His heart! Listen to the sound of the wind blowing through the trees, the sounds of the creatures around you, the sounds of rushing water and ask yourself, “How are they singing to the Lord?” Join in with their chorus and worship Him!

  • Take time throughout your day to minister to God’s heart through your movement. In the midst of moving from place to place, keep your heart bent towards Him. Sing in the Spirit, sing a spontaneous song, or express to Him how you love Him. Ponder on the attributes of God that you love when you are moving. 

  • As you connect with God through adoration, create a new song, a new painting, or a new writing for Him. Write a letter expressing your thankfulness and adoration to God. Turn on instrumental worship music and create your art based on the thoughts that flood your mind. In the midst of those melodies, let the Holy Spirit guide your hand. He is the Ultimate Creator, so let Him author creation through you!

  • Sing in the Holy Spirit. When you are singing in the Spirit, ask God what questions you should ask Him. In your daily encounters, ask God, “Father, what can I do to please you today?” When you hear Him, respond and ask Him to teach you. Leave space for the Lord to speak back to you in worship. He desires to speak to you as you engage in Adoration!

  • When you are alone with God, you can come to Him in full vulnerability and authenticity. In solitude, worship God from a completely exposed state. Then, sing to Him! It doesn’t matter what you sound like because it is just between you and the Lord. Your authentic worship moves His heart. Take time to let melodies and songs usher you into deeper intimacy with God. Write down what He says to you in those moments. That is His love song to you!

  • As you connect with God through learning, take extended time to connect with God through Adoration. Study the Levites. Worship will bring new perspective on the revelation God is showing you through His Word! Engage your mind as you sing to the Lord. What scriptures come to mind as you sing certain lyrics? What biblical stories are the songwriters pointing you back to? Remember, we worship in spirit and truth. It is not real worship to God if it isn’t done with His truth!

  • Connect with God through Adoration by worshiping God as the Perfect Judge. He is the author of heavenly justice. Ask God to reveal a new facet of His righteous character to you. Before interceding, spend time worshiping God for who He is. He is holy and righteous. Sing this to Him! Enter into His gates with thanksgiving and praise. This is how your requests are made known.

  • Adoration is a lifestyle. When you are serving the least of these, keep worship unto God in your heart. Before you can minister to others, you need to first receive from Him. We love because he first loved us! What is His love song to you? Ask Him. Take time to receive love from the Father, so you can pour that love back out to God by serving others. 

  • Take time to look back on all that God has done in your life and thank Him for it. This is an act of worship! Let these memories put meaning behind the words you sing. When you sing of His worthiness, think back on how He has shown Himself worthy. When you sing of His goodness, think back on how He has been good to you. When you sing about freedom, think back on how He has set you and others around you free! Let cadence and melodies usher you into remembrance. As you worship, your thoughts will testify to the faithfulness of God! 

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