When does God speak to you? Well this morning, while I was asleep, I received a revelation and woke with it, clear as a bell on Christian meditation.
Meditation on the Word of God
Read the Bible and then reflect on some basic concepts:
What is God saying (in a general sense)?
What is God saying to me (in a specific sense to you as an individual)?
What am I going to do about it (what am I being challenged to do, to change, to live out from that word).
Meditation on the Person of Jesus
Eastern meditation is most often about an empyting process but Christian Meditation is about focus on God. So when we think about Jesus, consider a few different approaches.
Picture yourself sitting at home, on your favourite couch or chair and Jesus sitting there with you. What would he say to you?
Or think of walking along the road and chatting to him. What would you talk about?
Or just think of the best image of Jesus and just tell him how much you love him?
Meditation on the Holy Spirit
Here is the place of being still. “Be still and know that I am God”. The rush of the day, the worries, the fears, the problems, the fights, the anguish … all of the daily grind things … just stop. Just sit, just close your eyes and be still and ask the Holy Spirit to come and refresh you and comfort you and inspire you. You might put on some Christian music, sing or find a quite place. Definitely you need to turn off the TV and put down the smartphone or tablet. Be still …
Have a great day.
Neil Stott