| Christian meditation helps bring peace and richness | | | | affirmation CD while driving, doing chores, or on a |
| to life by drawing us closer to God. Most believers | | | | break. Another five to ten minutes, of some |
| understand it is important to meditate. Yet at the | | | | method of prayer or meditation, before going to |
| same time, they can feel overwhelmed with the | | | | sleep will also have a powerful impact. |
| pressure of life's demands and the thought of | | | | Power To Change Your Life |
| adding one more thing to their schedule. | | | | Meditation can help bring peace and balance to our |
| When the topic of meditation comes up, the | | | | lives. One of the main reasons we are currently in |
| question often heard is: "But how can I? I just | | | | a rat race and so busy spinning our wheels, is |
| don't have time!" | | | | because our lives are out of line with God's Word. |
| So true! There is no time in your schedule for | | | | Needless to say, the only way to change this |
| meditation - until you make it! | | | | situation is to gain a greater understanding of how |
| Fitting God Into Your Schedule | | | | God would have us to live. We then adjust our |
| We all know there will never come a time when | | | | lives to this new understanding and trust God to |
| the TV turns itself off, and the kids are quietly | | | | help us and guide us. As a result, things will begin |
| playing, and the phone doesn't ring, and the "to | | | | to turn around. |
| do" list is complete, and our mind has nothing to | | | | "He will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is |
| do but meditate! | | | | stayed on Him." -- Isaiah 26:3 |
| Distractions are a part of life and we have to | | | | I think you get the point. The key is that we |
| purpose to fit meditation into our schedule. We | | | | have to choose to fit God into our schedule. We |
| have to choose to make it a priority. | | | | have to choose to make the time, and create the |
| Keep in mind: The easiest way to fit meditation | | | | opening for meditation. The Bible tells us to |
| into your schedule, and make it a daily habit, is to | | | | meditate day and night. So we need to be sure |
| meditate at the same time and in the same place | | | | and get our minimum daily requirement of the |
| every day. But like I said, other things will always | | | | Word! |
| want to intrude. | | | | The good news is: Time spent in the presence of |
| The important thing is to be flexible, but purpose | | | | God empowers us to break free of the rat race |
| to make meditation on God's Word a daily habit. | | | | and live successful. In fact, you'll tap into a "hidden |
| You might want to try a five minute devotional | | | | power" that has been available to you all along. |
| first thing in the morning to start your day off | | | | Are you ready to fit God into your schedule and |
| right and give yourself a positive focus. Then | | | | create a daily habit of Christian meditation? |
| listen to a biblical meditation or Christian | | | | |