Christian Meditation - My Life is So Busy! How Much Time Should I Spend Meditating?

Christian meditation helps bring peace and richnessaffirmation CD while driving, doing chores, or on a
to life by drawing us closer to God. Most believersbreak. Another five to ten minutes, of some
understand it is important to meditate. Yet at themethod of prayer or meditation, before going to
same time, they can feel overwhelmed with thesleep will also have a powerful impact.
pressure of life's demands and the thought ofPower 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, thelives. One of the main reasons we are currently in
question often heard is: "But how can I? I justa 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 forNeedless 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 ScheduleGod would have us to live. We then adjust our
We all know there will never come a time whenlives to this new understanding and trust God to
the TV turns itself off, and the kids are quietlyhelp us and guide us. As a result, things will begin
playing, and the phone doesn't ring, and the "toto 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 toI think you get the point. The key is that we
purpose to fit meditation into our schedule. Wehave 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 meditationopening for meditation. The Bible tells us to
into your schedule, and make it a daily habit, is tomeditate day and night. So we need to be sure
meditate at the same time and in the same placeand get our minimum daily requirement of the
every day. But like I said, other things will alwaysWord!
want to intrude.The good news is: Time spent in the presence of
The important thing is to be flexible, but purposeGod 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 devotionalpower" that has been available to you all along.
first thing in the morning to start your day offAre you ready to fit God into your schedule and
right and give yourself a positive focus. Thencreate a daily habit of Christian meditation?
listen to a biblical meditation or Christian