| Christian meditation is time devoted to being in | | | | God's Word (Psalm 49:3). |
| the presence of God and consuming God's Word. | | | | Christians sometimes think of meditation as quiet |
| There are many forms of meditation and prayer | | | | prayer, a prayer without petition, since the Lord |
| is one of them. | | | | already knows our needs. (Matthew 6:8) This |
| In general, meditation on God's Word primarily | | | | might involve prayer that includes biblical |
| involves hearing from God and prayer is primarily | | | | confession of God's Word. Praying God's Word is |
| about speaking to God. Prayer is often defined as | | | | praying His will. |
| spiritual communion with God. | | | | Spiritual Discipline of Christian Prayer and |
| "Prayer is the most important tool for your | | | | Meditation Taps Into the Supernatural of God |
| mission in the world. People may refuse our love | | | | The practice of praying God's Word is at the |
| and message, but they are defenseless against | | | | same time meditating His Word. The spiritual and |
| our prayers." | | | | physical discipline needed for regular prayer and |
| -- Dr. Rick Warren | | | | meditation will soon become almost effortless |
| God's desire is to have close fellowship with us, | | | | with daily practice. |
| His children. And like all relationships that involves a | | | | Eventually we notice a life of living deliberately in |
| commitment of time and two-way | | | | the presence of God always; throughout the |
| communication. | | | | waking day. |
| In His Presence Through Christian Prayer and | | | | "What blessed excitements those have who are |
| Meditation | | | | much alone with Christ!... Such a man never has a |
| From the earliest of days, prayer has been an | | | | cold heart or a slack hand who is much in |
| essential part of meditation for Christians. Those | | | | meditation with his Lord Jesus."-- Charles H. |
| who practice a deep, contemplative form of | | | | Spurgeon |
| prayer often speak of it as a sense of "being one | | | | As we tap into the realm of the supernatural God |
| with the Lord" or being consumed in God's love. | | | | provides, through prayer and meditation, we live a |
| But they don't necessarily think of it in terms of | | | | victorious life because we are connected to the |
| meditation. | | | | life force and power of God. |
| We see in the scripture that the psalmist used | | | | Do yourself a favor: Be the success God created |
| meditation as an approach to God and prayed | | | | you to be. How? By daily staying consumed and |
| that the meditation of his heart be sweet (104:34) | | | | tapped into His presence, power, and love through |
| and acceptable to God (19:14). His meditation also | | | | prayer and meditation in the Word of God. |
| led him to a deeper and greater understanding of | | | | |