Meditating on the Word and Listening to God

Mediation is a combination of reviewing, repeating, reflecting, thinking, analyzing, feeling, and even enjoying. It is a physical, intellectual (mental, understanding), and emotional activity. (Psalm 1, Psalm 119:5)  

Benefits of Meditating 

If you want to succeed in what you do, the key is to meditate on God's word day and night (Joshua 1:8). You will develop a quiet spirit, purified heart, deep hunger for God, enlarge your view of God, discernment spirit (think the way God think), clarify the Lord's way in your life, confirm counsel confirmed by God, God will give you confidence, and power of the Holy Spirit.  ( Psalm 49:3, Philippians 4:8, Psalm 119:148, John 11:35, 2 Peter 1:21). Meditation involves reading the word (bible) over and over again, putting it in to memory (keeping it in your heart), listen and quiet your heart to allow the Holy Spirit to speak, feel what God feels, and apply it to your life glorifying God. Meditation requires your time, outward silence, and inner quiet.

There are 2 types of listeners a purposeful listener (listens intently to learn and apply truth) and a passive listener (hears, walk away, and forgets).

Jesus always spoke in parables (Matthew 13:1–58) to teach the people to dig deeper in the meaning of His word, those who heard and understood what he was saying were the ones who wanted a deeper connection and seek the mysteries of this ways. (Psalm 78:1–4; Proverbs 1:5–7)

Here are some ways to listen purposefully

You must get in the word of God, you must have the Holy Spirit living inside of you, you must pray, realize He speaks through circumstances (experiences, other peoples life), and realize He speaks through other people (should go along with the word of God). Requirements to listening is meditating on the word, praying, being obedient,  look forward to hear from Him, and listen patiently. 

(When studying and meditating on the word, you can use bible commentaries, dictionaries, and NIV, NKJV, AMP bible to search words you don't understand, reading the word is like digging for buried treasure, understanding and following God's way is how you can fully have wisdom and success. He needs your mind, heart, time and patience)

Oceans (Where Feet May Fail) Hillsong cover by Sarah Reeves

Promises of God

There are more than a 1,000 of God's promises in the bible but the promise is fulfilled by faithfulness and obedience (Deuteronomy 11:1; 2 Corinthians 10:5) in Him, God has given a promise of a savior (Galatians 4:4; Luke 2:7; Revelation 12.5) and is soon to come (Revelation 22:20), even in the hard and difficult times you can always know God is with you. Making goals according to His will not your own, the Holy Spirit is your guide (John 14:26) telling you what's wrong or right, go left or right, leading you to the promises and blessings that is for you, in His time, in His way.

(Don't just read the bible verse read in context to get a full understanding)

Never Read a Bible Verse | @whatisjoedoing

Wake Up By Joanne Guillard

Hey friends if you were
Put on trial for being
a Christian would you be found Guilty
Swear to tell the whole truth
Nothing but the truth
Do your heartache
When you see me
In the street
Have no food to eat
Do you shut your eyes
When I pull out my hand
I'm sick and alone
But I never see your call
When I need a friend to talk to
Can I count on you to stay
When I need someone to care
When I fall
Do you laugh or pick me up
When I tell you about my dreams
and I want to do the impossible
'Cause to me everything Im Possible
If I was to tell you
This world has nothing for you
But the one TRUE KING does
How would you react
Do you love unconditionally
Are you glad when I'm glad, mourn when I mourn
There's a time for everything, everything in it's time
Examine yourself, I don't want to be left behind
'Cause the time is coming near
To prove yourself to Him
So, WHAT'S LOVE GOT TO DO WITH IT?
EVERYTHING
His is perfect love, perfect peace
Being a CHRISTian is being CHRISTlike
Have you given up everything?
To make Him your EVERYTHING
Do you put into action
What you speak
Are you just a hearer
Again I'll ask
If you were, put on trial for being
A CHRISTian would you be found GUILTY

....employ every effort in exercising your faith to develop virtue (excellence, resolution, Christian energy), and in [exercising] virtue [develop] knowledge (intelligence),

And in [exercising] knowledge [develop] self-control, and in [exercising] self-control [develop] steadfastness (patience, endurance), and in [exercising] steadfastness [develop] godliness (piety).

2 Peter 1:5-6

Thought Of the Day

Remember the men, women, and children out there who don't have a place to stay no food to eat, don't only give during the holiday season but all year round so when you see someone out there that's needy don't turn your head and walk away be prepared to put something in their hand (money, food, snack, gift card etc.) because it could have been you on that corner asking for change.

2 Corinthians 9:7 - Every man according as he purposeth in his heart, [so let him give]; not grudgingly, or of necessity: for God loveth a cheerful giver. 

HEBREWS 13:16- DO NOT FORGET OR NEGLECT TO DO KINDNESS AND GOOD, TO BE GENEROUS AND DISTRIBUTE AND CONTRIBUTE TO THE NEEDY [OF THE CHURCH AS EMBODIMENT AND PROOF OF FELLOWSHIP], FOR SUCH SACRIFICES ARE PLEASING TO GOD.

Jesus Walk

by Joanne Guillard

I got new vision
I got a new walk
Since I've been saved
I had my ups and downs
My highs and lows
I had so many tears
But no one can hear
When I lost all hope
You were there to guide me
Through the storm and rain
You never let me fall
You were there to catch me
I want to walk with you
Forever and ever
Cause without you
I would be nothing
Only your love will last
When I got haters on my back
They prey to see me fall
But as long as I walk with you
I'll always look ahead
When I break down
You put me back together
Being with you
Is all I want be
Thats were I want to stay
Thats all I'll ever needed
Walking with you
Is all I ever see
It's all I really need
Seeing the straight and narrow way

Everytime by Joanne Guillard

Silence is here 24/7
Silence is loud
Like the thunder clouds
Silence is dangerous
Lost in my thoughts and dreams
As the hurt and pain reveals itself I'm reminded of you
How you shed your blood for me
How you loved me when I had no one else
How you bring me to my knees everytime