Prayer and meditation is an important part of my everyday life. It's a recovery tool that keeps me aware of God's will and calms me when I am anxious or afraid.
For me, I have a specific time in the afternoon that I reserve for God. It's our "afternoon delight" (half-smiling). I have learned that I cannot have an intimate relationship with someone if I don't invest time and energy and devotion to that person. I am willing to get intimate with God. He knows the ins and outs of me, even before I tell Him my thoughts and feelings.
I have different ways that I meditate, depending on my needs, thoughts and feelings for the day. I often bring a Scripture reading before the Lord, and He helps me to hear it into my head and heart.
Sometimes I repeat a Scripture over and over to calm me when I am riddled with fear or anxiety. "Be still and know that I am God" is one that I use often. Then I reduce it to "Be still and know..." then "Be still..." then "Be." When I start thinking other thoughts, I go right back to the whole Scripture reading and go through the process again.
"It's a new day to rejoice and be glad" works for me...or "God's mercies are new every morning" or "The Lord is my shepherd; I have everything that I need."
These are Scriptures that I repeat everyday with my daily commitment each day on foodaddictsfulloffaith@yahoogroups.com. They have become my way of life because God has brought them into my being through many hours of meditation and prayer.
Step 11: Sought through prayer and meditation to improve our conscience contact with God, praying only for knowledge of His will for us and the power to carry that out.
I also meditate with a specific goal in mind. If I am troubled, I sit with God and ask what He would have me do. Prayer is asking and meditation is listening.
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Hi, I liked this post. Every morning I feel like God gives me a verse for the day. I used to put it in my pocket, but now I just put my journal in my purse and it has my food plan on the next page. It's amazing how many times the verse has played out in my day and God knew exactly what I would need to hear at the time he gives it or later on in the day. Alot, of times he leads me to memorize it and that becomes so powerful. Just writing it is powerful, but standing at my bathroom window I do my best to memorize and it's amazing. Honestly, I don't wanna most of the time, but the pay off it really big for me. A friend of mine in FL and I take turns texting a verse to each other and that's nice to get a little gift thru the phone every other day when it's her turn. Today, my personal verse and hers both had to do with crying out to the Lord in distress and Him hearing, redeeming, and delivering from the battle and destruction of life. I don't know if I should be concerned about that one or not :). I'd like to move on to something more 'perky' but I'd better continue to cry out to him and trust him.
Bedtime now! love, Angie
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