![]() I will set aside time daily to mediate on your word Lord. In this way I will know that the meditation of my heart is acceptable to God. I can set aside time for meditation and use scripture passages to meditate over. And as an extension of that train of thought, I need to purpose to spend time in meditation, making certain that I am spending time focused on God’s priorities. My meditation therefore needs to be about the things God says are good. So in order for my words to be such that they are honoring to God my thoughts that lead to those words need to be right minded thoughts which God approves of. My words need to be what I believe, because they come from my heart. That means that I refrain from saying things which I do not feel aligned with or that do not reflect my thinking. Another way of saying this is that I should not be politically correct to get the approval of others when in fact I do not feel the same way as they do. The words I speak need to be honest words that represent what I feel not what I think other people want to hear me say. The psalmist pledges to speak the things that honor God and to meditate on the things that Honor God. Psalm 19:14 Let the words of my mouth and the meditation of my heart be acceptable in Your sight, O Lord, my strength and my redeemer. My journey of personal observations which I have made over the years to apply Bible reading in my life. ![]() Photo by Manesh Xavier on ĭo you practice writing meditations? Does it help you with mindfulness? Does it benefit your writing? Alongside, two faded tear drop clappers twisted into a line of miniature Christmas lights. ![]() Six silver flutes strung with black string hanging from a stone stamped with “Welcome” in a bed of flowers. Soiled surfaces along the frame and a dusty glass enclosure. Rust spots below an empty wick slot, on one side of the base a capless reservoir. Photo by Chris McClave on LampĪ black oil lamp hanging from a pole. Dozens of pine needles trapped in the white cloth webbing, dotted with dried leaves. HammockĪn empty hammock rocking slowly back and forth. Stained surfaces beneath the water, bleached, rough, and uneven. The shimmering surface of a pool of water. For my practice of mindfulness I completed the exercise of describing five things I observed when I went outside today. ![]()
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