• This can be a battle cry against the powers of darkness. Song and spiritual warfare( our battle against the evil one) are inextricably linked to each other.
• You can use existing songs or you can sing your own new songs. You can start by taking parts of Scripture and change it into songs.
• This is to express admiration, worship and glorification to God through song. 10. Meditation means to reflect upon or examine a matter more closely and to evaluate it spiritually. Psalm 1:1-2 Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked …… But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. Joshua 1:8 Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.
• Think about the Being and nature of the Triune God, His creation and great deeds and His character.
• Take a specific theme from Scripture and meditate on it.( righteousness, love, truth, light, peace, holiness, etc)
• Take a portion of Scripture and meditate on it.
• Make God the main focus of your meditation; His works, His
• Word, His character. In what way is Christian meditation different from Eastern meditation? In Eastern Meditation the focus is on a passive state of mind and the aim is to“ empty” your mind. To the Christian meditation is an active process of evaluating, investigating,( enquiry) and pondering, involving your whole mind and being, while allowing the Holy Spirit and Scriptures to lead you. Christian meditation is to ponder in a disciplined way. Beware that Satan does not plant his thoughts in your mind. Also beware of negative thoughts during this time. Consider everything that is true, pure, noble, right, beautiful and praiseworthy. When you meditate on a certain portion of Scripture you must ask yourself among other things, what this portion means to you. 11. Listening is a period in which you receive instruction from the Lord and ask Him to reveal to you the things that He wants you to notice and pay attention to. Eccl. 5:2 Do not be quick with your mouth, do not be hasty in your heart to utter anything before God. God is in heaven and you are on earth, so let your words be few.
• It is to listen to the inner voice of the Holy Spirit.
• During this period you ask;“ Lord, what do You expect me to do?
• What is Your will for me for today?”
• To receive and ask for guidance from the Word of God.
• To deliberately ask God to reveal His will and strategies or plans to you.
• In waiting on the Lord the emphasis is on loving God. During meditation we want to learn more from God. During the period of listening we want to hear what God wants to say to us.
• You can ask the Lord specific questions, perhaps some difficult questions that you do not have the answers to. Be sensitive to the Holy Spirit.
• Be careful not to say immediately:“ The Lord said this and that to me.” 12. Worship is to exalt and glorify God. To tell Him that you know who He is and to whom you are praying and that you trust Him with your supplications. Matthew 6:13“… For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen.”( NKJV)
• Let your Amen be strong at the end and confirm thus that you believe that God has heard you and will answer you. Amen means: it is true and sure, so shall it be.
• This is the final spiritual act of putting God on the throne of your life.
• This is where you declare: Yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory for ever. Amen.
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