• 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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