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We become what we behold! Whatever gets and keeps our attention determines how we develop inwardly and show up
outwardly.
Biblical contemplation or meditation focuses on God's:
Compassion
Graciousness
Patience
Faithfulness
Love &
Forgiveness.
Let our Abiding Meditation Journal help you guiet, focus on God and be transformed.
Our view of God, His goodness, love, and intentions towards us, determine how intently we listen for His voice.
To those new to the faith, I say, what an opportunity to start off on the right path. Over the course of your life, you have a chance to move the body of believers forward in unprecedented ways. To the larger group in the mid-season of their faith, hope is on its way. This is a special group of unsung heroes. Though I have not yet had the pleasure of meeting most of them, I feel a special connection to them. They are always on my heart. You pass them on the way to work every day. They nod hello as you pass them in the train station. They are good-hearted souls. Far too many, however, are living lives of quiet desperation.
They are the disquieted majority. Some read their Bibles. Others don’t. Many pray, attend church regularly and try their best to do what is right. In the quiet moments, if pressed to be perfectly honest, many would admit they are disappointed, confused, and uninspired in their experience with God. They are committed to church, but that commitment gets harder to maintain with every year that passes. They know their Bibles well, but can’t relate to the people in scripture through whom God worked so powerfully. They are willing to serve and to dutifully take on any task assigned. In their hearts, though, there are no compelling visions that have captured their imaginations and fuel their actions. They don't wake up each morning with enthusiasm and excitement at what the day may hold.
Loving
Definition: Loving - an unconditional longing for and commitment to the well-being of another that is pure, free of personal agenda, unfailing, constant, and unaffected by external circumstances.
Wise
Definition: Wise - having or showing experience, knowledge, and good judgment.
Merciful
Definition: Mercy - compassion or forgiveness shown toward someone whom it is within one's power to punish or harm.
Inspiring
Definition: Inspire - arousing to a particular emotion or action.
Enabling
Definition: Enable - To render capable or able for some task (i.e., "This skill will enable you to find a job on Wall Street" or "The rope enables you to secure yourself when you climb the mountain"). Note: We are not using the word “enable” in the co-dependent sense, but rather the traditional meaning to empower.
Permitting
Definition: Permit - to allow or grant.
Indifferent
Definition: Indifferent - having no particular interest or sympathy; unconcerned.
Vengeful
Definition: Vengeful - assumes a slight has occurred, and there are desires for equal or greater retaliation.
Denying
Definition: Deny - to actively prevent a situation from occurring or something from being obtained.
Punitive
Definition: Punitive - intended to punish someone or something; extremely or unfairly severe or high.
Disdainful
Definition: Disdainful—to look down upon, to consider something unworthy of notice.
Condemning
Definition - Condemn 1. to express an unfavorable or adverse judgment on; indicate strong disapproval of; censure, 2. to pronounce to be guilty, sentenced to punishment, 3. to judge or pronounce to be unfit for use or service, i.e. to condemn an old building 4. to declare incurable.
Vindictive
Definition: Vindictive — showing malicious, ill will, and a desire to hurt; motivated by spite. There is no desire for justice, redemption or rehabilitation in vindictiveness. It is a mean-spirited need and desire to see someone suffer.
Despising
Definition: Despise — to consider something not worthwhile to hold on to or to save . We can despise a piece of paper stuck to the bottom of our shoe. We quickly discard it, considering it worthless. In Genesis, the Bible says Esau "despised his birthright." He didn't even see it as worth a bowl of stew. He despised it by not seeing the value in holding on to it.
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