I loved this today also, Vicki!

Why?  Because

1)      You thought to send it;  and

2)      Because we're so alike . . ..  <SMILE>


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Carol
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I loved this today. Vicki


THE PURPOSE-DRIVEN® LIFE Daily Devotional
September 6, 2004
Why Worry When You Can Meditate?
by John Fischer
Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or
stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers.  But his
delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and
night.  (Psalm 1:1-2) I'm a chronic worrier.  I come from a long line of
worriers.  A good deal of my conscious time is taken up with the act of
worrying.  According to Rick Warren, this means I would be good at
meditation. Meditation is focused thinking.  It is not just for monks
and clerics. David said that he loved to meditate day and night on the
word of God.  Now this was also while he was running a kingdom, fighting
a perpetual enemy on the battlefield, and at times, running for his
life.  He didn't have a lot of time to sit with his legs crossed and go
"Ommmmmm."  That kind of meditation is meant to clear the mind of all
thoughts. Biblical meditation is thinking focused on a particular aspect
of God, a part of God's word, or a reminder of what He has done for you.
Worry is focused thinking as well.  It's focused on what I can't answer
or solve about my situation.  Worry, at least for me, is returning over
and over again to a place where I am stuck.  I must somehow negatively
feed on that little flutter of panic each time I follow a path of worry
to the same hopeless conclusion. These are thoughts that accompany me
throughout the day.  I don't sit down to worry. Worry is nagging
negativity. It would stand to reason that if I can do this kind of
professional worrying while I go about my tasks for the day, then I
could choose to meditate on God's word instead. Worry is usually all
about what you can't do anything about anyway. It's never productive.
Imagine all that attention turned to God and His truth. I have the
feeling that if I learned to turn my chronic worrying into meditation,
when I did actually sit down to do something about those things I'm
tempted to worry about, I might be in a much better frame of mind to
find a solution. Try it today.  If you catch yourself worrying, turn
your thoughts instead to God and His word.  Take a portion of scripture
and turn it over and over in your mind. Remember what God has done for
you.  Be thankful.  Why worry when you can meditate? You are receiving
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