It was sure good for me today. Glad it was helpful for you too.
And by the way, welcome Shiffon.
Vicki
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> Hey Vicki,
> That was most helpful. Thanks. I'm sure a lot of people will get
> encouragement from this and a new way of thinking or shall we say a new
way
> to meditate...
>
> blessings and hope,
> shiffon
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> From: "Vicki and The Rors" <[log in to unmask]>
> To: <[log in to unmask]>
> Sent: Monday, September 06, 2004 11:16 AM
> Subject: PURPOSE-DRIVENŽ LIFE Daily Devotional
>
>
> > I loved this today. Vicki
> >
> >
> > THE PURPOSE-DRIVENŽ 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?
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> > from purposedrivenlife.com.
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