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Biblical Meditation Includes the Heart<\/h2>\n

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W<\/em>e<\/em>s<\/em>tern study\u2014<\/em>Man using his reasoning capacity\u00a0on his own\u00a0<\/strong>(Contrary to Jesus: Jn. 5:19-20,30; 8:28).<\/p>\n

Biblical meditation<\/em>\u2014Prayerful reflection where you ask the Holy Spirit to illumine your understanding as Jesus did with the disciples on the Emmaus Road (Lk. 24:32). Meditation includes picturing, speaking, feeling and study. Meditation is\u00a0the Holy Spirit using all faculties in man\u2019s heart and mind.\u00a0More here…<\/a><\/p>\n

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A 7-Step Meditation Process Which Results in Revelation<\/strong><\/h2>\n

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  1. Write<\/strong>:\u00a0I copy the verse by hand onto a piece of paper or 3X5 card (Deut. 17:18) and keep it with me to meditate on, memorize and mutter throughout the day(s). I also record this verse in my meditation\/journal (which can be written, typed or verbally recorded).<\/li>\n
  2. Quiet Down<\/strong>:\u00a0I become still in God\u2019s presence, loving Him through\u00a0soft soaking music<\/a>\u00a0(2 Kings 3:15-16) and\/or praying in tongues (1 Cor. 14:15), putting a smile on my face and picturing Jesus with me (Acts 2:25). I tune to His\u00a0flowing<\/strong>\u00a0thoughts, pictures and emotions (Jn. 7:37-39).<\/li>\n
  3. Reason<\/strong>:\u00a0I reason together with God (Isa. 1:18), meaning the Spirit guides my reasoning process (i.e. through flow). \u201cLord, what do You want to show me about any of the following: the context of a verse, the Hebrew\/Greek definitions of the key words in the verse, or any cultural understandings?\u201d<\/li>\n
  4. Speak & Imagine<\/strong>:\u00a0I ponder the Scripture, speaking it to myself softy over and over again until I can say it with my eyes closed. As I repeat the Scripture, I allow myself to see it with the eyes of my heart. I note what the picture is in my mind\u2019s eye as I repeat the Scripture.<\/li>\n
  5. Feel God\u2019s Heart<\/strong>:\u00a0While seeing the above picture, I ask, \u201cLord, what does this Scripture reveal about Your heart toward me?\u201d I feel His heart and journal it out.<\/li>\n
  6. Hear God\u2019s\u00a0Rhema<\/em><\/strong>:\u00a0I put myself in the picture of this Scripture in my mind. I ask, \u201cLord, what are You speaking to me through this Scripture?\u201d I tune to flowing thoughts and flowing pictures (God\u2019s voice and vision) and I record this dialogue in my two-way journaling.<\/li>\n
  7. Act<\/strong>:\u00a0I accept this revelation, repenting of any sin that is opposite of it and roaring at any obstacle that stands in the way of implementing it. I then speak it forth and act on it.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    Our hearts burn within as He walks with us opening Scriptures to us (Lk. 24:32).<\/em><\/p>\n

    We are transformed as we look, and see what Jesus is doing (2 Cor. 3:18).<\/em><\/p>\n

    The Holy Spirit guides the above process,\u00a0leading to more or less emphasis on any of the various steps, according to God\u2019s desire for the present moment and the personal needs we have. So we remain dependent upon Him throughout. More here…<\/a><\/p>\n

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    Checklist for Tuning in to God<\/h2>\n

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    \u00a0I Am Living the Tabernacle Experience (Heb. 8:5)<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    • \u00a0Altar\u2014I have laid down my own initiative, self-effort and strength.<\/li>\n
    • \u00a0Laver\u2014I cleanse myself regularly by meditating upon the Bible.<\/li>\n
    • \u00a0Shewbread\u2014My will is ground fine before God and I walk in fellowship with the Body of Christ.<\/li>\n
    • \u00a0Lampstand\u2014I have moved from my reasoning to Spirit-led reasoning.<\/li>\n
    • \u00a0Incense\u2014I am a continuous worshiper; in everything I give thanks.<\/li>\n
    • \u00a0Ark\u2014I wait before God in stillness to receive what He has for me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      \u00a0I Am Applying the Tuning Dial of Habakkuk 2:1-3<\/strong><\/p>\n

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      • \u00a0I am quieting myself down.<\/li>\n
      • \u00a0I am fixing my spiritual eyes on Jesus.<\/li>\n
      • \u00a0I am tuned to flow.<\/li>\n
      • \u00a0I am writing down the flow of thoughts and pictures that come to me.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        \u00a0I Am Applying the Fine-Tuning Dial of Hebrews 10:19-22<\/strong><\/p>\n

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        • \u00a0My heart is true, honest and sincere.<\/li>\n
        • \u00a0I have absolute faith that God\u2019s river is flowing within me.<\/li>\n
        • \u00a0My conscience is completely clear through Christ\u2019s cleansing blood.<\/li>\n
        • \u00a0I have been obedient to God\u2019s previous rhema<\/em>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Testing<\/strong><\/p>\n

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          • \u00a0I am confirming my journaling through other ways God speaks.<\/li>\n
          • \u00a0My journaling lines up with Scripture and the character of God.<\/li>\n
          • \u00a0My spiritual advisors confirm my journaling is from God.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

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