Day 4
Meditation
This is getting really hard. I think I have to change my game plan and slow down. It's super awesome if other people were able to keep up with this but I really can't. It has only been four days and we've done Truth, Trust, Prayer and now Meditation. Those are four pretty heavy duty lessons and I don't want to get left behind. On day one do you know what I learned about truth? Nothing. On day two, I learned a little about trust. Day three was prayer and there is no way that I learned enough to move ahead. So I am going to take a few days, or more, to go back and reflect on the things I want to learn.
I love the idea of meditation and for some it is easier than it is for others. I believe that being able to meditate in a truly peaceful and open way is largely dependant on your self image and your thoughts on life. Someone told me once that the two most important things in your life are the way that you see yourself and the way you see God as everything you do will be based on those two things.
Here is something I have been pondering for the past few days, if we believe that we were created in God's Image and we have a poor self image is that the way we see God, poorly I mean? Is that maybe one of the reasons behind my apprehension? If you don't believe in yourself how can you believe in God knowing that His Spirit resides in you? Is it true then that you have to be able to see the good inside of yourself in order to see God? I know that there are so many people that would give me so many different answers to those questions which is why I haven't asked. The truth is that I only want these questions to be answered by one, the only One who knows the true answer.
I also believe that there are many forms of meditation as there are many definitions of meditation. If we are talking about meditation in the form of emptying your mind then that happens for me when I am having a shower or brushing my teeth, it doesn't always take sitting down in a quiet room. Is this yet another one of those things that is done based on personal preference?
Right now I am lost for words to write, I have so many questions which cannot be answered here. So perhaps meditation is a perfect topic today, perhaps contemplation is what I really need.
love
I love the idea of meditation and for some it is easier than it is for others. I believe that being able to meditate in a truly peaceful and open way is largely dependant on your self image and your thoughts on life. Someone told me once that the two most important things in your life are the way that you see yourself and the way you see God as everything you do will be based on those two things.
Here is something I have been pondering for the past few days, if we believe that we were created in God's Image and we have a poor self image is that the way we see God, poorly I mean? Is that maybe one of the reasons behind my apprehension? If you don't believe in yourself how can you believe in God knowing that His Spirit resides in you? Is it true then that you have to be able to see the good inside of yourself in order to see God? I know that there are so many people that would give me so many different answers to those questions which is why I haven't asked. The truth is that I only want these questions to be answered by one, the only One who knows the true answer.
I also believe that there are many forms of meditation as there are many definitions of meditation. If we are talking about meditation in the form of emptying your mind then that happens for me when I am having a shower or brushing my teeth, it doesn't always take sitting down in a quiet room. Is this yet another one of those things that is done based on personal preference?
Right now I am lost for words to write, I have so many questions which cannot be answered here. So perhaps meditation is a perfect topic today, perhaps contemplation is what I really need.
love
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