Lessons Learned in 3-D: Mindfulness

ByLyli

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Years ago, I read a question in a book that caught me off guard.  I’ve thought about it often since.  Where does your mind go when you are at rest?”  Are my thoughts filled with what is good and true and life-giving?  Or, am I worried and anxious or whiny and bitter?   This week, I was reminded of how important it is to be mindful to renew my mind by washing it with the water of the Word.

Here are 5 things I learned this week about mediating on Scripture:  

1.  Early this week, I read Joshua 1:8 — this Scripture provides the road map to success.  (And who doesn’t want to be successful?)

Keep this Book of the Law
always on your lips;
meditate on it day and night,
so that you may be careful to do
everything written in it.
Then you will be prosperous and successful.

2  Tinuviel’s post at The Crumbs From His Table nudged my spirit.  What is the meditation of my heart?  She explains:

The meditation of my heart is the mental rut worn deep by repeated travel, the pattern of thought I steep in my soul until I take on its character as my own.

 

3.  I’ve started to realize that God speaks in the silence.  The problem is that I am often too distracted to be still and listen.  Joan at The Beauty of His Grip shared the spiritual practice of “Silence and Solitude” on her blog this week, and this really resonated with me.  I need to be quiet and perk my ears up.

4.  I did a little Googling and came across an old article by John Piper where He reminded me why it’s important to mediate on Scripture.  God’s Word should be my delight.  Am I delighting in God’s Word more than anything today?  Ouch.  This is convicting.

5.  Want to spend some time meditating on the work of Christ on the cross in preparation for Easter?   Starting March 30th, I am going to be leading a 4-week Good Morning Girls study online in a private Facebook group.  Let me know if you’d like to join my friends to dig into the Word together.  I have room for a couple of more members.  (Ladies only please.  Sorry, fellas!)

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Q4U:  What did you learn this week?  Do you regularly meditate on God’s Word?

I am sharing “Mindfulness” and joining like-minded sisters this weekend at Saturday Linky Love, The Weekend Brew, Whatever is Lovely, and The Friday Five.  

14 Comments

  1. Such a good reminder. And thank you for mentioning Beauty in His grip. I hadn’t visited her blog before and really liked her place – subscribed too. Great suggestion. Thanks for sharing your ideas. have a wonderful weekend, Lyli

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  3. I loved Joan’s post too. Meditating on scripture is something I need to do more of so I appreciate you sharing what you have learned. All the best to you with the online study you are doing. That is wonderful.
    Happy Saturday!
    Love you.

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  4. Very lovely. I’ve been kind of struggling through my Bible study lately – it’s very mind-driven and not heart-stirring. But it has filled my brain with Scripture!

    My 5-year-old daughter was asking me this week about God speaking to you. Wowee! Try to explain “listening to God” to a little child. 🙂

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    1. I find that my life is too noisy, and that makes it hard for me to really make that connection. I’m trying to carve a quite space into my weekend to really slow down and try to make it happen (but of course, I don’t have littles to care for like you, which makes it hard.)

      Ha! Kids know how to get right to the point, don’t they? Listening (of any kind) is hard work (at any age).

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  6. I have learned that even when I’m physically quiet I’m not necessarily quiet mentally or spiritually. It’s only when I manage to quieten my spirit that I can be tuned enough to really meditate on God’s Word.

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