How to Meditate on Christ and the Word of God

The word meditate means to ponder, reflect upon, think about, muse over or to ruminate. When we're meditating on something, we're singly focused and giving it our full attention. We block out everything else around us both mental and physically. We allow no other thought or activity to steal us away from that moment. We're 100% present and fully conscious of whatever we're doing.

Many Christians are becoming interested in Christian Meditation as a way to create greater intimacy with Christ, maintain their peace of mind, and control negative thoughts and emotions. But the question often arises, how do we mediate on the Lord? This question may produce images of sitting lotus style in a meadow or Buddhist monks chanting in some far away land. Unfortunately for Christians, the practice of meditation has been misunderstood and as a result we have forfeited and shun a practice that is not only encouraged by God for our success, but that will also create deeper intimacy with Christ, improve our mental and physical health, help us maintain our priorities and balance, and live with more peace and joy. If we, through ignorance and deception, relinquished this prized possession, we need it back, and now! Stress, worry, misplaced priorities, depression, restlessness, negative thinking, addictions, and many other harmful behaviors plague the Christian community more than ever before. We've lost the art of meditating on the Lord. God said in Joshua 1:8 that the way to spiritual prosperity and success which will ultimately lead to physical success is to mediate on His word continually.

Although meditating means to ponder, reflect, or think about, the art of meditating on God can take many forms. I would like to elaborate on four ways to meditate on God that will help to fuse the word of God and his life changing principles not only in your head, but in your heart.