Effortless Change

Original material by Don Krow with updates from Eileen Plemmons

What is the definition of “meditate”? To contemplate, muse over, ponder, reflect, purpose, intend, imagine, plan, or resolve something in our mind.

Think about this – Watch your thoughts, they become words. Watch your words, they become actions. Watch your actions, they become habits. Watch your habits, they become character.

Watch your character, it becomes your destiny!

Who we are today is largely a result of the things we’ve allowed into our hearts through our minds. We’re to “destroy arguments and every lofty opinion raised against the knowledge of God, and take every thought captive to obey Christ,” 2 Corinthians 10:5 (ESV). What we dwell on today is “seed” for who we’ll become tomorrow. If we want to change our tomorrow, we must change the “seed” or thoughts we have today.

Ephesians 4:17 – 18 (TPT) “So, with the wisdom given to me from the Lord I say: ‘You should not live like the unbelievers around you who walk in their empty delusions or opinions. Their corrupted logic has been clouded because their hearts are so far from God—their blinded understanding and deep-seated moral darkness keeps them from the true knowledge of God.’”

Three reasons to meditate on Scripture:

1. To renew our mind (Romans 12:1-2), thereby receiving correct thinking.

2. To get in contact with God Almighty.

3. Memorizing Scripture enables us to ponder it wherever we are.

Focus on God and His Word. Give Him time to renew our thoughts. This changes our patterns of thinking while establishing a different destiny!

The Word of God does this in three ways:

1. It makes us truly free (John 8:31 – 32, 17:17, and Luke 4).

2. The Word is Spirit and Life (John 6:63).

3. The Word is our faith source (Romans 10:17).

Suggested types of studies: Topical, expositional, by particular words, or by paragraph. Observe punctuation, especially questions, and ask; “Why is this being asked? Who is it directed to? How does it relate to the context? Could I answer that question? What would my answer be? Is the question answered in the Scriptures?”

Biblical meditation is not just looking at the words and thoughts, we want to know the God behind His Word, and behind the writer’s thoughts. Once we do that, our thoughts and opinions will change effortlessly, and that will give us a new, better, and different destiny!

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