January 2020 – Page 3 – Meditation Memos

January 7

Tips&Topics Tuesday One way to meditate on a passage of Scripture is to read through several times, emphasizing a different word each time. THE Lord is my shepherd. The LORD is my shepherd. The Lord IS my shepherd. The Lord is MY shepherd. The Lord is my SHEPHERD.

January 6, 2020

Media Monday On Mondays I’ll be recommending media of some kind. Today’s is Celebration of Discipline, by Richard Foster.

January 5, 2020

Scripture Sunday On Sundays I’ll be sharing a bit of Scripture. Job 15:4 says “But you are doing away with the fear of God and hindering meditation before God.” Without getting into the storyline of Job, this phrasing points out that meditation can be a form of worship. Not just meditating ABOUT God, but meditatingContinue reading “January 5, 2020”

January 4, 2020

Silent Saturday On Saturdays, we’ll be exploring silence. Silence can be worship. (Habakuk 2:20) Most of us are unfamiliar and uncomfortable with silence, so we need to work up to that. Today, set a timer for 1 minute. Close your eyes and just be. Be aware of your own breathing. Can you hear your ownContinue reading “January 4, 2020”

January 3, 2020

Furnace Friday On Fridays, we’ll be reflecting on some challenging questions. Read 1 John 3:1-3. How are you purifying yourself? How might you grow in this area? See what kind of love the Father has given to us, that we should be called children of God; and so we are. The reason why the worldContinue reading “January 3, 2020”

January 2, 2020

Thankful Thursday On Thursdays, I’ll be sharing exercises in thankfulness. Today, think of three people you are not related to that you are thankful for. Express your thanks to God, and if appropriate maybe send the people texts of appreciation.

January 1, 2020

Good Word Wednesday Happy New Year! On Wednesdays I’ll be sharing a quote, something to encourage you or to make you think. Today’s is this: I go through life as a transient on his way to eternity, made in the image of God but with that image debased, needing to be taught how to meditate,Continue reading “January 1, 2020”