Christian Meditation - A Call to Evangelical Leadership
As a community of Evangelical Christians, Instant Manifestation Secrets Review we have abdicated our role as leaders in the area of meditation. This is especially disturbing as seekers leave the Christian faith, looking for depth and meaning elsewhere. Meditation is one of the fastest growing areas of personal and spiritual growth. Recent estimates suggest 10 million Americans practice some form of meditation.
In my field of Behavioral Medicine, we teach the physical components of meditation and use guided imagery because of the positive impact on health. Studies show improvement in everything from anxiety, depression, and fibromyalgia, to immune functioning, cancer survival and heart disease. This should not be a surprise to us. Living in the way God has designed for us always results in our good!
But there is much more to meditation than the physical benefits of living in the paths He created for us. True meditation is resting in the presence of God, open to His transforming Word--an experience of power and depth. Meditation softens our hard shells. As we meditate, we become more open to experiencing the presence of God in our Bible study, and in our daily lives. We become more transparent, more fully present.
In my field of Behavioral Medicine, we teach the physical components of meditation and use guided imagery because of the positive impact on health. Studies show improvement in everything from anxiety, depression, and fibromyalgia, to immune functioning, cancer survival and heart disease. This should not be a surprise to us. Living in the way God has designed for us always results in our good!
But there is much more to meditation than the physical benefits of living in the paths He created for us. True meditation is resting in the presence of God, open to His transforming Word--an experience of power and depth. Meditation softens our hard shells. As we meditate, we become more open to experiencing the presence of God in our Bible study, and in our daily lives. We become more transparent, more fully present.
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