Quotes about Meditation

I deepen my experience of God through prayer, meditation, and forgiveness.

Better than any argument is to rise at dawn and pick dew-wet red berries in a cup.

Fasting of the body is food for the soul.

Imagination is the road less taken, but it is the pathway of prayer.

The hands-down most important spiritual discipline is getting into God's Word on a daily basis. When you open the Bible, God opens His mouth.

Prayer turns us into first-class noticers. It helps us see what God wants us to notice. The more you pray, the more you notice; the less you pray, the less you notice. It's as simple as that. Let me explain how

Quiet is a think tank of the soul. Simply put, God often speaks loudest when we're quietest.

The Bible wasn't meant merely to be read. It was meant to be prayed through, meditated on, and lived out. If all you do is read it, all you've done is audit the Word of God. And you don't get credit for an audit. You've simply been educated beyond the level of your obedience.

The Bible wasn't meant to be read; it was meant to be prayed. Start reading, and God will start speaking. And that's when you need to stop reading and start praying.

The Bible isn't meant to be read reactively. It is meant to be prayed proactively.

It's no coincidence that being watchful and prayerful are coupled by the apostle Paul in his letter to the Colossians: "Devote yourselves to prayer, being watchful and thankful." The word watchful is a throwback to the ancient watchmen whose job it was to sit on the city walls and scan the horizon for attacking armies or trading caravans. They saw sooner and further than anyone else. Prayer opens our spiritual eyes so we see sooner and further.

The shortest pencil is longer than the longest memory. That's why I keep a prayer journal. Next to my Bible, nothing is more sacred to me than my journal.