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Why More Christians Need to Meditate
The Benefits of Meditation
“Christians aren’t supposed to meditate.”
That’s what a girl told me once at church. She disagreed with the pastor who was talking about his practice of meditating. At the time of this declaration, I was a mere one year into my faith. And to be honest, I had no idea if Christians were supposed to meditate or not.
Though, I thought it had some merit at the time.
Years later, I would go on to learn about many disciplines of the Christian life. From my personal bible study to books and sermons, there was a lot to be said about how Christians are supposed to live.
First and foremost, we are supposed to follow Jesus. Be led by the Holy Spirit and work to live in step with the will of God.
Yet, there are many nuances that we could learn about daily life. Ways to show Jesus to people, learn to listen to the Holy Spirit, and even know the will of God. One of these ways to do this was through meditation.
“Christian” Meditation
Now, a lot of times we hear people talk about “Christian” Meditation. Like all of Christiandom, we need to bend a “secular” thing to our Christian subculture. Before I go any further, I must address the…
