Recently, I’ve been thinking that it would be nice to do a guided meditation first thing in the morning, before I even get out of bed. With that in mind, I wrote my latest meditation, New Every Morning.
It’s not necessary to do this meditation while you are still in bed, but it is written with the assumption that it will be done some time early in the morning before you begin your day. Let me know what you think in the comments.
Scriptures in this meditation: Lamentations 3:22-23, Psalm 143:8, Psalm 5:3
Time: 14:41
File Size: 13.4 mb
Link to MP3: Meditation #4 - New Every Morning
Background music: Sacred Ground by Jon Schmidt (used by permission)
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Filed under: Guided Meditations on December 29th, 2007 | 2 Comments »
It’s hard to believe that three months have passed since I posted the last Mindful Worship Christian guided meditation. I sincerely apologize to everyone. For a short part of that time, I was on a Missions trip to Zimbabwe. For the rest of the time, I was doing a lot of travel for work, and generally had a lot of other stuff going on my life that was more important at the time than recording meditations. I believe I’m back on track now to record and publish more frequently.
I also wasn’t content with the quality of the first two meditations I recorded. About a month ago I purchased some new equipment and I believe that you’ll find this meditation to be much higher quality. It still isn’t quite as professional as I would like, but it’s much better. If you have any information to pass on about how to improve them, please feel free to contact me.
I have wanted to record this particular meditation ever since I began this project. As a former amateur astronomer, this meditation builds on the countless hours that I have spent gazing into the night sky and fellowshipping with my wonderful and loving Creator. I believe that you will greatly enjoy it and listen to it over and over.
Scriptures in this meditation: Psalm 19:1, Genesis 1:1, Psalm 8:3-4
Time: 16:00
File Size: 14.6 mb
Link to MP3: Meditation #3 - When I Consider Your Heavens
Background music: Within this Space by DAC Crowell (used by permission)
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Filed under: Guided Meditations on December 6th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
After I recored Mindful Worship Meditation #1 - A Tree and Its Fruit and distributed it to my Sunday School class, one of the ladies in my class told me that she had shared it with some of her co-workers. One day, one of them was incredibly stressed, so she gave shared it with them as an opportunity to relax and de-stress.
It’s nice to sometimes take a short break in the middle of my workday just to rest, share some time with my Savior, and meditate on His promises of peace and rest. Afterwards, I can then re-engage with my work day with a renewed energy and confidence. I wrote this meditation, Find Rest, O My Soul, to help you do that as well.
I originally wanted to keep it to around ten-minutes long, but I had to make it a little longer to get everything in there that I felt should be there, and not be too rushed, which would have defeated the purpose. I hope you enjoy this guided meditation. Let me know what you think in the comments!
Scriptures in this meditation: Matthew 28:20, Matthew 11:28-30, Exodus 33:14
Time: 15:17
File Size: 14.0 mb
Link to MP3: Meditation #2 - Find Rest, O My Soul
Background music: Above the Clouds by Suzanne Teng (used by permission)
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Filed under: Guided Meditations on September 5th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
Here is the first guided Christian meditation that I wrote and recorded. I was participating in a small group Bible study and we were tasked with reading, and studying, five different passages before our next meeting. One of those passages was Luke 6:43-45, where Jesus talks about a tree and its fruit.
As I studied this passage, I found myself meditating on it. I repeated short sections of it over and over in my mind. As I thought about particular phrases, other supporting scriptures came to mind, and I thought about them as well. Mostly, I though about how this all applied to me. God used this time of meditation to challenge me to evaluate different areas of my life.
As I meditated, I thought about the people in my small group and in my Sunday School class. I wondered how many of them regularly meditate on the scriptures, and if they had ever been taught to meditate. This prompted me to dig into the Word and see what God had to say about the discipline of meditation. That study became a lesson that I taught to my Sunday School class and I concluded the lesson by guiding them through a meditation much as I would do on my own.
The people in my Sunday School class seemed to really enjoy it, and several of them asked if I could record it. I did record it for them. Here is that original meditation, much as I presented it to the class that first time. I would recommend that you listen to it during a time when you will not be disturbed and you can focus on God’s Word.
Scriptures in this meditation: 1 Peter 5:7, Luke 6:43-45, Galatians 5:19-21, Galatians 5:22-23
Time: 13:26
File Size: 12.2 mb
Link to MP3: Meditation #1 - A Tree And Its Fruit
Background music: Above the Clouds by Suzanne Teng (used by permission)
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Filed under: Guided Meditations on September 4th, 2007 | 1 Comment »
I have been praying for several months about starting a web site devoted to Christian meditation, and the Christian guided meditations that I have been writing and recording. Over those months, the Lord has given me several ideas for short articles on Christian meditation, and as I meditate on His word myself, I've been writing some directions that I believe will help others establish this discipline in their own relationship with Christ.
For more information about why I started this site, be sure to check out the About this Site page.
I look forward to interacting with each one of my readers and listeners, and pray that God will use the information presented here in a mighty way in your life. Be sure to let me know what you think in the comments!
Filed under: Uncategorized on September 4th, 2007 | No Comments »
