Comments on: Mindful Worship Meditation #15 – Guard Your Heart

By: jesussavedme7777

jesussavedme7777 — Fri, 06 Jan 2012 23:01:04 +0000

Once again i need to express my gratitude for your meditations, my life is often filled drama and delemas, these meditations connect me to Jesus in a profound and meaningful way, thank you and god bless. Your a true example of how the lord takes care of his children, your are a beloved brother.

By: inlovewithjesus

inlovewithjesus — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 12:32:04 +0000

I had a very similar reaction to the meditation, i found the language jarring. Its a beautiful meditation but we dont live in times when language like this is helpful. Walking in peace and love should always be the outcome and i feel that using a translation that would avoid any hurt would be a good step in the right direction. As a female and a Christian i find that this is an ongoing struggle for us ladies, there is a strong root of pain in this area for many women so asking men to be very sensitive and supportive in making us feel equal and loved well i think is very important!!

By: moser.erin

moser.erin — Thu, 05 May 2011 14:45:28 +0000

I also don’t find the way the original texts were written as saying “sons” rather than “sons and daughters” to be offensive. I understand them as inclusive.
Galatians 26 So in Christ Jesus you are all children of God through faith, 27 for all of you who were baptized into Christ have clothed yourselves with Christ. 28 There is neither Jew nor Gentile, neither slave nor free, nor is there male and female, for you are all one in Christ Jesus. 29 If you belong to Christ, then you are Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.

By: moser.erin

moser.erin — Thu, 05 May 2011 14:41:04 +0000

Listening to this came at a good time for me. I’ve recently been thinking about how the messages of this world (that are the opposite of the messages of God) I’m hearing all around me through media, conversation and well-intentioned advice are influencing my heart against godliness.”True religion is to care widows and orphans in their distress and keep oneself unstained by the world” (James).I’ve never made the connection with guarding your heart and being unstained by the word before. Thank you for providing a meditation on guarding our hearts.

By: violindance3119

violindance3119 — Thu, 28 Apr 2011 02:09:16 +0000

I don’t think a request for inclusive language is the enemy. When we start calling each other the enemy, we stop loving one another. There have been many revisions of the bible, each revision using more and more inclusive language, so I understand how someone could be thrown off by the old way of referring to mankind. The meditation did not bother me though, because I know God and Jesus love women and men alike. I’m able to hear the inclusion. I want to note that I am grateful for all of these meditations. I have never been so soothed and uplifted by the words of the bible.

By: maureen

maureen — Sat, 06 Nov 2010 16:29:29 +0000

i love this meditation it is a beautiful exhortation
of scripture that benefits our lives.

thank you

By: Curtis White

Curtis White — Tue, 27 Jul 2010 03:57:07 +0000

Amen & Praise God! Ricky, thanks for continuing to be a blessing in my life.

By: April Rain

April Rain — Sun, 07 Mar 2010 03:59:59 +0000

I wouldn’t let Ulysses comment bother any of us. Let’s not let the enemy throw anything in to disrupt our precious time with the Lord.

Perhaps you could delete the post? See meditation # 14.

By: Ricky Spears

Ricky Spears — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 14:23:29 +0000

Donald – Thank you for your response here. I wasn’t quite sure how best to handle Ulysses comment. I certainly didn’t want him to feel slighted or ignored. I also didn’t want to get involved in a theological debate here on the blog–at least not a theological debate on that particular topic. )

We’ll see what others think and if it seems appropriate I’ll remove these comments. However, I don’t want to stifle discussion about the meditations here; I really want to encourage it. I just don’t want that discussion to distract from the purposes of the work here though.

Thanks again!

By: Donald

Donald — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 06:46:36 +0000

I found Ulysees’ post to be a distraction from my attempt to listen to the voice of God. This is not the place to bring up this controversial subject, as it is hairsplitting. The use of the masculine gender has for centuries been understood to refer to both genders, and the original languages of the Scriptures utilize it in that way. I read his post before engaging in the meditation, and all I could think about was the issue, and not the Word. A private email would have been a more appropriate context in which to submit a complaint of this nature.