The Divine Order of Faith by Creflo Dollar

Author:Creflo Dollar
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2012-01-03T16:45:10+00:00

3. Musing

The third method of effective meditation is the one more commonly associated with the Word. It is musing over or pondering something from the Word. It's the type of meditation described in Psalm 143:5:

I remember the days of old; I meditate on all thy works; I muse on the work of thy hands.

I liken this kind of meditation to squeezing juice out of an orange. You may take a single phrase such as, "By His stripes I am healed," and ponder it over and over and over again until it becomes absolutely real on the inside of you. You squeeze until there's not another drop left.

Make no mistake about it, this requires considerable effort and self-discipline. There is no lazy way i n t o the deep things of God. Far too many Christians today have developed a welfare mentality where spiritual things are concerned. They want everything served up on a platter, and cooked in the microwave!

Yes it's hard, but oh, the rewards are great. I challenge anyone to try the things I've talked about here for seven days. There's no question whatsoever in my mind that it will revolutionize your spiritual life. You'll experience more power, more answered prayer, more revelation... more everything.

Still, only a handful of Christians ever muster the energy to pay the price for such abundant life. Instead, they go begging God for success or healing or whatever it is they need. All the while, the key to the storehouse of heaven is in their hands.

"Pastor Dollar, I'm still not sure I really understand how to meditate." Then permit me to bring it right down to where you live.

Go to the Scripture and find a verse or passage that addresses a current need. Spend 15 or 20 minutes meditating it. Say it quietly to yourself. Ponder it. Consider it. Close your eyes and see yourself doing or experiencing that scripture.

Throughout the day turn to your spouse or friend and make a declaration based on that scripture (e.g., "God is supplying all my needs according to His riches in glory"). Continue to ponder the verse or phrase as you lay down at night. Your spirit will continue to soak in revelation even while you sleep.

When you wake up, take the same scripture and start the process again. Mutter it to yourself. Say it to others. Muse on it at every opportunity. As you do, that truth will become more and more alive in your spirit, and that seed will be planted more deeply in your heart.

If you will really give this approach a try, you'll find it's the most powerful thing you've ever done. Sure, it takes self-discipline. Yes, it requires concentration and commitment. But the rewards are abundant life, victory, health, prosperity, success, and the most precious reward of all—greater intimacy with your Heavenly Father.

Meditation is the indispensable fifth step in God's divine order of faith.

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