Meditation is the act of clearing one’s conscious mind of distractions to focus, to think and to ponder. How to meditate using the Bible requires the act of clearing one’s consciousness of secular thoughts and focusing on the words of God found within the Bible’s passages.

This book of the law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do according to all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have success. (Joshua 1:8)

The Bible is filled with scriptures, morality tales and wisdom. As a person ages and changes, so too so does the meaning of the passages within the Bible. A person may meditate on one passage in their 20s and find deeper meaning in the same passage a few years later. It is not difficult to learn how to meditate using the Bible; in fact, it is very simple. Meditations on scripture does not need to be a solitary act. Bible study groups may discuss and debate scriptures, as well as take moments to meditate on the meaning of a scripture. These group meditations can lead to a deeper understanding of self in relation to the divine.

How to Meditate
Choose a quiet place, at home, in the car, in Church or outside. Find a space that is restive, but not one where a person might go to sleep. Assume a comfortable position (sitting or laying down). Begin practicing relaxation breathing. Often a four count is a good way to begin. Inhale for four heartbeats and exhale for four heartbeats. A person should concentrate on breathing at first, and then gradually begin to recite the selected passage from the Bible mentally.

Whereas Eastern meditation techniques suggest emptying the mind, meditating on the Bible requires filling the mind. Selected scriptures are meditated on and allowed to fill up all the empty spaces of the consciousness. It is through this method that a person may feel oneness with God. The contemplation of the passage may lead the mind to other thoughts, ideas, revelations and synergy. The experience of meditating on the Bible allows a person to place Biblical perspectives on everyday problems, opening their mind to the infinite possibilities presented within.

Prayerful Meditation
Meditation seeks to create a relaxed state during which a person can attain stress relief. Prayer can provide many similar effects on the physical body. Prayer can also have a spiritual component as well as a physical component. Spiritual relief can provide stress relief as long as the prayer is one that relaxes a person and doesn't excite them. Consider praying for strength in desperation to do well on a test or an assignment at work. The need for the prayer may be valid, but it will not provide mental or physical relief to engage in that prayer if it only creates more tension. The difference between meditative prayer and petitionary prayer is that meditative puts one into a fully mindful state. The relaxed manner of it provides an opportunity to commune with God, toconsider all the ways His will has worked in the world and on the individual's life. This is notabout debating the existence of divinity, but accepting the presence of it. Relief from stressis found by dwelling in a mental place where the daily pressures are released into God's keeping. 

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