The Prayer Circle

We’re getting there. I know this seems like a lot, but it’s great to experiment with.

Next on the prayer circle is MEDITATION.

Joshua is told - -

8 This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate on it day and night - Joshua 1:8

and in Psalm 1, we’re told a man of God is one whose -

2 delight is in the law of the Lord, and on His law he meditates day and night. - Psalm 1:2

Take a specific them from scripture and meditate on it. Dwell on it. This is not a mind emptying meditation, but it’s a filling of your mind and thinking, feeling, dwelling on who God is in your life.

The point of meditation is to stop and consider who God is. We’ve been praying and calling out to God in many different ways, and we seek to focus on God’s magnificence. We hold onto His power and majesty. We consider His works, His creation, His glory, His Son coming to live and die for us.

We can also focus on God’s victories in our life. We recall how God has come though on His promises. We see it in His word and in our lives. It’s allowing our minds to dwell on His promises. This is not a time where we are making requests, we’re really basking in the glory of who God is.

Our 11th prayer item is LISTENING.

In Ecclesiastes 5, Solomon tells us - -

2 Be not rash with your mouth, nor let your heart be hasty to utter a word before God, for God is in heaven and you are on earth. Therefore let your words be few. - Ecclesiastes 5:2

That’s not always an easy one either. We’ve just focused on God in meditation. We seek to hear a word from God. We seek to hear an answer to our prayers. To gain direction from God.

This is hard to do because we’re in a very noisy world. And it’s not something we’re very good at. So, I want to encourage you, if you struggle here, don’t give up. Don’t say it’s not worth it. We have to learn to quiet ourselves and try to listen to God through all the competing voices in the world.

You may even want to keep a journal next to you, because if you believe you hear from God, you might want to write down what He’s telling you.

We now come to our last section of the prayer circle and it’s back to PRAISE.

Psalm 48:1 says - - -

1 Great is the Lord and greatly to be praised - Psalm 48:1

We’ve come full circle and we close our time with praise for God. We thank Him for the time we’ve had. We recognize God is God and we’re not. We praise God for His majesty and presence.

It can be more theological if you wish. Praising God for being all powerful, all knowing, all present, for calling you to Him, for sending His Son, Jesus to be your Lord and Savior and for calling you to be His child.

So, not a big splashy conclusion, other than to say this is adaptable for you in your life or situation. Maybe when you're struggling with prayer, this would be an opportunity to try something different as we've been doing the past few weeks. The hope is that all of us continue to draw closer to God as we experience His power and presence in our lives.