OneLight Posted May 25, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Share Posted May 25, 2009 As I was reading scripture this morning, I read the verse below. At that point, I paused to meditate on the meaning of this verse and how it would apply to my life. So often, when I am busy, I rely on His leading and rightfully so. Yet, I asked myself, when do I slow down enough to examine myself deeper then just the surface. Embarrassingly. my answer was not often enough. I encourage all who are in Christ to take the time to do so. Allow His Spirit to instruct you, to reprove you, to show you who you really are. Humility in this process will go far as we are not always who we think we are. 2 Corinthians 13:5 Examine yourselves as to whether you are in the faith. Test yourselves. Do you not know yourselves, that Jesus Christ is in you?—unless indeed you are disqualified. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
georgedrw81 Posted May 25, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 0 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 1,823 Content Per Day: 0.33 Reputation: 36 Days Won: 2 Joined: 04/10/2009 Status: Offline Share Posted May 25, 2009 Thank you OneLight Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flboots Posted May 25, 2009 Group: Members Followers: 0 Topic Count: 1 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 5 Content Per Day: 0.00 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 01/27/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted May 25, 2009 Very good point Onelight. That is a scary thing to do. To closely examin your inner self. Can we handle the truth. LOL Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauntlet Posted May 25, 2009 Group: Senior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 788 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/18/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/18/1979 Share Posted May 25, 2009 I do not understand. How do I do this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Believer1997 Posted May 25, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 66 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 6,363 Content Per Day: 1.12 Reputation: 119 Days Won: 9 Joined: 11/07/2008 Status: Offline Share Posted May 25, 2009 My Dearest Brother Onelight - as you more than anyone on these boards is aware - I seem to have to examine myself and straighten my Walk often. Thank you for this scripture... bless you!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted May 25, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 I do not understand. How do I do this? Hi Gauntlet, This is a very good question to ask, but one that is hard to answer, for there is no one special way to do this. For a really deep search, I do this during a time when I will not be disturbed by anything. Most of the time, it is either alone in my room or sitting in a quiet, solitude place in the surrounding woods and fields. It has to be a place where nobody will interrupt me, during a time when I don't have to be anywhere soon. I also can quickly do this in the spur of the moment while I am about to give a reply to someone or a response to something that has happened. When I am doing a quick examination, which I had call examining the surface, it usually pertains to how I respond, what I say in response and if it is of my flesh or the Lord. When I dig deeper into myself, the Holy Spirit usually is in control, showing me who I am. I do not stop the process or hinder His moving in my spirit and mind. I have to be surrendered to His will as much as humanly possible. Usually, He brings scripture back so I can compare who I truly am to them. This shows me where I have fallen in certain circumstances. An couple of examples of scripture are ... What is bad. Examples of the flesh: Galatians 5:19-21a (New King James Version) Now the works of the flesh are evident, which are: adultery, fornication, uncleanness, lewdness, idolatry, sorcery, hatred, contentions, jealousies, outbursts of wrath, selfish ambitions, dissensions, heresies, envy, murders, drunkenness, revelries, and the like 2 Timothy 3:2-5 (New King James Version) For men will be lovers of themselves, lovers of money, boasters, proud, blasphemers, disobedient to parents, unthankful, unholy, unloving, unforgiving, slanderers, without self-control, brutal, despisers of good, traitors, headstrong, haughty, lovers of pleasure rather than lovers of God, having a form of godliness but denying its power. And from such people turn away! What is good. Life in the Spirit: Galatians 5:22-23a But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. Am I living up to these two commandments? Mark 12:29-31 (New King James Version) Jesus answered him, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shiloh62 Posted May 25, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 83 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 1,683 Content Per Day: 0.30 Reputation: 51 Days Won: 1 Joined: 11/14/2008 Status: Offline Birthday: 02/14/1962 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Were all guilty of that-we are al l trying to run the rat race without slowing down to examine ourselves. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gauntlet Posted May 25, 2009 Group: Senior Member Followers: 1 Topic Count: 7 Topics Per Day: 0.00 Content Count: 788 Content Per Day: 0.14 Reputation: 4 Days Won: 0 Joined: 03/18/2009 Status: Offline Birthday: 04/18/1979 Share Posted May 25, 2009 You're talking about Christian meditation, aren't you? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Deepblue Posted May 25, 2009 Group: Advanced Member Followers: 2 Topic Count: 34 Topics Per Day: 0.01 Content Count: 365 Content Per Day: 0.06 Reputation: 1 Days Won: 0 Joined: 10/27/2006 Status: Offline Birthday: 10/03/1989 Share Posted May 25, 2009 Psalm 139:23-24 23 Search me, O God, and know my heart; test me and know my anxious thoughts. 24 See if there is any offensive way in me, and lead me in the way everlasting. Well Onelight, you know with our recent chat discussions that I have confessed that I need some cleaning up to do on my own self. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneLight Posted May 25, 2009 Group: Royal Member Followers: 22 Topic Count: 1,294 Topics Per Day: 0.21 Content Count: 31,762 Content Per Day: 5.22 Reputation: 9,763 Days Won: 115 Joined: 09/14/2007 Status: Offline Author Share Posted May 25, 2009 You're talking about Christian meditation, aren't you? That all depends on what you call Christian Meditation. I call it examining myself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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