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Short answer… ABSOLUTELY!!!
Long answer with more explanation… The practice of meditation is believed to have been around for thousands of years across many cultures and religious groups, and for this reason, it is difficult to pin down an exact origin or word meaning because different religious groups/cultures regard meditation in different ways. In today’s culture, meditation is more often associated with new-age spiritual practice and not with Christians o Christianity. In his work, Spiritual Disciplines for the Christian Life, Donald Whitney writes, “One sad feature of our modern culture is that meditation has become identified more with non-Christian systems of thought than with biblical Christianity… Because meditation is so prominent in many spiritually counterfeit groups and movements, some Christians are uncomfortable with the whole subject and suspicious of those who engage in it. But we must remember that meditation is both commanded by God and modeled by the Godly in Scripture. Just because a cult uses the cross as a symbol doesn’t mean the Church should cease to use it. In the same way, we shouldn’t discard or be afraid of scriptural meditations simply because the world has adapted it for its own purposes.”
Meditation in Christianity
It is in the practice of Christian meditation that you will receive divine communication and discernment from God. It is in the practice of Christian meditation that you will release worldly stresses and chatter and turn your focus solely on scripture and your relationship with God. It is in Christian meditation that you will improve the meditations of your heart so that they align with God’s teachings and God’s purpose. It is in Christian meditation that you will learn to more easily surrender to God. So, can Christians meditate? Yes, Christians can meditate. Christians are commanded to meditate. Keep an eye out for a future blog post with recommendations for beginning your practice of meditation.free download -
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