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We know that spending time with God changes us for the better. If you’re not experiencing the close fellowship with God that you know you should as a Christian, then I encourage you to join us on a journey of transformation. My goal is to teach you how to spend time with our Lord, so that you can live the victorious Christian life. You’ve probably heard that terminology before, but has anyone ever shown you how to live it out? That’s what we do every day.
Bible Study using my S-T-O-I-C Method
Members will learn my unique secrets (when using my S-T-O-I-C method) that make the Bible come alive and provide answers to the challenges they face every day as Christians. No matter how long you have been a Christian, there is always room for improvement; plus, you have an opportunity to help other Christians grow. Join my team to gain strength, find encouragement, and live out your faith in Christ.
Benefits of My Program
- Learn how to study the Bible through Biblical Meditation
- Learn a process to take your everyday problems to the Bible and find the answers
- Mature into a strong Christian over time
So, stop by anytime You need HIM to carry you through;
God’s light will always be left on for You.
Biblical Meditation: A Definition
Biblical meditation is God-centered and found through meditating on the Bible with the purpose of shaping the inner man into the person Christ wants us to be. As indicated by the definition, it is a two-step process. The first step begins with our reading God’s word. We must listen – pay close attention – to what God desires of us each time we read. Listening is an intentional activity. The second step is to implement God’s desires of us – it’s an internal (mental) application of the Word of God, based on our listening, in order that our outward behavior will transform into Christian conduct.
Simply put, it’s how we mentally mature into strong Christians. So, are you ready to listen to God while following up with action? If yes, you’re at the right place.
The Importance of Biblical Meditation
Many people ponder if meditation has any place in the Christian religion. Is it okay for Christians to meditate? What exactly does Bible meditation mean? Is it something I should expose myself to as a Christian? We believe it’s not only okay to meditate as a Christian, but it’s a necessity. Meditating on the Bible is vital to maturing in your faith.
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Join NowExamples of Meditation in the Bible
The Bible is full of examples of how people used meditation in their walk with God. This in turn had a serious effect on not only how they lived, but also how God used them to do amazing things. Consider some of the following verses:
- Keep this Book of the Law always on your lips; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful.JOSHUA 1:8
- Blessed is the one who does not walk in step with the wicked or stand in the way that sinners take or sit in the company of mockers, but whose delight is in the law of the LORD, and who meditates on his law day and night.PSALMS 1:1-2
- May these words of my mouth and this meditation of my heart be pleasing in your sight, LORD, my Rock and my Redeemer.PSALM 19:4
- My mouth will speak words of wisdom; the meditation of my heart will give you understanding.PSALM 49:3
- May my meditation be pleasing to him, as I rejoice in the LORD.PSALM 104:34
- I meditate on your precepts and consider your ways.PSALM 119:15
- May the arrogant be put to shame for wronging me without cause; but I will meditate on your precepts.PSALM 119:78
- I remember the days of long ago; I meditate on all your works and consider what your hands have done.PSALM 143:5
- Oh, how I love your law! I meditate on it all day long. Your commands are always with me and make me wiser than my enemies. I have more insight than all my teachers, for I meditate on your statutes.PSALMS 119:97-99
- Then I thought, “To this I will appeal: the years when the Most High stretched out his right hand. I will remember the deeds of the LORD; yes, I will remember your miracles of long ago. I will consider all your works and meditate on all your mighty deeds.PSALMS 77:10-12
- He went out to the field one evening to meditate, and as he looked up, he saw camels approaching.GENESIS 24:63
THE BIBLE IS INSPIRED
The Bible is the inspired Word of God. In other words, God wrote it. The Word of God tells us how to live and teaches us more about God. Each word is inspired, or God-breathed. Through careful study, you’ll learn what the words really mean and understand what God is telling you. Stoic Matchmaker provides tools and training to help you along the way in your journey. Our resource for all things in life is the Word of God.
The Practice of Biblical Meditation
REGULARLY PRACTICE
The practice of biblical meditation works the same as it always has in previous times. In order for biblical meditation to do a Christian any good, it must be put into regular practice.
BECOMES A PART OF WHO YOU ARE
This is where the problem lies. A casual reading of the Bible can only take you so far. It’s not until you apply it to a situation in your life that you actually grab hold of it and let it become a part of who you are. It’s the equivalent of studying to be a surgeon and an actual surgeon in the operating room.
INFUSE THE BIBLE INTO OUR LIVES
We must be like the surgeon in the operating room. We’ve got to infuse the Bible into our lives, let it be our guide in this life and prepare us to be the people of God that He has called us to be.
INVEST THE NECESSARY TIME
In order to change who we are, we must transform into the new creation that we’ve become in Christ. It’s impossible for us to do that on our own. For us to make such a drastic change, we must invest the necessary time into meditating on the Bible and let the Holy Spirit do the work in us.
SEARCH THE SCRIPTURES
Stoic Matchmaker helps Christians meditate on the Bible efficiently in an effective manner. In order to live the life God wants us to live, we must search the Scriptures.
FEED ON THE BIBLE
If you need help getting into the Word regularly, we’ll also encourage you to take the appropriate steps in your life so that you can. Feeding on the Bible and letting the words sink into your soul will springboard you into living differently with the help of the Holy Spirit. We know that His Word will not return void.
DIFFERENCES BETWEEN INDUCTIVE BIBLE STUDY & DEDUCTIVE BIBLICAL MEDITATION
Inductive Bible study uses three steps while studying the Bible. These are observation, interpretation, and application. An inductive Bible study helps guide the Christian through the passage to a conclusion and then asks how they can implement the conclusion into their own life.
Biblical Mediation is Deductive Bible study. It begins with a particular situation where the Bible is then consulted for the answer. Since the Christian begins with a problem that is relevant to their life, the application part of Bible study is much easier. Additionally, by using the Stoicess’ S-T-O-I-C method, you solidify what was learned and applied. Telling others (via your writings on Stoic Matchmaker’s website) about your progress and actually applying the wisdom to your life ensures you won’t forget what you learned.
WHY STOIC MATCHMAKER’S DEDUCTIVE BIBLICAL MEDITATION IS SO BENEFICIAL
Stoic Matchmaker’s deductive biblical meditation ensures that you dive deeper into the Bible than a mere casual reading. Through casual reading, a person may on occasion have times where what is read “hits home” and the reader does apply the findings to their life, but most of the time, it can be more impersonal and not necessarily pondered.
What Does Ponder Really Mean?
Pondering involves thinking or reflecting deeply upon something. It means to meditate, wonder, or contemplate. The Bible is to be all of those things. We must have the right heart attitude when we ponder the Bible. Our goal can’t be to simply get our Bible study out of the way or put a checkmark on our to-do list.
Pondering the Bible with the right heart means having a genuine desire to learn from the Word of God. It means diving into word meanings, the context of the passage we are reading and not only understanding what it means but discovering how we can apply it to our own lives. In order for us to put the principles of God’s Word into practice, we must have a deep understanding of what the Bible is saying.
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Join NowTrusting the Holy Spirit to Work in You
All of our efforts would be in vain without the work of the Holy Spirit in our life. It is He who changes us. We must do the work of bringing the knowledge of God into our mind, grant the time and attention to the study of the Bible, but the Holy Spirit causes us to be transformed into the person God wants us to be. This is the mark of a true Christian—a person who is continually being changed by God.
How Stoic Matchmaker Promotes Biblical Meditation
- In order for us to realize such change, Stoic Matchmaker helps you learn how to study the Bible through a meditative practice we affectionately call STOIC Storytelling. Our weekly exercises will help you embrace a meditative practice into your life that will help you for years to come.
- As you practice taking problems and situations to the Bible and meditating on your findings, you’ll use our 5 sentence model to put your thoughts into actionable form. From these, you’ll be able to see not only the problem, but the conclusion you discovered from the Bible and the reason why you are taking the actions that you are.
- You can then share this with our community and with your friends and family. Over time, you will become a strong Christian with God transforming you into the person He wants you to be.
- Stoic Matchmaker is committed to helping you transform into a mature Christian. Through our online community you’ll be growing in your faith and making new friends.
BE THE GOOD SOIL -- AND WEAR GOD'S ARMOR
The Book of Luke states:
“A farmer went out to sow his seed. As he was scattering the seed, some fell along the path; it was trampled on, and the birds ate it up.”
Living a “good life” well-pleasing to God is one of the most important concepts we should embrace. Apostle Paul encourages us to, “Put On The Full Armor Of God, So That You Can Take Your Stand Against The Devil’s Schemes.”
For those who know God, the Bible speaks of rewards handed out for acts of kindness and love. It also reminds us that our lives will be reviewed for what they were, how they impacted others, and that we will be rewarded according to our work.
However, stress and anxiety — the Devil’s schemes — negatively impact our ability to even think about wearing God’s armor. Others demean us so that we become unfruitful because we lose our self-confidence. We become that ground where God’s seed is falling on us, but are unable to allow the seed to set properly in our hearts. As Apostle Paul reminds us, “Do not be anxious about anything.”
Returning to the Book of Luke:
“Other seed fell among thorns, which grew up with it and choked the plants.”
Few issues can be more daunting than how to handle difficult people who deal unfairly with us — trampling on our minds to block us from doing God’s work. They are also the thorns that choke us, thereby blocking God’s seed to enter our minds.
A cruel boss, difficult friends, an ungrateful family member — their unfair treatment of us adds up quickly, leaving us in tears with a lack of confidence or accomplishment in our lives. We become so focused on “our issues” (as they tell us we have), just to get by from day to day in this present world, that we forget about God’s armor, His Seed, His Word. So the devil wins with his wicked schemes by removing our focus on God’s mission for us.
To overcome, we need to learn empowerment — that ability to remain confident in ourselves when facing life’s difficult people as they try to humiliate or degrade us so as to block us from doing God’s work.
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