Hearing God - Meditation Guide

MEDITATION GUIDE
INTRODUCTION
A WO R D O N M EDITATION FROM
R A BB I B RIA N
A diligent search of the Scriptures will reveal that meditation is an ancient art of receiving
revelation from God and His Word that is lacking in the life of many believers. To rediscover
this ancient discipline, we must go on a journey through the Hebrew Scriptures of the Old
Testament.
When Moses finished writing the Torah—Genesis through Deuteronomy—he passed the
prophetic baton to Joshua, his apprentice. Joshua not only received the Torah instructions
that Moses was commanded to teach Israel, but he was also the first person to introduce
us to the biblical art of meditation. I’m not referring to the form of meditation prescribed by
Buddhist monks—to empty the mind of its thoughts—but rather, the discipline of filling the
heart and soul with the precious revelation of God’s treasury of Scripture.
The first and primary term for meditation used by Joshua is from the Hebrew root, hagah
(‫)הגה‬, recorded in the book of Joshua.
This Book of the Law [Torah] shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall meditate
[hagah (‫ ])הגה‬in it day and night, that you may observe to do according to all that is written
in it. For then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will have good success. —
Joshua 1:8 (NKJV)
This ancient practice promises two things: a prosperous journey of faith, and good
success in every endeavor. To unpack the wealth of meditation, we first have to understand
the language in which this term originated. The language of Hebrew, which is a multilayered
language, is rich in meaning. Unlike Greek thought, which is a static language based on form,
Hebrew is a dynamic form of speech, based on function.
For example, a common noun in Hebrew, like most verbs, describes the action of the
object’s existence or essence, which often reveals the purpose for its creation. The function
of the Hebrew word for meditating carries the effect of rethinking or even rechewing what
we have read, like that of a cow chewing its cud. This is called rumination, usually referring
to animals that chew their food multiple times for proper digestion and assimilation, as the
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food processes through four different compartments of the stomach.
The Law of Moses describes the cow as a ruminant, which is considered to be kosher, or
“fit for use,” because they have a split hoof and chew their cud. Animals that chew their cud
will eat their food, swallow it, and then bring it back up again to rechew it. In this way, they get
all of the nutrients from what they eat and digest the food into their system in a more complete
way. Chewing is, of course, important to good health and digestion. How many times have
our parents told us to “chew your food properly”?
A common practice in the Old Testament was to meditate on the Word of God four times a
day—morning, afternoon, evening, and night—like a cow does with its four stomach compart-
ments during the rumination process. Conversely, a pig was considered unclean because
it has a split hoof but doesn’t chew the cud. Pigs have what is considered a real garbage
gut, since they will devour anything—including urine, excrement, dirt, decaying animal flesh,
maggots, and decaying vegetables. It will even eat the cancerous growths off pigs or other
animals.
Similarly, believers today must be careful to not digest sermons and teachings that are not
based upon the nutritious diet of God’s inerrant Word. Instead of being like “sloppy swine” that
devour anything in sight with their quick digestive process, we want to become like “kosher
cows,” which properly ruminate all day from the green pastures they have been led to graze
from. This is why Jesus will not cast His pearls—speaking of revelation—before swine.
Meditation is the process of chewing on the Word. We take a scripture, speak it, think
on it, and then we do it again. This is the biblical way to get the word into our system and
to receive revelation and understanding from its wisdom. To meditate, therefore, means to
ponder, regurgitate, think aloud, consider continuously, and to utter something over and over
again. This is precisely what we need to do with the word of God.
The time and focus that we invest into something usually dictate the quality of its outcome.
Meditation not only produces the fruits of prosperity and success in our spiritual growth, but
it also establishes us like a tree planted by the rivers of water, with leaves that do not wither
and fruit that produces in every season.
This Meditation Guide will empower you to read the Word of God with confidence, know-
ing that each step of meditation will allow you to absorb all of the precious nutrients that will
spiritually feed your hearts and minds. A spiritual hunger for more revelation will awaken
within you as you discover how to meditate on Scripture both day and night.
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T H E BA N QU ET
To you it has been given to know the mystery of the

kingdom of God; but to those who are outside,
all things come in parables.
Mark 4:11
God desires to reveal the mysteries of His kingdom. Don’t be frightened by the word “mystery.”
The Greek word used for mystery does not mean “mysterious” or “ambiguous.” It means,
“hidden or not fully manifested.”
Picture it like this: you are at a fancy restaurant. The chef comes to your table to ascertain
your culinary preferences. He then customizes a meal to your particular tastes. When the
meal is ready, a waiter comes and places your entrée in front of you. Because this is such a
nice restaurant, the entrée remains covered until the time of its unveiling. You know what sits
before you is your meal, but there is a certain mystery that still surrounds the dish.
When the time is right, the waiter says, “Voilà!” and removes the cover from the dish.
Now you’re able to see the meal the chef crafted for you. It’s not as if the meal did not exist
before the cover was removed; the food was present even before you knew what it was. The
waiter revealed the “mystery” of your dinner. The entrée was also known to the chef, but it
was hidden from you until the cover was removed.
Just like the waiter unveiled the prepared entrée, Jesus will disclose His mysteries through
revelation. He assured, “[Things are hidden temporarily only as a means to revelation.] For
there is nothing hidden except to be revealed, nor is anything [temporarily] kept secret except
in order that it may be made known” (Mark 4:22 AMPC).
God’s mysteries are hidden temporarily with the intent of being disclosed. This is the
whole nature of revelation—to simply reveal what already exists. Staying with our analogy of
food, listen to what God said through the prophet Isaiah:
Why spend your money on food that does not give you strength?
Why pay for food that does you no good? Listen to me, and you
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will eat what is good. You will enjoy the finest food.
Isaiah 55:2 NLT
God likens His word to food—good food! Food is what our bodies need for energy and
nourishment. In a similar manner, our spirits will receive sustenance as we feed on God’s
word. Speaking of this need, Jesus disclosed, “Man shall not live on bread alone, but man
lives by every word that proceeds out of the mouth of God” (Matthew 4:4). Notice the word
“proceeds”—that’s present tense. It is the Word that God is speaking now that feeds and
sustains us.
We must always be as hungry for God as we are for physical food. Throughout the Bible,
there were a few who understood the importance of regularly feeding on God’s revealed
Word. Jeremiah confessed, “Your words were found, and I ate them, and Your word was to
me the joy and rejoicing of my heart” (Jeremiah 15:16). Job admitted, “I have treasured the
words of His mouth more than my necessary food” (Job 23:12). When God visited Ezekiel and
imparted His message into him, God instructed, “Son of man, eat this book that I am giving
you. Make a full meal of it . . . get all these words that I’m giving you inside you. Listen to them
obediently. Make them your own” (Ezekiel 3:2, 10 MSG).
So, the question remains—How do we eat what God reveals to us? The answer—medi-
tation. Biblical meditation, unlike eastern religions, is the filling of the mind with God’s word.
Meditation can be likened as the digestive system of the soul—it enables us to fully assimilate
all that God speaks to us. Other words for meditation include: to contemplate, think, ponder,
muse, ruminate, and reflect.
With this in mind, Jesus taught, “Be careful what you are hearing. The measure [of thought
and study] you give [to the truth you hear] will be the measure [of virtue and knowledge] that
comes back to you—and more [besides] will be given to you who hear” (Mark 4:24 AMPC).
To carefully steward what God speaks to us will require a measure of thought and study
given to His revelation. This is why meditating on God’s revealed Word is so important—medi-
tation leads to revelation! Charles Spurgeon had a great analogy for this neglected spiritual
discipline. He shared, “Let me compare meditation to a wine press. By reading and research
and study we gather the grapes; but it is by meditation we press out the juices of these grapes
and obtain the wine.”
When we carefully digest God’s Word, our capacity to receive larger portions of revela-
tion will increase. Sadly, many settle for snacking on God’s revelation while missing out on
the feast He has prepared for them to enjoy. As you take the time to meditate on what God is
saying to you, you’ll begin to feast on the delicious meals He has prepared for you.
So, take your seat at the banquet table—your food is on its way!

LESSON 1
DOE S G OD S TILL S PEA K?
Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who

is speaking. For if the people of Israel did not escape when
they refused to listen to Moses, the earthly messenger, we
will certainly not escape if we reject the
One who speaks to us from heaven!
Hebrews 12:25 NLT
God still speaks. As you read the passage above, journal your thoughts in the space pro-
vided. Include what sentence or words stood out from this verse. What is God saying to you
through these words?
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DIG EST IV E T R ACT
For food to be digested correctly, it must travel through a digestive tract, beginning with the
mouth right through the stomach and intestines. Likewise, to correctly digest God’s revelation
into our hearts, we must meditate on what He has revealed. Remember: meditation is the
digestive system of the soul.
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Read. As you read God’s Word, it will begin to fill your mind and thoughts. Read the Scripture
above out loud (repeat five times). This allows your mind to grasp and become saturated with
what you’re reading.
Declare. Personalizing God’s Word is an effective way to fill your heart with truth. Once you’ve
read the scripture above, begin to personalize declarations in agreement with that verse.
Example: God still speaks. God speaks with me. I hear God’s voice.
Study. Examining other scriptures in relation to the one you’re meditating on will add strength
to what God has said to you.
Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

Hebrews 3:15 | Psalm 29:4 | 1 Kings 19:12
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Pray. Father, speak to me. Open my ears to hear Your voice. Soften my heart to become
sensitive to Your still, small whispers. In Jesus’s name, Amen.
FO OD F OR T H OU GH T
We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence,

and private: and therefore, starved for meditation
and true friendship.
—C.S. Lewis

LESSON 2
ELI M I NAT I NG VOICE B LOCKERS
Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words,

the Spirit blowing through the churches.
Revelation 3:6 MSG
God’s heavenly message is now broadcasting. As you read the passage above, journal your
thoughts in the space provided. Include what sentence or words stood out from this verse.
What is God saying to you through these words?
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mouth right through the stomach and intestines. Likewise, to correctly digest God’s revela-
tion into our heart, we must meditate on what He has revealed. Remember: meditation is the
above out loud (repeat five times). This allows your mind to grasp what you’re reading.
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read the Scripture above, begin to personalize declarations in agreement with that verse.
Example: My ears are awake. I hear what God is saying to the church.

Mark 4:23 | Isaiah 30:21 | John 14:26
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Pray. Father awaken my ears and make me in tune with the voice of Your Spirit.
When you cease from labor, fill up your time in reading,

meditation, and prayer: and while your hands are laboring,
let your heart be employed, as much as possible,
in divine thoughts.
—David Brainerd

LESSON 3
I NT I M ACY W ITH
T H E HOLY S PIRIT
“No eye has seen, no ear has heard, and no mind has imagined what God
has prepared for those who love Him.” But it was to us that God revealed
these things by His Spirit. For His Spirit searches out everything and shows
us God’s deep secrets. No one can know a person’s thoughts except that
person’s own spirit, and no one can know God’s thoughts except God’s
own Spirit. And we have received God’s Spirit (not the world’s spirit), so we
can know the wonderful things God has freely given us.
–1 Corinthians 2:9–12 NLT
God’s Spirit reveals God’s heart. As you read the passage above, journal your thoughts in
the space provided. Include what sentence or words stood out from this verse. What is God
saying to you through these words?
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Example: I commune daily with the Holy Spirit.

2 Corinthians 13:14 | Revelation 4:1–2 | John 16:12–14
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Pray. Father reveal to me the deep things of Your heart. Cause me to know Your thoughts.
Yes, feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and

fill your thoughts with heavenly realities, and not with the
distractions of the natural realm.
Colossians 3:2 TPT

LESSON 4
WAYS G OD S PEA KS —PART 1
For God may speak in one way, or in another, yet man does
not perceive it. In a dream, in a vision of the night, when
deep sleep falls upon men, while slumbering on their beds,
then He opens the ears of men, and seals their instruction.
Job 33:14–16
God speaks at various times and in various ways. As you read the previous passage, journal
your thoughts in the space provided. Include what sentence or words stood out from this
verse. What is God saying to you through these words?
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Example: God opens my heart and seals His instruction.

Hebrews 1:1–2 | Isaiah 50:4 | 1 Samuel 3:10
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Pray. Father, help me to recognize the ways You speak to me and to respond promptly.
The more you read the Bible; and the more you meditate
on it, the more you will be astonished with it.
—Charles Spurgeon

LESSON 5
WAYS G OD S PEAKS —PART 2
Someone living on an entirely human level rejects the rev-

elations of God’s Spirit, for they make no sense to him. He
can’t understand the revelations of the Spirit because they
are only discovered by the illumination of the Spirit.
1 Corinthians 2:14 TPT
God’s revelations are to be spiritually discerned. As you read the passage above, journal
your thoughts in the space provided. Include what sentence or words stood out from this
verse. What is God saying to you through these words?
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Example: God’s Spirit illuminates my spirit with truth.

Ephesians 1:17–19 | Ephesians 3:3–4 | Galatians 1:11–12
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Pray. Father, help me to discern the Spirit’s revelations. Give me the Spirit of wisdom and
revelation that I may know You more.
Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is

the prayer that soars upward most
easily to God’s listening ears.
—R.A. Torrey

LESSON 6
T HE AU TH EN TICITY
OF S CRIPTU RE
For we have the living Word of God, which is full of energy,

and it pierces more sharply than a two-edged sword. It will
even penetrate to the very core of our being where soul
and spirit, bone and marrow meet! It interprets and reveals
the true thoughts and secret motives of our hearts.
Hebrews 4:12 TPT
While you’re reading the Bible, the Bible is reading you. As you read the passage above,
journal your thoughts in the space provided. Include what sentence or words stood out from
this verse. What is God saying to you through these words?
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Example: While I’m reading the Bible, the Bible is reading me.

James 1:25 | John 8:31–32 | John 6:63
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Pray. Father help me to receive Your Word into my heart. Help me to both hear and obey
Your Word.
Take this as the secret of Christ’s life in you: His Spirit

dwells in your innermost spirit. Meditate on it, believe in it,
and remember it until this glorious truth produces within
you a holy fear and wonderment that
the Holy Spirit indeed abides in you!
—Watchman Nee

LESSON 7
HE A R IN G GOD
T H R O UGH TH E B IB LE
“You search the Scriptures because you think they give you
eternal life. But the Scriptures point to Me! Yet you refuse to
come to Me to receive this life.”
John 5:39–40 NLT
The Word of God reveals the God of the Word. As you read the passage above, journal your
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Example: God speaks to me through His Word.

Ephesians 6:17 | 1 Timothy 1:18 | Acts 17:11
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Pray. Father, speak to me through Your Word.
Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day

and night so you will be sure to obey everything written in
it. Only then will you prosper and succeed in all you do.
Joshua 1:8 NLT

LESSON 8
T HE R E LEVAN CE OF
T HE OL D TES TAM EN T
Then He carefully unveiled to them the revelation of Him-

self throughout the Scripture. He started from the beginning
and explained the writings of Moses
and all the prophets, showing how they wrote of
Him and revealed the truth about Himself.
Luke 24:27 TPT
The Old Testament is filled with types and shadows of Jesus. As you read the passage
above, journal your thoughts in the space provided. Include what sentence or words stood
out from this verse. What is God saying to you through these words?
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DIGEST IV E T R ACT
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Example: God’s Spirit reveals Jesus to me through the Scriptures.

John 1:1, 14 | 1 John 1:1–2 | 1 Thessalonians 2:13
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Pray. Father, reveal Jesus to me through Your Word.
There are times when solitude is better than society, and si-
lence is wiser than speech. We should be better Christians
if we were more alone, waiting upon God, and gathering
through meditation on His Word spiritual strength for labor
in His service. We ought to muse upon the things of God,
because we thus get the real nutriment out of them.
—Charles Spurgeon

LESSON 9
SE E KI N G G OD DILIG EN TLY
There’s a private place reserved for the lovers of God,

where they sit near Him and receive
the revelation-secrets of His promises.
Psalm 25:14 TPT
God’s presence is my secret hiding place. As you read the passage above, journal your
thoughts in the space provided. Include what words stood out from this verse. What is God
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Example: God rewards me with His presence as I seek Him diligently.

James 4:8 | Hebrews 10:22 | Jeremiah 29:12–13
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Pray. Father, overshadow me with Your presence. Make Yourself real to me.
Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many

sermons, make but slow advances in the divine life? Be-
cause they neglect their closets, and do not thoughtfully
meditate on God’s Word. They love the wheat, but they do
not grind it; they would have the corn, but they will not go
forth into the fields to gather it; the fruit hangs upon the
tree, but they will not pluck it; the water flows at their feet,
but they will not stoop to drink it.
From such folly deliver us, O Lord.
—Charles Spurgeon

LESSON 10
H OW TO H EA R GOD
T H R O UG H PRAYER
Then they drew near to the village where they were going, and He
indicated that He would have gone farther. But they constrained
Him, saying, “Abide with us, for it is toward evening, and the day is
far spent.” And He went in to stay with them.
Luke 24:28–29
God desires to be wanted. As you read the passage above, journal your thoughts in the space
provided. Include what sentence or words stood out from this verse. What is God saying to
you through these words?
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Example: I linger in God’s presence and enjoy sweet fellowship with Him.

Matthew 6:6 | Mark 4:34 | Matthew 26:41
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Pray. Father enrich my time of prayer with You.
You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed

on You, because he trusts in You.
Isaiah 26:3

LESSON 11
T HE H E AV E N LY LA N GUAGE
I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astound-

ing that they cannot be expressed in words, things no
human is allowed to tell.
2 Corinthians 12:4 NLT
God takes me to higher realms of intimacy. As you read the passage above, journal your
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Example: I rise to new heights of intimacy with God.

John 14:21 | Colossians 3:1 | 2 Kings 6:17
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Pray. Father, lead me into new levels of intimacy with You.
After you have been meditating in the Word and praying it

out to God for some time, you will gradually find how easy
it is to come into His presence. You will remember other
Scriptures with less difficulty. Prayer has now become easy,
sweet, and delightful.
—Madame Guyon

LESSON 12
ST E WA R D I N G REVELATION
“Call to Me and I will answer you. I’ll tell you marvelous and
wondrous things that you could never
figure out on your own.”
Jeremiah 33:3 MSG
Prayer initiates the release of revelation. As you read the passage above, journal your
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Example: I receive revelation from heaven, and I steward it carefully.

Hebrews 8:5 | Daniel 12:4 | Daniel 2:28
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Pray. Father, reveal to me Your mysteries, secrets, and hidden truths. Release greater levels
of revelation to me.
The Bible is a gold mine, waiting for someone

to take out its riches.
—Lee Robertson

LESSON 13
FAS T I N G CH AN GES
T H E WAY YOU S EE
Then He said, “Don’t be afraid, Daniel. Since the first day

you began to pray for understanding and to humble your-
self before your God, your request has been heard in heav-
en. I have come in answer to your prayer.”
Daniel 10:12 NLT
Fasting and prayer unlock heaven’s answers. As you read the passage above, journal your
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Example: God’s answers and solutions are on their way to me.

Matthew 6:18 | 2 Chronicles 7:14 | Isaiah 64:4
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Pray. Father, through fasting cause me to become more sensitive and receptive to You. Help
me to see things from Your perspective.
I lie awake thinking of You,

meditating on You through the night.
Psalm 63:6 NLT

LESSON 14
TH E VOI C E O F CON S CIEN CE
The spirit of a man is the lamp of the Lord,

searching all the inner depths of his heart.
Proverbs 20:27
God speaks to my spirit. As you read the passage above, journal your thoughts in the space
provided. Include what sentence or words stood out from this verse. What is God saying to
you through these words?
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above out loud (repeat five times). This allows your mind to grasp and be saturated with what
you’re reading.
Example: God speaks to my spirit.

Romans 9:1 | 1 Timothy 1:19 | Acts 24:16
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Pray. Father create in me a pure heart and help me to keep my conscience tender to You.
Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things

are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are
pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of
good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything
praiseworthy—meditate on these things.
Philippians 4:8

LESSON 15
TH E VO I C E W ITH IN TH E VOICE
But when someone prophesies, he speaks to encourage

people, to build them up, and to bring them comfort.
1 Corinthians 14:3 TPT
God speaks to me through His messengers. As you read the passage above, journal your
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Example: I hear God’s voice through His messengers.

Matthew 10:41 | John 4:44 | 1 Thessalonians 5:20–21
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Pray. Father help me to hear Your voice through Your messengers. Create in me a heart that
honors them.
Visit many good books but live in the Bible.

—Charles Spurgeon

LESSON 16
L E D BY G OD’S VOICE
The Lord directs the steps of the godly.

He delights in every detail of their lives.
Psalm 37:23 NLT
God directs my steps. As you read the passage above, journal your thoughts in the space
provided. Include what words stood out from this verse. What is God saying to you through
these words?
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Example: God directs my steps because He delights in every detail of my life.

Psalm 138:8 | John 10:27 | John 12:26 | Luke 9:23
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Pray. Father, direct my steps and leading me in the way I should go.
Our Adversary majors in three things: noise, hurry and

crowds. If he can keep us engaged in “muchness”
and “many-ness,” he will rest satisfied.
—Richard Foster

LESSON 17
FI N D I N G A N S W ERS
TO B I G QU ES TION S
For who has known the mind and purposes of the Lord, so
as to instruct Him? But we have the mind of Christ [to be
guided by His thoughts and purposes].
1 Corinthians 2:16 AMP
God’s wisdom supersedes earthly wisdom. As you read the passage above, journal your
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For example: I have the mind of Christ and I am filled with God’s wisdom.

Philippians 4:6–7 | Colossians 3:15 | 1 John 2:27
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Pray. Father fill my mind with Your thoughts and purposes. May your peace be the umpire
of all my decisions.
Master those books you have. Read them thoroughly. Bathe in

them until they saturate you. Read and reread them . . . digest
them. Let them go into your very self. Peruse a good book several
times and make notes and analyses of it. A student will find that his
mental constitution is more affected by one book thoroughly mas-
tered than by twenty books he has merely skimmed. Little learning
and much pride comes from hasty reading. Some men are dis-
abled from thinking by their putting meditation away for the sake
of much reading. In reading let your motto be ‘much, not many’.
—Charles Spurgeon

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MEDITATION GUIDE

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To you it has been given to know the mystery of the

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DOE S G OD S TILL S PEA K?

Be careful that you do not refuse to listen to the One who

DIG EST IV E T R ACT

Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

We live, in fact, in a world starved for solitude, silence,

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ELI M I NAT I NG VOICE B LOCKERS

Are your ears awake? Listen. Listen to the Wind Words,

DIG EST IV E T R ACT

Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

When you cease from labor, fill up your time in reading,

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DIG EST IV E T R ACT

Example: I commune daily with the Holy Spirit.

Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

Yes, feast on all the treasures of the heavenly realm and

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WAYS G OD S PEA KS —PART 1

DIG EST IV E T R ACT

Example: God opens my heart and seals His instruction.

Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

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WAYS G OD S PEAKS —PART 2

Someone living on an entirely human level rejects the rev-

DIG EST IV E T R ACT

Example: God’s Spirit illuminates my spirit with truth.

Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

Prayer that is born of meditation upon the Word of God is

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For we have the living Word of God, which is full of energy,

DIG EST IV E T R ACT

Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

Take this as the secret of Christ’s life in you: His Spirit

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DIG EST IV E T R ACT

Example: God speaks to me through His Word.

Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

Pray. Father, speak to me through Your Word.

Study this Book of Instruction continually. Meditate on it day

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Then He carefully unveiled to them the revelation of Him-

Example: God’s Spirit reveals Jesus to me through the Scriptures.

Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

Pray. Father, reveal Jesus to me through Your Word.

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There’s a private place reserved for the lovers of God,

DIG EST IV E T R ACT

Example: God rewards me with His presence as I seek Him diligently.

Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

Why is it that some Christians, although they hear many

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DIG EST IV E T R ACT

Look up and write down the Bible verses below:

Pray. Father enrich my time of prayer with You.

You will keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed

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I was caught up to paradise and heard things so astound-

DIG EST IV E T R ACT

Example: I rise to new heights of intimacy with God.