RESTED SOUL

-Jesus was busy but He knew His limit, when to stop, when to retreat when to return

   -when to slow down and be in silence and solitude

-were we too busy that we missed Jesus even if He is in front of us (Martha's problem)

   -angry with people easily and irritable by things

it is in God that we find freedom and refreshed

-the secret ingredient is God

   -we can be alone and quiet but if God is not there, there's no help

   -engage in God

3 things happen in God's presence

1. meditation

-is not mindfulness 

   -mindfulness = clearing mind

-engaging our mind with God's Word

   -being strengthen by God's Word

meditating = any mental activity in the Word

   -applying our mind to the Word of God

2. Contemplation

-simply quieten our heart and soul to receive and rest on God's love

-let go of the control

-be quiet and just trust

-soaking in God's love

-Christ in me and I in Christ.. not Christ for me

-not study and not mediating

-in contemplation is just sitting there enjoying God's presence without agenda

be real self in real God

THE PRAYER LIFE OF JESUS - hearing from God

WHY MEDIATION IS SO IMPORTANT

1. mediation kept us pure from sin
   -prayer shows how we really are through prayer





2. mediation saves us from depression

life feels frustrating cos you may be happy and sad on different day
   -joy comes through mediation

3. mediation preserves our physical health

4. mediation brings us into a conversation with God
   -only when there is a 2-way conversation, that is a full encounter

-Jesus remembered the scripture and mediated
-Jesus always prayed to God the Father that He received revelation from God

murder is not only physical but also on our attitude

-adultery is not only the act, but also our heart












*how did Jesus know all this? He knew it from God the Father

-its one thing to know Jesus in principle and another to know Jesus in experience!

comprehend = power to grasp

*width of Jesus: love / mercy, length of Jesus: patience
*Jesus wept when we wept, Jesus rejoice when we have joy
*height: human love is conditional.. Jesus love is unconditional

*mediation turns theology into experience

-the anointing of the Holy Spirit

*fear of the Lord: not doing things that will displease the Lord

-God knew exactly what we needed

**prayer must be a dynamic conversation.. heart-to-heart sharing