Philippians Chapter 2: Paragraph 4
Posted on 08. Sep, 2009 by Jeremy in Meditation
What I’m getting at, friends, is that you should simply keep on doing what you’ve done from the beginning. When I was living among you, you lived in responsive obedience. Now that I’m separated from you, keep it up. Better yet, redouble your efforts. Be energetic in your life of salvation, reverent and sensitive before God. That energy is God’s energy, an energy deep within you, God himself willing and working at what will give him the most pleasure.
Lectio: 10 minutes
Meditatio: 10 minutes
Oratio: 5 minutes
Contemplatio: 5 minutes
Jeremy
Sep 8th, 2009
Lectio: energy
Meditatio: I’m not being called to DO more. I’m being called to tap into God’s energy. It’s that energy that connects me to purpose and mission. Too often we think that God wants us to do more, to add more to our schedule, to read more, pray more, fast more- all of that is good. But what is great is spirit-led, God-engaged energy that is deep inside of me. What do I have to do to bore down into that place to lock into that energy- the place of missional centeredness?
Oratio: Father, what I do sometimes feels strategic and purposeful. Other times I feel like I do what’s right, but maybe not timely. Make me spirit-led, strategic and wise. Teach me to lead intuitively, serve selflessly and walk in tune with you.
Contemplatio: I feel distant
Sara
Sep 8th, 2009
Lectio: separated
Meditatio: personal
Oratio: God, where did you go?
Contemplatio: lonely
Dianne
Sep 8th, 2009
Lectio: keep it up
Meditatio: As a teenagers our problems seem bigger than they really are, but even then, the enemy uses them to question and slow down our walk with God. I believe that God is telling me to keep it up. I’ve come so far to just give up now. The walk won’t be an easy one, but God is with me every step of the way.
Oratio: Father, the enemy is trying to use a meanging less “high school drama” problem to make me question You and to bring me down once again. Lord, You said I was “strong”, help me re-gain that strength to keep going. I can’t stop now. Lord every day is a battle spiritually and some times I’m weak but Father please guide me to a flourishing finish.
Contemplatio: Calm
Madi
Sep 10th, 2009
Lectio: Sensitive
Meditatio: I believe God wants me to start being more sensitive to the holy spirit and to listen to him when he is whispering in my ear.
Oratio: God help me be more sensitive to your holy spirit. I want to hear your voice more than ever! Amen.
Contemplatio: Distraction
kim
Sep 11th, 2009
Lectio: SImply
Meditatio: it’s not the complex and difficult you call me to…it’s not more and more…your call is simply obedience to what you show me. if it’s insight into my self, I need to take it seriously, let you help me change….if it is something that You can do through me, I need to let You do so.
All the time I “see” actions, or “hear” words of encoutragement that I am to speak, simply, calmly, gently without fanfare or fear. And when I have done so, have You not moved? – often apart from my understanding…simple…
I’m a bit out of practice…this summer was so quiet…little direction but “maintain” and “hold fast to what you have already seen”.
But now thie wind stirs, and I sense You moving, working, where days ago I could not. I must remember how simple it is to speak what You are speaking, to do what You are doing. Only that is required…no more. I am to simply echo. The heavens speak, let the earth resound!
Oratio: Help me be sensitive to Your voice and hand. Help me not to agonize, not to analyze…but to simply…keep on doing what we have been doing from the beginning.
Complatio: peace
MIlza
Sep 15th, 2009
lectio-redouble your efforts
meditatio-Sometimes we get so caught up in thinking we are doing so awesome at living right, or whatever that we forget that there is ALWAYS room for God to move in our lives, and to be more pleasing to Him. I want to be pleasing to God, who doesn’t? Paul was telling the Phillippians that even though that had been living obediently, that they should (better yet) redouble their efforts. Even though we live the way we are “supposed to,” supposed to doesn’t cut it with God. He is just saying, you are doing good, but redouble your efforts.
Oratio- God thank you for all that you have been revealing to me on this journey. You have taught me so much. Show me how to redouble my efforts every day. I want to be pleasing to you. Show me how.
Jesse
Sep 15th, 2009
Lectio: Redouble your efforts
Meditatio: This makes me reflect back to when we have a guest at our house, parents instill in us at a young age even, to act our best.After a while we almost instictively tidy up and establish a better environment for them we redouble our efforts to almost to a full extent just for our guests. As soon as they leave though we return to our natural way of living we are not as cautios and more careless. To me this pertains to God, we can be surrounded by our christian friends and just absolutely go hard after God, but then we go back to school where it’s practically hell and It’s completely different so we somewhat let our Guards down and feel distant from God and dont give our full efforts to living for God. We are built up in a society where praying for your meal is “weird” and youre one of the “Bible freaks” if you pray in school or stand up for your morals.
Oratio: Lord, help me to portay my deep love for you in any environment, whether it be school, church, just going to eat God, show me youre there God and it doesnt matter who sees me, help me redouble my efforts.
Contemplatio: “all honor, all glory, all praise to you lord now we say”