Q&A for How to Meditate on the Word of God

You can say it out loud, whisper it out loud or even sing it out loud. Whatever you want! Hearing your own voice repeat God's Word is powerful.

A quiet room with no distractions is good, but if you can find a place in nature that provides solitude, this can be even better.

Go to a quiet place and start off with a prayer. This includes asking for God's forgiveness of your sins and that his will be done in your life.

Before you start reading the Bible, ask God for the grace to truly understand what he is saying to you through the Scriptures. He will provide you the clarity if you ask him for it.

I find that worship songs help immensely. Find one that really clicks with you and one that you can connect with. Listen to the words, meditate, and pray. If you are meditating on the Bible, then perhaps instrumental music would help you.

No, God has given examples of calling people who are not prophets in the Bible. God's calling can be because of a task that one must do, or a sin they must not do, a message they must convey, etc.

Meditating needs to be done because we are not quiet and composed all the time. Meditation is a special activities which requires discipline, practice and improvisation. It's okay to lose focus. Just continue with your meditation as soon as you realize you were lost.

Meditation is an activity you do in silence. You keep quiet and keep your eyes open or closed based on how you feel you can think only about one thing or the topic you to meditate on. Meditation helps you spend some time with that topic in silence so when you are done, some realizations come to mind and you have better knowledge about it.

You can meditate whenever you feel the desire to or feel ready for it. Because meditation requires focus and calm. Whenever you can do that, it is time.

God knows that you go to school during the day, so you could expect Him to see you meditating whenever you are prepared. Sometimes you might feel willing to meditate right after school, and sometimes on the weekends. God is the one who moves you emotionally, so you turn to Him spiritually. Whenever you do it, just meditate, praise and thank Him for what He has given you.

Faith, love and truth are not to be graded for results. It helps all in different ways. Some of the results change your perspective, some help you to a spiritual living and sometimes it might cause you to continue seeking.

Merely needing will not prepare you to allow the Holy Spirit in you. You have to improve yourself and be more spiritual in thoughts, words and deeds. Express your interests to God in prayers and wait for Him to see you become holier so you become ready for the Holy Spirit.

God knows your time schedule and knows you want to meditate. You can spend some quiet time before they wake up and after they sleep.

Try not thinking immoral things about people around you. See if you can replace those immoral thoughts with something clean. Also, cultivate a spiritual activity or a hobby like learning a new biblical word or reading about one person from the Bible a day do your mind has something healthy to think about.

If possible, choose a place and time with least distractions. If not possible, you will need to train your mind to focus on meditating despite the noises. learn to concentrate. voices in your head can sometimes even be louder from external noises. Music can also be a good way to keep unwanted noises out. I like to put on my headphones and play songs that will enhance my meditation.

Choose your time. Whatever time you choose, just make sure it is that which you will get the most out of the meditation. How often is also up to you. However, have a set time, preferably every day. Keep to that time. Nevertheless, if you get the desire to also meditate at any time during the day, go for it.

It means making the most of your time and paying attention on his life and he as an exemplar. Be a good disciple to find and gain knowledge.

Your reward is judged by God. Try not to confess the word of God for a gain. Would you like someone to follow you in the name of faith just for a gain? Likewise, confess the word of God because and when you feel moved to. Also, keep asking God for whatever you seek. He will do as He sees right with reference to the reward for His followers.

Yes, you can. Music is powerful. If it moves you to turn your focus to God and in meditating.

Maybe He is, may He is not. What you can do is follow it as long as there is no harm. If you make mistakes that are innocent or harmless, like listening to the words and choosing to do something else, you can still see if you are learning something along the way. God knows what you are doing. Trust in His timely intervention.

You should drink a glass or two of water or tea before hand. Keep some water next to you too.

You fall asleep because you are drowsy. You need to be alert and energized. Some people find it is good not to lie down or even sit down because this encourages sleep rather than meditation. Encourage meditation by standing, walking, moving, writing, singing, and so on.

When you meditate on the word of God just picture what you are reading or what you have just read and how it affects you and what you could do in your everyday life to apply the principles found in the Bible.

If you need help remembering, try putting up a reminder in the place where you normally study your Bible or somewhere you will see it often and one in your Bible.

Not necessarily, but it might help you to concentrate better if you are in a relatively quiet place.

Strong's Concordance is really helpful in giving the meaning of the Greek/Hebrew words in the Bible. (It's for the KJV.)

No, meditating or doing any work in the name of God should be done singly without juggling or combining with any other task.

If you were screaming because of sleep meditation, then there must have been some unresolved issue. It could be the process of listening to music as you sleep or some other past experience. Find the connection and choose what is best for you.

The work or school environment may not offer free time or space, since there is work to be done. However, in between all the work if you can find some time, make yourself physically comfortable, close your eyes, take deep breaths and let go of stressful feelings.

Every day is not God's way either. Just like He worked for 6 days and rested the 7th day, we should too give our mind and body rest from our daily activities, do something to freshen up and get back to work feeling ready. If you still want to be focussed, then sit in a quiet room and understand the chapters like a story with morals that teach you how to lead your life. That will make it interesting enough to do every day.