One "exercise" I like to do is contemplation. This is similar to my previous post about prayer-streaming, which is to have a constant awareness of God in your daily life. For me, to contemplate can be as simple as just staring at the skies and being marveled at God's creation, or taking a walk in the park and meditate on how much God has blessed you, or stargazing and thinking about Psalm 8, or closing your eyes and listening to a worship song. The key is to make yourself decreased, and focus on the awesomeness of who God is by experiencing Him through His work on creation and/or in yourself.
It is about bringing God in the center of all your thoughts. The struggles and distractions might not disappear, but God is in charge, and when you saturate yourself with His word and experience Him through prayer... all the external circumstances won't matter. Because God is captivating your heart in every devotional time.
Devotional time is not just about reading/studying a bible passage or praying, but to really set apart a time for God, and to experience Him, deepening your relationship with Him, and synchronizing your heart with His.
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Does contemplation = meditation in this case?
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Meditation seems to indicate that there is a thought process going on. While, for me to contemplate can be just being marveled at God by enjoying His creation without really processing any thought.
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