Quotes about Meditation

You should no more allow sinful imaginations to accumulate in your mind and soul than you would let garbage collect in your living room.

Unless the soul is fed and exercised daily, it becomes weak and shriveled. It remains discontented, confused, restless.

Learn to shut out the distractions that keep you from truly worshiping God.

Make the Bible part of your daily life, and ask God to engrave its truths on your soul.

If [Jesus] felt that He had to pray, how much more do we need to pray!

To the Son of God prayer was more important than the assembling of great throngs... He often withdrew into the wilderness and prayed [Luke 5:15—16].

The reason many... close their eyes while praying is to shut out the affairs of the world so that their minds can be completely concentrated on God... it certainly lends itself to the attitude of prayer.

If I had it to do over again, I'd spend more time in meditation and prayer and just telling the Lord how much I love Him.

Jesus used the carefree attitude of the birds to underscore the fact that worrying is unnatural. I am learning in my own life, day by day, to keep my mind centered on Christ.

Memorizing the Bible is most important. "Thinking God's thoughts" will take the place of worried, anxious concerns.

How can you keep your mind from wandering when you pray? Remember what you are doing: talking to God. If you had the opportunity to talk with the president, I doubt if your mind would wander. [We] have the privilege of talking to someone far greater: the King of kings!

Nothing can replace a daily time spent alone with God in prayer. We can also be in an attitude of prayer throughout the day—sitting in a car or at our desks, working in the kitchen, even talking with someone on the phone.