Using the system on the Examen.me website, which is to encourage interaction with God, there are 4 steps:
Step 1: Now that you have read the passage, how is the Lord revealing himself to you? Quietly reflect on the words and phrases the Holy Spirit is emphasizing in your heart.
Jesus healed those who followed him out of that place (either that synagogue or that city or that area). By showing up, they asked and he did not turn them down. He did not ask them to do anything, no prerequisites, no doctrine, no nothing, just needing healing.
In the prophecy of Isaiah the word Justice is emphasized, and I immediately think of the verse from Micah 6:
Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Do Justice: Treating every one as equals, not looking up or down at another person, being fair and honest with all men, both outwardly and inwardly (my definition).
In the prophecy of Isaiah the word Justice is emphasized, and I immediately think of the verse from Micah 6:
Micah 6:8
He has told you, O man, what is good; and what does the LORD require of you but to do justice, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?
Do Justice: Treating every one as equals, not looking up or down at another person, being fair and honest with all men, both outwardly and inwardly (my definition).
Step 2: Capture all you have meditated on and bring it as a prayer before God. Let your heart cry out with praise, confession, gratitude, sorrow, or comfort.
Dear God, You have decreed Justice and it is one of those attributes of Yours that I am commanded to live out. I confess that I often look down on people while attributing their status to some moral flaw or self imposed habit. I also confess to treating some folks as my betters because their status in the world is higher than mine, therefore I defer to them, while not even considering those whom I deem lower for any reason. Outwardly, I may not appear to discriminate but inwardly I know I do. I need a heart transplant and a major attitude adjustment. In short, I need your healing hand in my life today.
Dear God, You have decreed Justice and it is one of those attributes of Yours that I am commanded to live out. I confess that I often look down on people while attributing their status to some moral flaw or self imposed habit. I also confess to treating some folks as my betters because their status in the world is higher than mine, therefore I defer to them, while not even considering those whom I deem lower for any reason. Outwardly, I may not appear to discriminate but inwardly I know I do. I need a heart transplant and a major attitude adjustment. In short, I need your healing hand in my life today.
Step 3: Capture all you have meditated on and bring it as a prayer before God. Let your heart cry out with praise, confession, gratitude, sorrow, or comfort.
Dear God, You have decreed Justice and it is one of those attributes of Yours that I am commanded to live out. I confess that I often look down on people while attributing their status to some moral flaw or self imposed habit. I also confess to treating some folks as my betters because their status in the world is higher than mine, therefore I defer to them, while not even considering those whom I deem lower for any reason. Outwardly, I may not appear to discriminate but inwardly I know I do. I need a heart transplant and a major attitude adjustment. In short, I need your healing hand in my life today.
Dear God, You have decreed Justice and it is one of those attributes of Yours that I am commanded to live out. I confess that I often look down on people while attributing their status to some moral flaw or self imposed habit. I also confess to treating some folks as my betters because their status in the world is higher than mine, therefore I defer to them, while not even considering those whom I deem lower for any reason. Outwardly, I may not appear to discriminate but inwardly I know I do. I need a heart transplant and a major attitude adjustment. In short, I need your healing hand in my life today.
Step 4: Examen how you can align your actions, attitudes, and choices with the truth of today's scripture.
In verse 15 of Matthew 12, it states: "Jesus, aware of this....
I need to be aware of:
1. my attitudes towards others
2. my discrimination
3. my heightened estimate of myself
If I am aware and see myself through God's eyes, then I can see others as He does and relate to them accordingly.
In verse 15 of Matthew 12, it states: "Jesus, aware of this....
I need to be aware of:
1. my attitudes towards others
2. my discrimination
3. my heightened estimate of myself
If I am aware and see myself through God's eyes, then I can see others as He does and relate to them accordingly.
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