I heard a very descriptive phrase the other
day that really made an impression on me.
It was that we are to be like a cow eating grass, in the way we read the
Bible. Not just to graze on it
selectively, a bit here and there, but to chew on an area for ages, then to
store it and regurgitate on it throughout the day. We know that the Bible teaches us to meditate
on the scriptures, praying for the Holy Spirit to reveal its hidden truths, but
very few of us really know what it means to meditate. The definition of
meditate is to think deeply, focus and/or contemplate on something. It is just
like worrying incessantly, but instead of towards negative thoughts, towards something
powerfully positive!
So now, each morning when I read my Bible,
I smile to myself and picture myself as a cow, grazing on luscious, green grass
in God’s meadow, keeping it in my cheeks (or rather mind) to regurgitate on it
during the day.
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