Sept 16th, 2022: Self-Reflection

 

Self-reflection is an integral part of building a healthy spiritual and emotional life. Sometimes we need to search deeper inside ourselves in order to understand what is happening around us. We will not be able to see God if we are uneasy about knowing ourselves. Knowing God and knowing oneself go hand in hand.

Meditation is crucial in self-reflection. We need to ask God to cleanse us so we can be free to deal with our brokenness. We yearn to see God in our meditation. It is not about getting to the place of nothingness. It is about receiving the fullness of who we are in God.

We encounter our own life experiences. We examine ourselves by doing so. We begin to analyze our behaviors. We have the courage to face the bad and the thankfulness to embrace the good. Our hearts might be troubled, but we can be at peace with God.

We evaluate our desires,  examine our attitudes, and scan our thoughts. We are embarking on the process of dying to ourselves. In our deaths, Jesus will become alive. Meditation is how we find our ways to personal transformation.

Romans 12: 1-2

"I appeal to you, therefore, brothers, by the mercies of God, to present your bodies as a living sacrifice, holy and acceptable to God, which is your spiritual worship. Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewal of your mind, that by testing you may discern what is the will of God, what is good and acceptable and perfect."