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WE ARE CELEBRATING ONE YEAR of THE THOUGHT VAULT!Currently, we are enjoying a "Best of " series to celebrate crowd favorites from this past year in preparation for new episodes coming soon! In the previous episode, we talked about the Power of our Brains, and touched on one tool in particular that has been scientifically proven to help us be more present in our everyday moments > and that is meditative prayer, and in a simple phrase > practicing mindfulness. Today’s episode we are diving deep into this! I get pretty vulnerable and discuss in this episode the struggles I’ve been challenged with since I was in elementary school. It has been very arduous and exhausting journey, and something I struggle with still from time to time. Let's start with the basics first of what meditative prayer is…Meditation: is a practice where an individual uses a technique – such as mindfulness, or focusing the mind on a particular object, thought, or activity – to train attention and awareness, and achieve a mentally clear and emotionally calm and stable state.Prayer: can be defined as talking to God, but it is much more than that. Prayer is an act of worship that glorifies God and reinforces our need for Him. Through living a life of prayer, we respond to Christ's work of salvation and communicate with the very source of and purpose for our existenceSo in essence meditative prayer (or as some refer to it, Christian Meditation) is a form of prayer in which a structured attempt is made to become aware of and reflect upon the revelations of God / Christ as your saviour. It’s simply about deeply focusing on God’s presence and His word. Taking a purposeful moment to focus solely on your relationship with Christ, by emptying your mind of the world and totally filling your mind with His presence and peace.During my research, I was able to devour so many Christian resources on meditative prayer. Listen in to the episode to hear more insight on this. Bible references in this episode: Matthew 22:37 Psalms 26:2 Psalm 119:15Psalm 119:148Romans 12:16 Isaiah 26:3 Corinthians 2:16Meditation has been proven to relieve stress, help with many physical ailments, and when we are focusing on prayer, we are strengthening and connecting with Christ. “You do not have a spirit of fear but of love, power, and a sound mind.” 2 Timothy 1:7The main points of meditation are1- relaxation2-intent 3- refocus on ChristI share in the episode how I used meditative prayer during our miscarriage. And how I dealt with that difficult time. You can listen to each episode’s exercise by visiting https://boldpearls.com/meditations Thank you for listening to this episode! Please subscribe, leave a review, and share this episode! It would mean so so much. Let’s help everyone feel better about we are walking thru in this season. Until Next time, “Do Not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind… Romans 12:2, Go live with bold intention, bye for now!JOIN THE BOLD INSIDERS FACEBOOK GROUP https://boldpearls.com/insiders