THE FULLNESS OF LIFE
Meditation: Christian Approach
(4th of a Series)
1. Harmony
There is an indispensable law of harmony which governs the spiritual life of a person just as it governs the material universe. The external circumstance tends to be shaped according to the inner world of thoughts, attitudes and expectations of a person. What a man thinks, he becomes.
Meditation is the art of weeding out the negative thoughts and desires in one's heart so that the good seed -- which is the Word of God -- may be properly planted and take deep root and produce abundant fruit in due season. Negative thoughts and unwholesome desires will only yield evil results. The inner world of thoughts and desires should be purified, guided and nourished by daily meditation on the Word of God. Only then, can one also hope to reap some good in the external world of life's circumstances and destiny.
God who is infinitely good desires only what is good for us. He wills that all be saved, that all will be blessed, that all will receive that fullness of life which He gives through His Son Jesus, and that all may arrive at that perfect joy which He has promised to everyone who truly loves Him and keeps His commands.
But God who is infinitely wise and just, established enough laws to govern the whole Creation. These laws are necessary for the good of the whole; they bring peace and harmony, life and blessing whenever observed. Disruption of any of these laws lead to trouble and chaos, death and damnation. There is intrinsic harmony among these laws; each one is dependent upon another and cannot be violated without doing violence to the whole.
This intrinsic harmony among these laws, both in the spiritual and material realms, clearly shows that there is an interdependency and a necessary unity from one end to another in the whole creation of God before sin entered the world. Through our personal experience of sin we often only observe a disharmony between our inner self and the external self. Meditation is one way of restoring the unity and harmony between these. A person who experiences a habitual harmony at all levels of his or her being is one who is spiritually integrated and whole. And holiness is that wholeness and integration in a person which ultimately is an experience of unity and harmony with God Himself.
Before we can attain wholeness and holiness which is a habitual experience of harmony in our inner thoughts and desires and the external expression of our self, and especially of that ultimate harmony with God, we must work hard. As Scriptures tell us, we only reap what we sow.
"Do not be deceived; God id not mocked for whatever a man sows that he will also reap. For he who sows to his own flesh will from the flesh reap corruption; but he who sows to the Spirit will from the Spirit reap eternal life. And let us not grow weary in well-doing for in due season we shall reap, if we do not lose heart. So the, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all..."
(Gal. 6:7-10)