2026-07-01
Psalm 62:1 NKJV
The contemplative pathway. If you relate to God best through the contemplative pathway, you love large blocks of quietness and uninterrupted time alone. It is very likely that when you were a child, your parents would tell you to go outside and play with other kids more. Reflection comes naturally to you. You often feel like an observer in life.
Here are some Scriptures you easily identify with: “Mediate within your heart on your bed and be still. Selah” (Psalm 4:4 NKJV). “Rest in the Lord and wait patiently for Him; do not fret” (Psalm 37:7 NKJV). “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10 NKJV). “Truly my soul silently waits for God; from Him comes my salvation.”
God is most present to you when distractions and noises are removed. Images, metaphors, and pictures help you as you pray. If you get too busy or spend too much time with too many people hanging around, you begin to feel drained and stretched thin. You do not require much external stimulation. Making time to listen to God in silence and solitude is vital to the health of your soul, and it’s necessary for you to experience a deepening sense of His presence. You need regular, protected, intense, undistracted time alone.
But here’s a word of caution: The Bible says, “If God so loved us, we also ought to love one another” (1 John 4:11 NKJV). And love takes time and effort. Sometimes it requires sacrifice. One of the best ways to show your love for God is to show it to the people around you whom God loves.
Soul food: 1 Sam 20:30-23:29; Matt 23:23-39; Ps 98; Pro 17:1-3
Psalm 62:2 ABA
Die pad van besinning. Mense wat op die besinningspad is, is lief vir stilte en ononderbroke alleentyd. Jou ouers het jou heel waarskynlik as kind aangemoedig om meer saam met die ander kinders buite te gaan speel. Nabetragting kom natuurlik vir jou. Jy voel dikwels soos ‘n waarnemer van die lewe.
Hier is ‘n paar Skrifgedeeltes waarmee jy maklik identifiseer: ‘…Oordink dit in die nag op jou bed en wees rustig. Sela’ (Psalm 4:5 NLV). ‘Wees stil in die Here, en wag geduldig op Hom. Moenie die mens beny wat op sý manier floreer, of jou verknies oor sy bose planne nie’ (Psalm 37:7 NLV). ‘Wees stil en weet Ek is God!’ (Psalm 46:11 NLV). ‘Ek kan net by God stil wees, dit is Hý wat my red.’
Jy voel God se teenwoordigheid die beste aan wanneer afleidings en geluide uit jou omgewing verwyder word. Beelde, metafore en prente help jou terwyl jy bid. As jy te besig raak of te veel tyd saam met ander mense deurbring, begin jy uitgeput voel. Jy benodig nie veel eksterne stimulasie nie. Om tyd te maak om alleen en in stilte na God te luister, is noodsaaklik vir jou siel se gesondheid en om ‘n verdiepende gevoel van sy teenwoordigheid te ervaar. Jy benodig gereelde, intense, onversteurde tyd alleen saam met God.
Hier is egter ‘n woord van waarskuwing uit die Skrif: ‘Geliefdes, as God ons dan só tot die uiterste toe liefgehad het, moet ons ook mekaar tot die uiterste toe liefhê’ (1 Johannes 4:11 NLV). Liefde verg tyd en moeite. Soms vereis dit opoffering. Een van die beste maniere om jou liefde vir God te bewys, is om dit aan die mense rondom jou, wat God liefhet, te betoon.
Sielskos: 1 Sam 20:30-23:29; Matt 23:23-39; Ps 98; Spr 17:1-3
