Blessed is the man … his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night.
- 為什麽我們需要靈修？Why we need the quiet times?
以賽亞書32:2必有一人像避風所、和避暴雨的隱密處、
Isaiah 32:2 Each man will be like a shelter from the wind and a refuge from the storm, like streams of water in the desert and the shadow of a great rock in a thirsty land.
申命記6:6我今日所吩咐你的話、都要記在心上．
6:7也要殷勤教訓你的兒女、無論你坐在家裏、行在路上、躺下、
Deuteronomy 6:6-9 6 These commandments that I give you today are to be upon your hearts. 7 Impress them on your children. Talk about them when you sit at home and when you walk along the road, when you lie down and when you get up. 8 Tie them as symbols on your hands and bind them on your foreheads. 9 Write them on the doorframes of your houses and on your gates.
詩篇 1:3他要像一棵樹栽在溪水旁、按時候結果子、葉子也不枯乾．
Psalms 1:3 He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers.
耶利米書17:7倚靠耶和華、以耶和華為可靠的、那人有福了。 17:8他必像樹栽於水旁、在河邊扎根、炎熱來到、並不懼怕、
Jeremiah 17:7-8 "But blessed is the man who trusts in the LORD, whose confidence is in him. He will be like a tree planted by the water that sends out its roots by the stream. It does not fear when heat comes; its leaves are always green. It has no worries in a year of drought and never fails to bear fruit."
使徒行傳 16:25約在半夜、保羅和西拉、禱告唱詩讚美 神．眾囚犯也側耳而聽。
16:26忽然地大震動、甚至監牢的地基都搖動了．
Acts 16:25 About midnight Paul and Silas were praying and singing hymns to God, and the other prisoners were listening to them. Suddenly there was such a violent earthquake that the foundations of the prison were shaken. At once all the prison doors flew open, and everybody's chains came loose.
- 為什麽我們總是沒有時間？Why it is so hard to find the time?
路加福音 8:5-15 (Luke 8:5-15) 撒種的比喻 (parable of Sower)
什麽是我們生命中最重要的？What is the priority of our life?
路加福音12:34因為你們的財寶在那裏、你們的心也在那裏．
Luke 12:34 For where your treasure is, there your heart will be also.
- 與神親密對話的實際操練 Practice intimate conversational dialogue
- Quieting yourself (Focusing) 1-2 mins Goal: To prepare to meet with Lord
- Bible Reading (Listening) 10 mins Goal: To understand the truth
- Meditation (Reflecting) 5 mins Goal: To sense the reality of the truth in your heart.
- Prayer (Speaking) 8-9 mins Goal: To see God’s work in your/others lives & the world
安靜專註在神裏面：準備與神面遇 （1-2分鐘）
讀經聆聽神的話語：理解領悟真理（10分鐘）
安靜默想和內省：心中體會真理的真實內涵,是一種內心深處的禱告
開口禱告和代求：讓神的工作運行在你和周圍人的生活和世界中（8
Quieting: Concentrate, deep breathe, play melody or hymns in your heart. Close the door to the world, open your heart to God and welcome him come on in.
Scriptural Reading: review 2-3 times, ask Holy Spirit to reveal the truth to you. Write down the answers coming into your heart on below questions:
- What the scriptural tell me about God (His nature, His sovereign, His love … )
- What the scriptural tell me about man. (my nature/reality, my destiny, my response)
- Write down by my own words that most touches my heart.
Prayer: pray through the truth that you meditated and be practice into your life (ACTAI)
Adore: Adore the nature of God revealing through this scripture.
Confess: confess when I turn away from God my wrong doings, harmful emotions and false attitudes
Thanksgiving: Praise God’s Grace and Mercy, cleanse my sins. Be grateful God reminds me from this scriptural to stay away from temptations from Satan.
Ask: How this scripture will change my life and build up my deeper relationship with God? How this message tell me what God has promised me that I can be boldly ask for it.
Interceding and Prayer for Kingdom: How the truth will affect the lives of my family, my church, my friends, my neighbor. What is the calling and what I can do for God?
安靜：專註，深呼吸，心中回想詩歌旋律。將世界關在心門外，
讀經：選一段經節反復讀2-3遍，邀請聖靈將真理啟示。
默想：這段經節的深層含義：如果這真理真正地活在我的生命裏面，
禱告：將你默想的真理“透徹”地禱告出來。(ACTAI)
贊美：贊美這段經節中所啟示的神的特性。
懺悔：懺悔當我忘記神的這特性時我錯誤的行為，
感恩：感謝主的恩典和寬恕，洗凈我的不義，
求問：這對我與神的關系有何影響？
代禱，國度性的禱告：這些真理是如何影響我的家庭﹑
