“Be Still and Know that I am God,” Give Meaning to Your Life through Prayer, Meditation and other Contemplative Practices |
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| We live in challenging times. For me, my faith has lifted me up to give me peace, comfort and hope in a chaotic world. Feeling overwhelmed? Here’s a prayer to help you – prayer for being overwhelmed |
| Read about why Meditation and why I created this website and blog. |
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Meditation, prayer and contemplative writing are powerful tools that can help you find peace, hope, courage and conquer fear. This website is an outward expression of my own spiritual journey and my desire to help others find peace and purpose in their daily lives. The answer to finding this peace and purpose is not outside of ourselves, but is found by going within and merging our hearts with our Creator. The Psalmist says to, “Be still and know that I am God.” Being still is not easy in our fast-paced world. If you want to find the true meaning of “be still” read my post. The meaning will surprise you! |
| Through our lives we will go through periods that are lonely and harsh much like being alone in the barren desert. |
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| But when we are persistent in our faith and desire to stay on a spiritual path, we leave the desert and are able to see the mountain top. Through all of our sorrows and joys, we have a Companion who never leaves us along our journey. |
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| My journey has taken me on a two year trip through the dessert. But I’ve come out with a great view of some beautiful mountains that I wish to climb. I know there will be steep roads ahead, but through God guiding my steps and the Spirit nudging my heart, I know that I will make it to the top of those mountains! During my desert time I went deeper within. I returned to writing as a way to heal and began seeing a Spiritual Director to help me discern God’s guidance in my life. There are three resources, or tools, that I use that have helped me tremendously on my spiritual path. I wanted to share these tools with you on the Guidance Tool Kit page. |
| On this spiritual journey, it’s important to discover one’s strengths and talents and use them to the fullest. Knowing how we are wired helps to live life with more joy. God created each of us with unique talents and abilities. Since I’m so passionate about this, I was asked to contribute to “The Strengths Edge” – a free e-book with 25 stories of people sharing their strengths. |
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It’s been a joy to receive comments from all over the world when someone reads The Guided Life Ezine. I learn a lot from my readers! Thank you to all who encourage me too! The Guided Life ezine is the result of thoughts, observations and lessons learned on this spiritual path I’ve chosen. The content pops into my head, usually in the early mornings and I scribble as fast as I can to take down what feels like God’s dictation. So, I can’t take the credit for the inspiration. I just feel like a messenger. You can receive The Guided Life by filling in your name and primary email address. It’s free. I’ll also give you “The Secret to Successful Prayer,” a sermon that changed my prayer life, and cut number one, my transformation story, from my meditation CD, “Be Still and Know that I am God.” Both items are gifts. |
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Thank you for visiting and please come back to check out what new resources might pop up like Bible Verses for Your Week. Peace and Blessings, |
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| Jackie Trottmann |
