Cultivate Connection Meditation

The Path That Brings Me Back to You You Get Me There can be immense comfort in realizing God knows everything about us. There’s a deeper layer to discover and experience once we arrive at this point. God doesn’t just know everything about us, He is forever guiding us down a path that leads us right into His arms. He’s crazy about us. He’s madly in love with us. You are worth being pursued by the O...

God Knows Your Heart You Get Me Even in the midst of despair and anger, God is still there and He knows your heart. We experience these feelings because God created them. There is nothing to be ashamed of as we process through them, and oftentimes, when we process through them with God, He has a glorious answer waiting for us on the other side. O God, come and slay these bloodthirsty, murderous me...

You Are Thinking of Me You Get Me As you awake each morning, is God the first thing on your mind? If you’re like me, probably not. I try, finding success only after several random thoughts crossed my brain. Not so for God! His thoughts are constantly towards you, always and forever. Every single moment you are thinking of me! How precious and wonderful to consider that you cherish me constantly in...

You Created Me You Get Me Hold your hand out in front of you. Each of the 27 bones in there were carefully planned and skillfully created By God. This holds true for all the remaining bones in your body and everything else. This week we meditate on our design and creation. How intricate and detailed we are. God knew all about us before we ever took our first breath. How amazing! You even formed ev...

Marvelously Breathtaking You Get Me What is the most intricate and complex thing in the universe? Some say supercomputers, others say the stars and planets themselves. We say YOU! God formed every facet of us; spirit, soul, and body modeled after His own image. How well do you think the Creator knows His created? Oh, to be so loved and intimately known! You formed my innermost being, shaping my de...

Your Presence is Everywhere You Get Me As a child, I used to get scared of the dark. Looking back, why is that and who/what ever taught us to fear the darkness? For God, dark is no different than light. He is everywhere and in it all the same. What does life look like when we grab hold of the fact God's presence is everywhere? If I say, “Surely the darkness will overwhelm me, and the light around...

Wherever I Go You Get Me “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” Maybe you’ve heard this before. This attribute of God isn’t just a feel good statement meant to encourage us. It is a statement of fact, just as if I were to say the sun will rise tomorrow unless God wills otherwise. There is not a single place where God is not with us. No matter where we go, or where we presently are, He...

You Understand Me You Get Me God’s love for us often defies comprehension. For instance, He occupies the entire timeline of our lives, establishing a safe path in our future while guarding us from our past mistakes. It’s the type of love that makes it easy to say “God is with me and He is for me.” You’ve gone into my future to prepare the way, and in kindness you follow behind me to spare me from...

Intimately Aware You Get Me God sees us for who we really are. The Bible even describes Him as reading our heart like an open book. When our hearts are laid bare before Him, with all motives and intentions revealed, we are able to enter into a full relationship with Him. With nothing hidden, we come before Him in complete vulnerability as our authentic selves. You are so intimately aware of me, Lo...

Known and Understood You Get Me God is the author and perfecter of our lives. He knows us better than we know ourselves. Looking to Him for our identity, our purpose, our strength, is the only way to truly discover ourselves. Psalm 139 is so rich with the awe and wonder of God’s complete and intimate knowledge of each and every one of us. We’re looking forward to camping out here for the next litt...

Don't Yield to Fear Fear Not Everything God gives strengthens, empowers, emboldens, and uplifts. Anything from the enemy tears down, destroys, diminishes, and devalues. The Holy Spirit fills us each and every day with the power of love, and you know what love does? It casts out all fear. It would almost seem as if God had a master plan behind all this. A secret weapon of sorts. Something for us to...

I Will Be With You Fear Not Series Oh to fully comprehend the reality that God is with us and calls us by name. He holds us close as we walk through life’s fires, keeping us completely safe from harm. This is the truth, no matter what distorted reality the enemy attempts to show you. But now, thus says the Lord, your Creator, O Jacob, and He who formed you, O Israel, “Do not fear, for I have redee...

Trust in God With All Your Heart Fear Not  When we’re able to completely trust in God, all fear vanishes before us. His presence provides the peace and confidence needed to weather any storm. Will you trust Him with your life? But in the day that I’m afraid, I lay all my fears before you and trust in you with all my heart. What harm could a man bring to me? With God on my side I will not be a...

From Anxiety to Delight Fear Not Some time ago, the tagline for Cultivate Connection began with “Most people are stressed and struggle to connect with God.” That stressed part has since been removed, but it’s not to say stress no longer exists. Each of us has likely experienced stress at one point or another in our lives. We can turn to many things in our attempt to reduce stress; food, alcohol, t...

Love Expels Fear Fear Not Our love grows more perfect because love expels fear. Not our love, but God’s love. This is a place free from fear of competition, fear of being hurt, fear of not being known, fear of not enough. In the presence of God’s perfect love those things disappear like a fleeting vapor. We pray that you would step into the river of God’s love and begin to overflow. That your love...

His Love Sets Us Free Fear Not You have the spirit of the living God within you. He who humbled Himself and became a man, the savior of the world, has moved in with you. It is important for us to continuously come back to this space of connection with Him. To dwell on the fact He lives in you and you live in Him. For those who live in Christ live in love. Not just any love, His love. A love that’s...

Love Fully Expressed Fear Not Imagine, God’s love fully expressed in us and through us! What does that even look like? Now, more than ever, we have an immense gift… a “get to” of sorts, to demonstrate the love of God to ourselves and those around us. When the time comes to reflect back on these days, what will have been our response? To love of course! Delightfully loved ones, if he loved us with...

This is Real Love Fear Not Some say love is a verb, as it bears fruit through words and deeds. Yet, there is something more to it. Mere words and deeds can be empty and meaningless without a heart of love behind them. So how do we love authentically? We believe Jesus is the answer to that question. Not only does He demonstrate the heart of the father, His sacrifice paved the way for us to have dir...

I Am With You Fear Not In this series titled ‘Fear Not’ we’re faced with the question of how to walk without fear. Perhaps it is the simplest answer in which the key is hidden away in the depths of faith. In this journey to overcome fear there is a mountain of safety before us. The only thing separating us is a small creek; small enough to leap over. Will you take that leap today? The leap of fait...

April 2 Trust in My Name It’s easy to get caught up in fear or in the vibrations of anxiety around us. It’s also perfectly normal to take on burdens, or have stress enter into our lives during these unprecedented times. In the end, it’s how we respond to it that really matters. What is your current state that you’re living in during these difficult times? What vibrations are you picking up on? Are...

Do Not Be Afraid Fear Not Right now, each and every person on the planet needs Jesus more than ever. In the midst of tragedy all around us, who or what are we looking to for our refuge and shelter? David, in the midst of his own tragic times, was always able to express his grief and then worship afterwards. Whether it is a loss of income, sickness, or even death of a loved one, processing our grie...

God Alone is My Refuge Fear Not What not a better time than now to introduce a new series, and what not a better title than Fear Not? As Christians we have the privilege of being a light into the world, bringing peace into any and every situation we encounter. With so much opportunity for fear and panic at our doorstep right now, there is also the opportunity to calm many storms. Whether it is in...

Clarity Your Words for 2020 Welcome to this week’s word, Clarity. If there is one universal thing we can all agree on, it’s that no one enjoys being confused. We crave clarity and thrive when there are clear instructions given. The best part, God is clear in His commands to us. He delights in us when we follow in His footsteps, and when we ask for His help in doing so He teaches us what is good an...

Yielding Your Words for 2020 This weeks word is from our contest winner, Travis, who got the opportunity to choose this week’s word, Yielding . As you yield freely and fully to the dynamic life and power of the Holy Spirit, you will abandon the cravings of your self - life. - Galatians 5:16 (TPT) What are you yielding to today? Is it to the cravings of your self - life, or is it to the power of th...

Dwell Your Words for 2020 Welcome to our 9th week of meditating on your words submitted for the new year. While this was going to be our last week of the series, there were so many great submissions we've decided to extend it a few more weeks. This week's word is Dwell . Guard, through the Holy Spirit who dwells in us, the treasure which has been entrusted to you. - 2 Timothy 1:14 (NASB) Do you no...