Cultivate Connection Meditation

Wait Your Words for 2020 Week eight of Your Words is here. No need to wait (pun intended).  Our word for the week is Wait . It's a word often associated with inconvenience and impatience. As it would seem with so many things in life, this association leans towards the negative end of the spectrum. What does the other end look like? The type of waiting which brings anticipation,...

Exchange Your Words for 2020 Welcome to our seventh meditation on your words submitted for the new year. This week's word is Exchange. We serve a God of the great exchange. He became sin so that we can experience righteousness. Our old life is beyond dead, it’s gone; never to be seen again. It was nailed to the cross as He held it in His hands. The only thing God wants in exchange is for our lives...

Sustain Your Words for 2020 Welcome to our fifth meditation on your words submitted for the new year. This week's word is Sustain . Go look up Sustain in a dictionary and you’ll see it’s a verb, not just any verb, a contronym. Same spelling, same pronunciation, two opposite meanings. Sustain is used to describe suffering something unpleasant, especially an injury. It’s also used to describe the ac...

Seek Your Words for 2020 Welcome to our fourth meditation on your words submitted for the new year. This week's word is Seek . How would you describe the word seek to someone that didn’t understand it? That might be a fun exercise, because knowing might help gain a fresh perspective on His love for you. God rewards those who truly seek Him. We bless you to discover where you can earnestly seek Him...

Trust Your Words for 2020 Welcome to our third meditation on your words submitted for the new year. This week's word is Trust . This is such a good word to describe God; because He is more trustworthy than anyone else. In a world where trust can easily be broken, His trust never fails. This week, allow the Holy Spirit to show you just how trustworthy God is. The Bible is filled with so many exampl...

Steadfast Your Words for 2020 Handpicked just for you, this week’s word is Steadfast . The Greek meanings of Steadfast include unflinching, unfaltering, staunch, immovable, and unwavering. One particular english definition is continuing in a course of action despite difficulty or delay in achieving success. No matter the obstacle and regardless of how long it’ll take, you’ve locked onto the target...

Surrender Your Words for 2020 Here it is, the first word for the New Year. As you may know, we are spending the next several weeks meditating on your words for 2020. This week’s word is Surrender . Surrender is a funny word; often associated with defeat and weakness. Thankfully, these don’t apply in our case. When we surrender to Jesus, we receive the reward which He secured for us. Nothing defeat...

Onething Your Words for 2020 Happy New Year! We're kicking things off with a popular series to begin the year. Similar to last year, we are spending the next several weeks meditating on your words for 2020. David's prayer below could be summarized with any of the following words for example: seek, dwell, behold, or meditate. Is there a word He is calling you to set your intention on for this year?...

The Dedication of Jesus Love Came Down Series The final episode of our Advent series ends with Simeon and Anna, who had spent the better part of their lives awaiting the birth of the Savior of the World. Imagine the emotions as these two first laid eyes upon the very child they had been waiting all these years for. Here He is; the Light of the World, God's beloved son, Healer, Redee...

The Birth of Jesus Love Came Down Series From Gabriel's visit with Mary, to her song of praise, week five of our Advent series titled Love Came Down meditates on the birth of Jesus, our Lord and Savior. Born as a child in a dirty manger and dependant upon the world to be cared for, this is our God. His kingdom is an upside down kingdom. Luke 2:1-20 The Passion Translation (TPT) The Message (MSG) T...

Mary's Song Love Came Down Series Welcome to the third installment of our Advent series, Love Came Down. Our first episode focused on Gabriel's visit with Mary, delivering news of her divine pregnancy. Last week's focus was Elizabeth's joyous greeting of her cousin. Today, we meditate on Mary's song of praise and thanksgiving in response to it all. Can you put yourself in her shoes? Carrying the s...

Believe Every Word Spoken Love Came Down Series Welcome to the second installment of our Advent series, Love Came Down. The Christmas season is in full swing now and we’re spending this week meditating on Elizabeth’s prophecy to Mary. Can you imagine the hope that filled her as Elizabeth confirmed what the angel of God had already spoken over her? What brings you peace or hope during the Christmas...

Prophecy of Jesus’ Birth Love Came Down Series Welcome to our newest series! As we enter into the Christmas season, let's meditate on something truly worth celebrating... God's rescue plan! He knew all along that He would never leave us or abandon us. He had the perfect plan, at the perfect time, and in the perfect place, to complete His perfection in us through His son Jesus. This week we meditat...

Discover God's Greatness I Will Praise You Welcome to episode 10 of our series on Psalm 145. If you’re just joining us and want to start at the beginning, head on back to The Highest Praise (September 19th). This week, join David as he invites each and every one of us to join him in praising our beautiful Lord of holiness, from now through eternity. Blessing you to be filled with so much joy and l...

Discover God's Greatness Godly Lovers Do you know what your heart really longs for? Do you believe God has more for you than you could even ask? This week’s mediation is on Psalm 145:19. Before diving into the meditation, have a read and answer the questions that follow. Every one of your godly lovers receives even more than what they ask for. For you hear what their hearts really long for and you...

Discover God's Greatness Listen Closely Everything we feel and experience in life is an opportunity to connect with God. We need a loving, kind God to take us into spaces we can’t go on our own. Luckily, we don’t need to go there if He’s not calling us to. You are fair and righteous in everything you do, and your love is wrapped into all your works. You draw near to those who call out to you, list...

Discover God's Greatness The Only One Who Satisfies We human beings seem to be on a never-ending quest in search of meaning and fulfillment. Quite often the fruit of our pursuits is short-lived, leading us to look for something else to do the trick. Why do we continue coming back to the same wells, when there is One who says His water will forever satisfy? If we keep drawing from the same old well...

Discover God's Greatness Depending on God's Faithfulness We’re often slow to admit we need help. Even in this place of denial, God wants to meet us in our weaknesses. He wants to breathe life into those places. Why? Because everything God does is full of His kindness and faithfulness. Where do you need Jesus in your life? Let’s identify our need today. May we experience His kindness, His nearness,...

Discover God's Greatness Everything Will Praise You How do we glorify God today? Is it possible to have every breath as worship to the one who is worthy? This week we’re meditating on what it means to be a Godly lover. As you meditate on this week’s verse, pay attention to any prayer that begins forming in your heart and stirring on your lips. Let’s step into the truth that as we praise Him, we co...

Discover God's Greatness Tenderhearted Kindness Welcome to our 4th episode of meditating our way through Psalm 145, King David’s celebration of God’s goodness. His patience and kindness are in everything He does; He is tender hearted in His love for us. Where does your own heart bubble over in celebration of God? Our hearts bubble over as we celebrate the fame of your marvelous beauty, bringing bl...

Discover God's Greatness My Constant Meditation Splendor, majesty, miracles, and awe-inspiring acts of power! Constantly meditating on the excellent greatness of God. Could you fit anymore awesome descriptions within two short verses? Every facet of God is worthy of proclaiming from the four corners of the universe. What's even better is when we stop and meditate on His majesty, only to discover t...

Discover God's Greatness Show Me Your Glory Can we fully comprehend the magnitude of God's glory? We're not sure how there can be no end to something, but then there's the greatness of God. King David had a lengthy list of God moments throughout his lifetime and here he is exclaiming there is no end to ever be discovered. Just sit with that thought for a moment. What does inexhaustible greatness l...

Discover God's Greatness The Highest Praise Many of us know of King David's heart after God. His poetic praises make up most of the Book of Psalms, and none is more epic than Psalm 145. Not only is it the last Psalm attributed to David, it is the culmination of his entire relationship with God, all rolled into one poetic masterpiece. What a great place to come to draw inspiration for ourselves! My...

Spirit Soul Body With Passion & Determination Here it is, the last episode of our nine week series. It has been an amazing time of reflecting on the three parts of our being; Spirit Soul and Body. As we wrap things up this week, we’re meditating on the race God has marked out for us. Running it well requires us to have the courage to let some things go. Ask the Holy Spirit to bring wisdom and...

Spirit Soul Body Imitators of God Here is your personal invitation to be awakened into the fullness of all that God has for you. To represent the Father as His beloved sons and daughters, choosing what is beautiful, true, and right. Let worship fill your hearts, spilling out within your speech as you become Imitators of God. This is episode eight in our Three Part Being series. We’re wrapping up t...