Cultivate Connection Meditation

It's time for us to stop trying to self protect. No matter how high our walls stretch towards the heavens, they only serve to keep us imprisoned. Where can we turn to for help? Our Creator continually watches over us. He protects us from danger both day and night. Where is our help? It is in God himself. This weeks meditation comes out of Psalm 121 (The Passion Translation). Become a Patron The Cu...

Jesus tells us the greatest commandment is to love the Lord our God with all your heart, soul, mind and strength (Matt 22:37) which sounds great, but do you have any idea how to do that? How do we follow a command if we really have no idea what it means? How do we do anything with all our heart? In Jeremiah 29:11-13 it says you will find God if we search for Him with all your heart. There is that...

Relationship, that's all He wants. The Lord longs to be engaged in your life. What good father doesn't want to be center stage with his kids? Pause today and engage with with the words He has spoken over your life. Words that will not return void. He will meet you there. This week's meditation comes out of Isaiah 55:6-13 and James 5:16.  Become a Patron The Cultivate Connection podcast h...

Let's have a celebration! God takes joy in you. He delights in you. You are His beloved. Invite Holy Spirit to come and celebrate with you today because if there was ever cause for celebration, this is it. This week I read John 16:33 and Zephaniah 3:17 from Spiritual Disciplines Handbook, Practices That Transform Us by Adele Ahlberg Calhoun. You can find the book HERE . Become...

Are there areas where you have withdrawn from God's love? He has never stopped loving you. Embraced by His love, nothing, absolutely nothing can pry His arms from around you. Will you open up your heart today and receive this eternal embrace which says, "I'll never quit loving you." This week's meditation comes out of Romans 8:35-39. Become a Patron The Cultivate Connection podcast has been downlo...

If you're like me, the onslaught of negative thoughts seems endless, especially when given permission to have a say in our lives. Fortunately we have reason to celebrate! All those thoughts are just empty promises. Who can condemn us when Jesus himself intercedes on our behalf. He is for us, so let no man, even ourselves come against us. This week's meditation comes out of Romans 8:31-34. Become a...

God's no idiot. From the very beginning He knew every little thing He was doing, down to the smallest particle. He knew Jesus would restore all things and He also knew that you were to be His son or daughter forever, no matter what. So wherever you are, pause and listen because He's calling you by name and He'll never quit. This week's meditation comes out of Romans 8:29-30.Become a Patron The Cul...

Do you feel like God is working for you or against you? Many of us know Romans 8:26-28 where it says God is working all things together for good, but it is easy to get tired in the waiting. In these spaces is where we need to remember that we are not alone, the Holy Spirit is right alongside, helping us along. Reading from Romans 8:26-28 (NASB) Become a Patron The Cultivate Connection podcast has...

Do you have promises from the Lord that you have not yet seen come to pass? Have you lost hope to see those promises or are you joyfully expectant in the waiting? We don’t hope for those things we already have! Let God infuse you with the reality of what it means to be His son or daughter, to step into receiving all He has for you. This week's meditation comes out of Romans 8:19-25.Become a Patron...

You belong to the happiest, healthiest, most influential and wealthy family that has ever existed, or ever will. What will life look like when each of us come to fully understand that reality? We are children of God, fellow heirs with Christ. The very same spirit that raised Jesus from the dead now lives within us. It's time for us to let go of that old life and begin experiencing the world throug...

What if we were to fully understand what it means that God dwells in us this very second? For those who have welcomed Him in, His spirit of life lives within us. The very same spirit that raised jesus from the dead. It's time for us to let go of that old life and begin experiencing the world through this new one. This week's meditation comes out of Romans 8:10-14.Become a Patron The Cultivate Conn...

Why go it alone when you have someone who wants to help? Help that comes from none other than the author of all existence. Why do we work, strive, and try to make a way by redoubling our efforts? It isn’t going to work; we can’t save ourselves. Set your mind on the same God who raised Jesus from the dead and now moves in your life. Simply embrace the Spirit of God and all He is doing in you. This...

Are we living under the black cloud of disapproval and punishment or are we walking in the Spirit of Life Jesus has given us? It is time to live out the reality of what Jesus did for us; abolishing condemnation once and for all. This week's meditation comes out of Romans 8:1-4.Become a Patron The Cultivate Connection podcast has been downloaded nearly 500,000 times and counting! If Cultivate Conne...

This week's meditation comes out of 1 Thessalonians 5:16-18. Rejoice always, pray without ceasing, and in everything give thanks. These are things we are all called to do, even created to do. Yet, it does not come naturally for most of us. Become a Patron The Cultivate Connection podcast has been downloaded nearly 500,000 times and counting! If Cultivate Connection has blessed you, please consider...

Everything changed for Simon son of Jonah the moment he was able to answer this question asked by Jesus, “Who do you say I am?” Revealed by revelation, Simon could see Jesus rightly which in turn caused Jesus to reveal the truth of Simon’s identity and destiny. From then on he was called Peter, a rock on which Jesus would build His church. Do you have a revelation from God’s heart to the same ques...

David knew the secret of how to live life and not be shaken; hidden in God’s shelter, out of reach of his enemies. This week we are meditating on Psalm 27 from The Passion Translation. We too can live in a place of fearless faith as David did. Become a Patron The Cultivate Connection podcast has been downloaded nearly 500,000 times and counting! If Cultivate Connection has blessed you, please cons...

Where have you been focusing your gaze? Today we look at the story of the Israelites as they fled Egypt. Exodus 14:13-16, 21-23 (NASB) In that moment they had a choice, to focus on the enemy coming towards them, or turn and see the miracle of salvation which God was doing in front of them. Have you set your sights on the one who has made you to overwhelmingly conquer in all things? Romans 8:35-39B...

This week's meditation comes from Psalm 23 (The Passion Translation). From the lowest valleys to the highest peaks, no matter where His path leads us we will always have more than enough for He is our good shepherd; our best friend. We couldn't be in better hands than His. Become a Patron The Cultivate Connection podcast has been downloaded nearly 500,000 times and counting! If Cultivate Connectio...

Hebrews 1:1-3 (NASB) talks about how Jesus is the exact representation of God. His life on earth displayed to us what The Father is like. In the same way Jesus received the spirit of God descending upon Him like a dove in Mark 1:9-11 (NASB) we now have access to the same spirit on our lives through the death of Christ. He made a way for us to now represent the Father in our own lives in the same w...

The first few words of the bible tell us God is creative; He created the heavens and the earth. Ephesians 2:10 says we are the handiwork of God. The same God who formed the heavens and the earth formed you as well. Give thanks today for all that you are, created in His own image. Become a Patron The Cultivate Connection podcast has been downloaded nearly 500,000 times and counting! If Cultivate Co...

As believers seeing the impossible made possible is to be a normal part of our everyday lives. Jesus tells us in Mark 9:14-29 all things are possible to him who believes. When life tells us over and over again what we face is impossible, it is easy to let unbelief take hold and become normal. Like the father in the above scripture, we too need to cry out, "help my unbelief." Placing our belief not...

As a kid you likely loved to play hide and seek or go on Easter egg hunts. While keeping our hearts turned towards God, let us ponder the thought that God is not hiding things from us, but hiding things for the joy of discovery. It's His good pleasure to interact with His children. Proverbs 25:2 speaks about God concealing matters and kings searching them out. In Matthew 13:10-17 Jesus is explaini...

This week's meditation focuses on two scriptures, Psalm 55:22 and 2 Corinthians 12:7-10. No matter who you believe you are, no matter who others say you are, the truth is you are His beloved. May we stand firm on the unshakable ground God has placed us upon this week. Become a Patron The Cultivate Connection podcast has been downloaded nearly 500,000 times and counting! If Cultivate Connection has...

This week's meditation is out of Isaiah 26:3, keeping in perfect peace as we focus on Him. What is your gaze fixed upon? When Moses sent representatives from each of the twelve tribes to spy out the land, each man experienced the same land, but only two came back with a positive report. What gave these two men the ability to see what God laid out before them? May we fix our gaze on the goodness of...

This week's meditation comes out of Romans 8:14-17. We were once slaves living under the banner of fear but are now led by the Spirit, adopted into His kingdom as sons and daughters of God. Let's choose to cry out “Abba! Father!” today. Become a Patron The Cultivate Connection podcast has been downloaded nearly 500,000 times and counting! If Cultivate Connection has blessed you, please consider be...