KEY SCRIPTURE:1Ti 4:8 KJV” For bodily exercise profiteth little: but godliness is profitable unto all things, having promise of the life that now is, and of that which is to come.”

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We continue with our discussion on our topic of godly training. We said in our previous study that the state of one’s spirit determines whether weak or strong he may be. One is said to have a strong spirit if his or her life is dominated by the word of God. We learnt that one aspect of conditioning our spirit to be submitted to GOD is by meditation.

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We would study how to employ meditation to condition our lives in various ways. The bible teaches that if a man does not offend by his words, the same is a perfect man, able to bridle  his whole body. Decide that no wrong word will proceed from your mouth. By wrong words, I mean words that are contrary to the scriptures.

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You can use the word of God by meditation to condition your mind and spirit to help you  to speak rightly always. Meditate on Proverbs 4:24 that says:” Put away from thee a froward mouth, and perverse lips put far from thee.” You can frame it this way: According to the instruction of the scriptures, I put a froward mouth away from me, and a perverse lips far away from me. Practice meditating on this for an appreciable length of time till you see that you are very cautious about the words that proceed from your mouth.

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The next step is to train yourself to speak words of faith and actually believe them. Most people speak words of doubt or unbelief, and so they are almost always defeated. Some also speak words of hope, which is good, but to benefit from the words of hope, you must turn them into words of faith. If you  are anticipating a need to be met, you may boldly say , ” My father has answered me, and so I would have it. Anytime you are asked about it, you say God has answered me, and I will have it. Do not say I am believing God for it. This throws your answer into the future, and you may never have it. Train yourself to talk rightly always. If you are sick , you may say Ì believe I have received my healing.

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Now you should also practise controlling your temper. You may do this by telling yourself that you do not have a bad temper. Say I don’t  keep offences but easily forgive. Even when your emotions suggest to you to be offensive, tell yourself I have the spirit of love, and so I am gentle with all persons. Keep saying these things to yourself, and very soon, you will never throw harsh words at anyone.

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THOUGHT:YOUR ACTIONS ARE ALWAYS A PRODUCT OF THE WORDS WITHIN YOU

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FURTHER STUDIES

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1Ti 4:15 KJV “Meditate upon these things; give thyself wholly to them; that thy profiting may appear to all.”

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Psa 1:2 KJV” But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night.”