Cultivate Connection - Christ Centred Meditation

You Are HolyOur Greatest TreasureHe who has everything and needs nothing chose you before the creation of everything. You are special and mean more to Him than all the stars in the sky. His love stops at nothing in His pursuit of you, and when He looks at you He sees a perfect holiness.And he chose us to be his very own, joining us to himself even before he laid the foundation of the universe! Because of his great love, he ordained us, so that we would be seen as holy in his eyes with an unstained innocence. - Ephesians 1:4 (TPT)God is pouring His love over you today. Bask in the warmth of His joy for you.Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this busy world is so vital.As a patron, you empower us to continue producing and developing tools for people to connect with God, discover identity, and awaken purpose for their lives. Learn more on our website at Cul

Every Spiritual BlessingOur Greatest TreasureWe are wrapped into Christ; clothed in His glory. Could there be anything more amazing than this worth celebrating? Blessing you this week as we meditate on the fact God lavishes us with every spiritual blessing from Heaven.Every spiritual blessing in the heavenly realm has already been lavished upon us as a love gift from our wonderful heavenly Father, the Father of our Lord Jesus—all because he sees us wrapped into Christ. This is why we celebrate him with all our hearts! - Ephesians 1:3 (TPT)What has God already given to you through Jesus that you are trying to get on your own, or that you didn’t know is available? Ask the Holy Spirit to show you.Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this busy world is so vital.As a patron, you empower us to continue producing and developing tools for people to connect with Go

Chosen by GodOur Greatest TreasureWhat does life look like when we walk with heads held high, confident in knowing who we truly are? Apostles of Jesus, holy and set apart by God. A chosen people who are light bearers in the darkness. Victorious warriors who have come to set captives free.Dear friends,My name is Paul, and I was chosen by God to be an apostle of Jesus, the Messiah. I’m writing this letter to all the devoted believers who have been made holy by being one with Jesus, the Anointed One.May God himself, the heavenly Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, release grace over you and impart total well-being into your lives. - Ephesians 1:1-2 (TPT)Blessing you to gain clarity into who God has created you to be. You are truly amazing!Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this busy world is so vital.As a patron, you empower us to continue producing and develo

Becoming Like JesusOur Greatest TreasureThe more we’re around people we admire and like, the more we become like them. The same is true of God, the more time we spend with Him the more we become like Him. Not just knowing about Him and striving to be like Him. It is about encountering Him.Be imitators of God in everything you do, for then you will represent your Father as his beloved sons and daughters. And continue to walk surrendered to the extravagant love of Christ, for he surrendered his life as a sacrifice for us. His great love for us was pleasing to God, like an aroma of adoration—a sweet healing fragrance. - Ephesians 5:1-2 (TPT)Therefore become imitators of God [copy Him and follow His example], as well-beloved children [imitate their father]; and walk continually in love [that is, value one another—practice empathy and compassion, unselfishly seeking the best for others], just as Christ also loved you and gave Himself up for us, an offering and sacrifice to God [slain for you, so that it became] a

The Path That Brings Me Back to YouYou Get MeThere 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 One and Only Creator of everything. Can you see the path leading back to Him?God, I invite your searching gaze into my heart. Examine me through and through; find out everything that may be hidden within me. Put me to the test and sift through all my anxious cares. See if there is any path of pain I’m walking on, and lead me back to your glorious, everlasting ways—the path that brings me back to you. - Psalm 139:23-24 (TPT)Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this bus

God Knows Your HeartYou Get MeEven 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 men! For I cry out, “Depart from me, you wicked ones!” See how they blaspheme your sacred name and lift up themselves against you, but all in vain! Lord, can’t you see how I despise those who despise you? For I grieve when I see them rise up against you. I have nothing but complete hatred and disgust for them. Your enemies shall be my enemies! - Psalm 139:19-22 (TPT)Is there something causing grief or anger in your life right now? What happens when you work through these feelings alongside God? Is there a perspective shift?Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection,

You Are Thinking of MeYou Get MeAs 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 your every thought! O God, your desires toward me are more than the grains of sand on every shore! When I awake each morning, you’re still with me. - Psalm 139:17-18 (TPT)If you were sitting across the table from God at your favorite coffee shop or restaurant, and you asked Him what He thinks of you, what would He say?Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this busy world is so vital.As a patron, you empower us to continue producing and developing tools for people to

You Created MeYou Get MeHold 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 every bone in my body when you created me in the secret place, carefully, skillfully shaping me from nothing to something. You saw who you created me to be before I became me! Before I’d ever seen the light of day, the number of days you planned for me were already recorded in your book. - Psalm 139:15-16 (TPT)  What do you experience as you meditate on God so carefully creating every aspect of you?Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this busy world is so vital.As a p

Marvelously BreathtakingYou Get MeWhat 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 delicate inside and my intricate outside, and wove them all together in my mother’s womb. I thank you, God, for making me so mysteriously complex! Everything you do is marvelously breathtaking. It simply amazes me to think about it! How thoroughly you know me, Lord! - Psalm 139:13-14 (TPT)Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this busy world is so vital.As a patron, you empower us to continue producing and developing tools for people to connect with God, discover identi

Your Presence is EverywhereYou Get MeAs 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 me will be night,” Even the darkness is not dark to You, and the night is as bright as the day. Darkness and light are alike to You. - Psalm 139:11-12 (NASB)How does God show up for you in the darkness of life?Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this busy world is so vital.As a patron, you empower us to continue producing and developing tools for people to connect with God, discover identity, and awaken purpose for their lives. Learn more on our website at Cultivate

Wherever I GoYou 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 is with us. For some this may strike fear and horror, for others immense joy and comfort. With His hand upon our lives, it is He who strengthens us for the journey set before us. What an honor!Where could I go from your Spirit? Where could I run and hide from your face? If I go up to heaven, you’re there! If I go down to the realm of the dead, you’re there too! If I fly with wings into the shining dawn, you’re there! If I fly into the radiant sunset, you’re there waiting! Wherever I go, your hand will guide me; your strength will empower me. - Psalm 139:7-10 (TPT)Where do you see God at work in your life? What feelings

You Understand MeYou Get MeGod’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 the harm of my past. With your hand of love upon my life, you impart a blessing to me. This is just too wonderful, deep, and incomprehensible! Your understanding of me brings me wonder and strength. - Psalm 139:5-6 (TPT)As you begin to understand God's goodness more intimately, what feelings or sensations do you experience?Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this busy world is so vital.As a patron, you empower us to continue producing and developing tools for people

Intimately AwareYou Get MeGod 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, Lord. You read my heart like an open book and you know all the words I’m about to speak before I even start a sentence! You know every step I will take before my journey even begins. - Psalm 139:3-4 (TPT)How is God showing love to you as you lay your heart open before Him?Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this busy world is so vital.As a patron, you empower us to continue producing and developing tools for people to connect with God, discover identity, and awaken pu

Known and UnderstoodYou Get MeGod 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 little while, and in the process discovering not only how amazing He is, but how amazing we are!Lord, you know everything there is to know about me. You perceive every movement of my heart and soul, and you understand my every thought before it even enters my mind. - Psalm 139:1-2 (TPT)Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, please consider becoming a monthly patron. Creating space for people to connect with God in this busy world is so vital.As a patron, you empower us to continue producing and developing tools for people to connect with God, discover identity,

Don't Yield to FearFear NotEverything 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 grab hold of and overcome anything standing in our path… especially fear!For God will never give you the spirit of fear, but the Holy Spirit who gives you mighty power, love, and self-control. - 2 Timothy 1:7 (TPT)When they all saw him walking on the waves, they thought he was a ghost and screamed out in terror. But he said to them at once, “Don’t yield to fear. Have courage. It’s really me—I Am!” - Mark 6:50 (TPT)Refuse to worry about tomorrow, but deal with each challenge that comes your way, one day at a time. Tomorrow will take care of itself.” - Matthew 6:34 (TPT)Blessing you to be bold, courageous, and fearless

I Will Be With YouFear Not SeriesOh 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 redeemed you; I have called you by name; you are Mine! When you pass through the waters, I will be with you; and through the rivers, they will not overflow you. When you walk through the fire, you will not be scorched, nor will the flame burn you.” - Isaiah 43:1-2 (NASB)Is there a fire in your life you need to walk through? The flames will not consume you, as He walks along side you, keeping you safe from harm.What hinderances does God want to remove from your life today? Will you allow Him to guide you through the fire?Thank You!Becoming a PatronIf you are one of the many who have been blessed by Cultivate Connection, pleas

Trust in God With All Your HeartFear 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 afraid of what comes. The roaring praises of God fill my heart, and I will always triumph as I trust his promises. - Psalm 56:3-4 (TPT)But when I am afraid, I will put my trust in you. I praise God for what he has promised. I trust in God, so why should I be afraid? What can mere mortals do to me? - Psalm 56:3-4 (NLT)When I am afraid, I will put my trust in You. In God, whose word I praise, In God I have put my trust; I shall not be afraid. What can mere man do to me? - Psalm 56:3-4 (NASB)Even though I walk through the [sunless] valley of the shadow of death, I fear no evil, for You are with me; Your rod [to protect] and Your

From Anxiety to DelightFear NotSome 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, television, sports, hobbies, etc. While some of these are better than others, there’s only one thing, one person actually, who brings peace to any storm you may be facing. That person is God.Whenever my busy thoughts were out of control, the soothing comfort of your presence calmed me down and overwhelmed me with delight. - Psalm 94:19 (TPT)Anxious fear brings depression, but a life-giving word of encouragement can do wonders to restore joy to the heart. - Proverbs 12:25 (TPT)How do you connect with God when you’re feeling anxious? What is that experience like? We hope this episode provides the encouragement you need to

Love Expels FearFear NotOur 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 would not come from a place of striving, but from a place of rest. May the love others feel when they are with you be the same love that Jesus exuded everywhere He went.And as we live in God, our love grows more perfect. So we will not be afraid on the day of judgment, but we can face him with confidence because we live like Jesus here in this world.Such love has no fear, because perfect love expels all fear. If we are afraid, it is for fear of punishment, and this shows that we have not fully experienced his perfect love. We love each other because he loved us first.If someone says, “I love God,” but hates a fellow be

His Love Sets Us FreeFear NotYou 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 greater than any fear.And God has given us his Spirit as proof that we live in him and he in us. Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world. All who declare that Jesus is the Son of God have God living in them, and they live in God. We know how much God loves us, and we have put our trust in his love.God is love, and all who live in love live in God, and God lives in them. - 1 John 4:13-16 (NLT)How will you connect with Him today? Not just here on this meditation, but throughout the day. Maybe it’s out for a walk, or maybe it’s while doing the