ABC: Bible Meditation for Me!: G Is for Grounded!

ABC: Bible Meditation for Me!:  G Is for Grounded!

ABC: Bible Meditation for Me!:  Bible Meditation Vs. Eastern Meditation 

Introduction: This lesson is one of twenty-six lessons in a series for parents, grandparents, kids, and youth leaders.  A, B, C, D, F, H, L, O, P, Q, R. T, U, V, W, X, and Z are already posted; scroll back to find them.

G Is for Grounded

G is for grounded
when like a tree
I can be found
rooted in God's word.

The Righteous Man

Blessed is the man,
the righteous man
whose delight
is in the law of the LORD,
and in his law doth
he meditate day and night.

From Psalm 1

Day and Night
Meditation Verse to Recite

"But his delight is in the law of the LORD; and in his law doth he meditate day and night."  Psalm 1:2  In this day and night meditation recitation we see that one who is following the Lord will be thinking of God's words day and night. Mark this meditation verse with a M in your Bible.

Be Like a Tree Verse

Psalm 1:3 says,  "And he shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water, that bringeth forth his fruit in his season; his leaf also shall not wither; and whatsoever he doeth shall prosper."

Like a Tree

Like a tree I will be
if I'm godly,
Like the chaff I will be
if I'm ungodly,
Which are you?

Rooted and Grounded

Trees have roots going deep into the ground.  Godly people can be like trees having roots that are found in the Lord.  They are grounded in the word of God having much fruit.  The opposite of a godly man is an ungodly man who does not love or serve the Lord.  He's not like a tree, but rather like chaff or the part of the head of grain that's useless which the wind blows away. To stay rooted and grounded, we must fix our eyes on the Lord, read his word, and meditate day and night.

I Shall Not Be Moved!

Hear the chorus; "Like a Tree Planted by the Waters"  here.  Sing it! 
https://video.search.yahoo.com/search/video?fr=yfp-t-s&p=like+a+tree+planted+by+the+water#id=37&vid=2e4ee8e92dd84858159d00c74b7117d5&action=view

Eastern Meditation

G Is for Grounded

G is for grounded
in the earth
a life founded
in my own way,
   not God's!

Grounded in the Earth

Eastern meditators, or yoga meditators who do the "Tree Pose" aren't grounded in God, but instead they plant one foot firmly on the earth.

Grounding Yoga Flow

Julie Bernier of BeYogi writes in "This Grounding Yoga Flow Will Bring You Down to Earth" that someone who is "grounded" is aware of the present moment rather than the past or future.  She states, "We feel more solid and connected to the world around us.  We receive a sense of assurance that the universe will take care of us."

Bernier observes that just connecting to our breath is grounding, for we focus on it rather than the past or future. Yoga teaches, she states, that we send energy downward by anchoring our feet or our palms to the earth. Yoga, says Bernier, helps one make pranic or energetic connections to the earth.  In the yogic "child's pose," "extended puppy pose," and "prostration pose" she notes that one touches their "third eye chakra (ajna)" to the ground.   Ultimate grounding can come as we do meditation.  Bernier then asks you to try her "grounding yoga flow" pose sequence.  Read this important piece here: https://beyogi.com/grounding-yoga-flow/.

The Sita and Rama Story

Did you know that when yogis stand in a tree pose that this asana comes from the story of the Hindu god Rama and the godness Sita?  In "Spiritual Meanings of Yoga Poses" (Livestrong.com) Henry Halse tells the story of how Sita, captured by the demon king Ravana, believing Rama will save her, finds solace meditating among the trees waiting for Rama to return. While meditating, the trees told her to remain calm and steady like them for Rama will come.  And says the writer "During tree pose, one of the goals is to stay rooted through your foot into the ground and hold the pose with patience."  The lesson for us all is whatever book, whatever video, or whatever practice do your research and understand its background.  For Eastern meditation is built on idolatry, something God hates!
https://www.livestrong.com/article/395082-spiritual-meanings-of-yoga-postures/

Yoga, Yoga

Doing poses,
wrinkling noses,
feet on the ground,
Oms all around,
Namaste too,
Yoga, Yoga,
That's what we do!
                       LEP

Truly what is happening to children all over is disheartening.  Don't let it happen to yours.  Teach them now.  For "... "Behold, now is the accepted time; behold, now is the day of salvation." II Corinthians 6:2b

Parental Suggestion:

Grounded Kids Site

A web site http://groundedkids.com/ has a ton of yoga information demonstrating how wide spread yoga infiltration is in our world. Explore it just a bit to understand what is happening to so many young children.

View here one of their videos:  "Solidly Grounded in Red."  https://groundedkids.com/quest-for-elevation-videos/    This is all the more reason why we, as Colossians 1:23 tells us, need to "... continue in the faith grounded and settled, and be not moved away from the hope of the gospel which ye have heard …."