Meditation — an Alternative to Smut Today's Three-minute Bible Study Print, Study and Apply Title: Meditation — an Alternative to Smut-------------------------------- Date: 11/1/2000 Keyword: "memorize" "personalize" "Visualize" Welcome to eXXit, the web site designed to help you stand strong in the face of sexual temptation. Passage: Psalm 1:1-6* 1. Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked or stand in the way of sinners or sit in the seat of mockers. 2. But his delight is in the law of the LORD, and on his law he meditates day and night. 3 . He is like a tree planted by streams of water, which yields its fruit in season and whose leaf does not wither. Whatever he does prospers. 4. Not so the wicked! They are like chaff that the wind blows away. 5. Therefore the wicked will not stand in the judgment, nor sinners in the assembly of the righteous. 6. For the LORD watches over the way of the righteous, but the way of the wicked will perish. Question What does it mean to meditate (as in verse 2 above)?   Practical help If you're trying to avoid the bad advice, bad examples and bad humor behind porn habits (click here to see "Adverse Behaviors," our previous study on verse 1 above), the passage above has good news. It suggests that delighting and meditating on God's Word (also know as his law) will help you stand strong. But how to meditate? Consider these steps:** 1. Memorize. Commit biblical passages to memory. Consider starting with short texts that spotlight the advantages of Scripture memory. The passage above is an example. 2. Visualize. Picture the scene described in the passage. Verse 3 above lends itself well to visualization. 3. Personalize. Put yourself in the picture. For example, imagine yourself contemplating God's Word and prospering like a well-nourished tree as a result. If a Bible isn't handy while you're Web-surfing, click here to jump to eXXit's Bible link. Browse around until you find a good passage to memorize. Don't be surprised when, as a result, you not only delight in God's Word but begin to turn your back on porn. eXXit homepage Index of three-minute studies Copyright 2000 by eXXit *Scriptures are from The Holy Bible: New International Version © Copyright 1973, 1978, 1984 by International Bible Society. All rights reserved. **As given by Bill Gothard, Institute in Basic Life Principles.