This Book of the Law shall not depart from your mouth, but you shall read [and meditate on] it day and night, so that you may be careful to do [everything] in accordance with all that is written in it; for then you will make your way prosperous, and then you will be successful. Joshua 1:8 (AMP)
If you want something different to happen in your life in an area where you struggle, you need a new picture. A promise in the Bible is actually of no use to you until you meditate on it to change the picture you hold inside.
Meditation, also called visualization, is a Biblical principle. Proverbs 29:18 (KJV) says, “Where there is no vision, the people perish.” You need to be able to imagine where you’re going if you want to get there.
As you read our verse today, I want you to notice what it does not say. It does not say pray and God will give you success. It says you make your way prosperous. To experience the beauty and goodness God has for you—the friendships, family, health, finances and career—you must get a new picture.
As you imagine a promise from God coming true, your heart grabs hold of the positive picture and hangs onto it. God has designed your heart to bring the miracle into your life when you visualize the end result.
Try it today. What are you struggling with? Find promises in God’s Word to hang on to. Visualize what your life would be like if you already had that promise, and thank God for it. Holy Spirit will help that picture to become clearer every time you meditate on it until it eventually comes to pass.