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PREVIOUS Control Of The Tongue NEXT Contemplative Prayer

to notice both God and my God-given desires throughout the day

DEFINITION

The examen is a practice for discerning the voice and activity of God within the flow of the day. It is a vehicle that creates deeper awareness of God-given desires in one’s life.

SCRIPTURE

“For this reason, since the day we heard about you, we have not stopped praying for you and asking God to fill you with the knowledge of his will through all spiritual wisdom and understanding.” (Colossians 1:9)

“And this is my prayer: that your love may abound more and more in knowledge and depth of insight, so that you may be able to discern what is best and may be pure and blameless until the day of Christ, filled with the fruit of righteousness that comes through Jesus Christ—to the glory and praise of God.” (Philippians 1:9-10)

PRACTICE INCLUDES

a regular time of coming into the presence of God to ask two questions (possible ways of asking the questions are below)

GOD-GIVEN FRUIT

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