Many believers position themselves near God's Word through church and Bible studies, but still struggle spiritually because they're not drinking deep from Scripture. The difference lies in how we absorb information: like a sponge that takes in everything indiscriminately, or like a tree's root system that selectively draws nutrients while filtering out toxins. Biblical meditation, as described in Psalm 1:2, develops this spiritual root system. True meditation flows from delight in God's Word, not obligation. While reading accumulates information and studying brings understanding, only meditation produces transformation. A practical five-step method includes reading multiple times, memorizing, reflecting deeply, making it personal, and responding with obedience.

Where you position yourself spiritually determines your spiritual harvest. Many believers struggle not because God has abandoned them, but because they've planted themselves in spiritually hostile environments. Like a gardener who chooses location over convenience, believers must position themselves by the streams of living water through daily Bible reading, corporate worship, prayer, Christian community, and service. The difference between desert Christians who visit the river occasionally and riverside Christians who live by the streams determines whether you fight against your environment or thrive because of it.

God cannot take you forward from where you are pretending to be - only from where you actually are. Are you ready to stop camping in yesterday and start pressing toward what God has prepared for you? The apostle Paul shows us how to move forward spiritually, even when the past feels too heavy to leave behind. What would change if you focused on just one thing this year instead of trying to do everything?