Hello, fellow Christians! I am glad to join this forum and hope to find wisdom and good friends here. I am born again Christian, God saved me from a new age delusions couple of months ago. I am very grateful for what Jesus had done in my life. As I have good experience in meditation and mindfulness practices I am interested in what is the Christian view on those? Meditation clearly had some benefits for me when I used to practice it. I had more control over my emotions and thoughts, it helped me focus and calmness. However, after God saved me I stopped doing those practices. What are the Christian alternatives to get the benefits of meditation and mindfulness? Can we, as Christians still practice these without involving the spiritual part of it? As I stopped meditation, seems like all my depression and struggles came back. It is getting harder to control my negative thoughts and emotions take control over me as they used to do in the past. Prayer helps me at the moment but it does not have a long-lasting effect after I am finished with a prayer. Please, provide me with good alternatives and wisdom from the scriptures to battle my anxiety, depression and negative emotions. God bless you all!