Quiet Time
The Bible is spiritual food for the believer. Therefore, every serious Christian will want to spend a part of each day “feeding” on the Scriptures, the bread of God.
We need this daily quiet time very, very, much. Why is it so important?
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Because Christ is there! Waiting on You!
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Because, without it, your spiritual life will become dry and weak.
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Only in this way can your soul be happy!
Get Started
1. Begin with prayer.
Sit down quietly and put your life into God's hands (Psalm 5:3; 141:2)
2. Choose a short passage of Scripture.
You will probably want to have a regular plan of Bible reading.
3. Read it carefully and think about it.
4. Think about it until you understand it.
Let God speak to you through it.
5. Write your thoughts in a notebook.
The Lord will give you many precious thoughts you will want to remember.
6. Turn what you are thinking about into prayer.
Ask God to make these things real in your life and the life of others.
7. Share your thoughts with other people during the day.
Keep It Up
1. We are in such a hurry to attend the duties of life until
often we neglect the Word. (See Luke 21:34)
2. We wake up in the morning feeling dull and heavy.
Instead of getting up for our quiet time, we take a little extra sleep.
“The spirit indeed is willing, but the flesh is weak” (Matthew 26:41).
3. Mind-wandering. All sorts of thoughts pass through our minds.
We can’t seem to center them on what we are doing.
Saying our thoughts out loud helps cure this problem.
4. Being able to understand what we read.
It is very hard to meditate and feed on a passage
when we do not understand it.
Pray for understanding.
We can also get help from a Bible commentary
(a book that explains difficult passages).
By God's help, you can have victory over these things that would hold you back.
If you give yourself each day to a time of feeding on the Word of God,
you will be a happier Christian and more useful to God.
Other people will know you have been with Jesus (Acts 4:13),
although you, yourself will not know that your face is shining (Exodus 34:29).
As you read and think about a passage of Scripture,
try asking yourself these questions –
In this passage, is there
1. a sin I should keep away from?
2. a promise I can call my own?
3. a command for me to obey?
4. a blessing I can enjoy?
5. a failure from which I can learn?
6. a victory for me to win?
7. a new thought about God, the Lord Jesus, the Holy Spirit, man?
What seems to be the truth in this passage which has had the greatest affect on me?
Source: Emmaus Guide to Christian Growth
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