The Word for Today
With Bob Gass
 | Your Quiet Time With God 2 O God, you are my God, earnestly I seek You. - Psalm 63:1 NIV |
Stephen Olford said,
I want to hear God's voice before anyone else's in the morning. And His is the last voice I want to hear at night.
David and Daniel met with the Lord three times daily (See Ps 55:17; Da 6:10). Whatever time you set, be consistent. Put it on your calendar; make an appointment with God as you would with anyone else. And keep it. Don't stand Him up! The question is often asked, "How much time should I spend?" Here are some guidelines:
- Don't start with a two-hour quiet time. You'll get discouraged. You'll create memories of failure rather than memories of success. You must grow in this relationship as you do in any other. So begin with a few minutes and let it grow.
- Don't clock-watch. That'll ruin your quiet time faster than anything else. Decide what you can do in God's Word and prayer during the time you've selected; then do it! Sometimes it'll take more time than you have set aside, sometimes less. But don't keep looking at your watch.
- Emphasise quality, not quantity. It's what you do during your quiet time - whether 15 minutes or two hours - that's important.
- Choose a special place. "Next morning Abraham got up and returned to the place where he had stood before the Lord" (Ge 19:27 NIV). Your special place ought to be a place where:
- you can pray aloud without embarrassment;
- you're comfortable. (Don't have your quiet time in bed - that's too comfortable!)
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