Quiet Time With God

If you’ve never had a quiet time before, you may say that “I do not know how to do QT”.  Simplicity is important. Therefore, develop a simple plan for your everyday QT. Here I suggest a simple plan for you! All you really need for an effective quiet time is a Bible, notebook, and your voluntary heart.

It’s simple.

First, be quiet before the Lord. The Bible calls it waiting on God. You start by simply sitting down and shutting up. As you do this, you’ll find yourself revving your engine down and calming yourself. 

Second, pray briefly. Start off with a short opening prayer. Ask God to open your mind and guide you. Ask him to cleanse your mind.

Read a portion of Scripture slowly. This is where your conversation with God begins. He starts speaking to you through his Word, and then you speak back to him through prayer. Read the Bible slowly. Don’t try to read too quickly or too much. The more slowly you read Scripture, the more you’re forced to think about what you’re reading.

Meditate on the Word. Spend some time chewing on what God is saying. Chew on the Word like cows chew on cud. Ponder and wrestle with it in your mind. There are lots of great methods for meditating on the Word.

Write down what you discover. When God speaks to you through his Word, care enough about what he is saying to write it down. Writing enables us to remember what God has said to us and record our discoveries.

These are helpful questions,

1.      What does the passage teach?

2.      What did I learn (about God, Jesus, and etc…)

Apply to your personal life. Doing is always important than knowing. Apply the word of God in your life! Start right away and begin what you can really do.

Pray again. Be quiet. Ask God to show you his Word. Talk to God about what he has said to you. Tell him what you’re thinking about what he is saying. Talk to him about anything else that’s on your mind.