MEMORY VERSE : Psalm 42:2 NIV My soul thirsts for God, for the living God. When can I go and meet with God?
Background. Quiet time is the time you spend in God’s presence, reading His word and praying. It is a time you shut down every other thing to focus on God.Christianity is a life, not a religion! It is a life with a relationship with the Savior Jesus; and so for a relationship to be strong and vibrant we need to spend time with each other. Jesus spend time with the father. Mark 1:35 And in the morning, rising up a great while before day, he went out, and departed into a solitary place, and there prayed.Hence it is important for us to have quiet time daily and consistent.
TIME & PLACE FOR QUIET TIME : Psalms 55:17, Mathew 6:6, Psalm 100:4
The time for quiet time really depend on us , it is important for us to choose the time when we can be alone with God without interruptions and distractions. There some factors to put into considerations, for examples: work schedule, family schedule and daily events of our life. Discuss some possible times that has worked for you.
TOOLS NEEDED FOR QUIET TIME : Joshua 1:8,Ephesians 5:19
There are some tools as a Christian that we need for our quiet time
1 A complete Holy Bible KJV or translation easy for you to understand e.g NIV, NLT.
2 Notebook for journaling
3 Devotional book
4 Writing Materials : pens, pencil, highlight
5 Music : Christian tapes, CDs, hymn book e.t.c
TAKE FROM QUIET TIME : As we spend time with God in prayer and in his word, He begins to mould us and shape us into his image. Hence we begin to experience the followings:
Wisdom For your day to day need : 2Tim 3:15 Many of our problems are purely wisdom problems. We acquire wisdom on how to go about every aspect of our life, how to enjoy a successful marital and family life, success in business or career, total health, etc. For instance, Proverbs is full of practical wisdom nuggets for all round success in life. Furthermore, during prayers God drops the wisdom on how to handle any issue bugging us.
Revelation & Direction : Jeremiah 33:3, Isaiah 30:21 When you are on a cross-road concerning any issue, God will always give you direction. But it is during your quiet time with God that you sharpen your hearing ability.
Faith & Confidence to face tomorrow : Philippians 4:13; Jeremiah 29:11 As we study His word, pray and see answered to our prayer the book of Hebrew said that God is a rewarder of those who diligently seek him. Our faith grows and we have confidence to face up the future .