Aren't you grateful? ;)
A God thing happened today. Some might call it smallish, but I call it significantish. I was disappointed about something, and instead of getting angry and reacting with my usual style of pouting and "whataboutme?" attitude, I took a deep breath, asked a few questions, and let it go.
Let. it. go.
Thank you, God!!!
As you may have guessed, when I'm thinking, I quantum leap all over the place. Today is no exception. After thinking about the above interaction--intercession, really--I got to thinking about how I spend my time with Jesus.
Right now, I'm re-reading the Bible in 4 sections at a time (like a Piper study I did last year). And that's about it in terms of quiet time. I do some praying during the quiet time, but generally, I pray throughout the day, as prayer requests and praises come to mind. I also typically pray for the kids as I drop them off for school, and we generally say grace at dinnertime, as a family. When time permits, I also do a bit of reading--right now, i'm about 1/3 of the way through Knowing God, by JI Packer. Sometimes, I also read books like Crazy Love (Francis Chan), Radical (David Platt), and other current Christian nonfiction whilst I'm (ahem) soaking in the tub. (Dying here b/c Blogger isn't allowing me to select and hyperlink--what'supwiththat?!) Probably the least structured part of my God time is prayer and meditation. And, to open the kimono up just a bit more, please know that I only "do" quiet time about 5 days a week. ;)
So, since I get by with a little help from my friends (thank you John, Paul, George, and Ringo), I'd like to know what YOU do. Just curious. And thirsty.
- Do you have a daily quiet time (even if it's "most" days)?
- How much time do you spend reading/praying/meditating, etc?
- How do you pray/read/structure your time with God? Or do you structure it at all?
- Bonus question: Can you feel a difference when you don't set aside time for God?
Many Thanks!
