Do you feel overwhelmed with your schedule? Week after week
are your hours packed with too many people, activities, work, and things?
Have you ever wondered how can I set aside “time alone” to
read the Bible and pray?
The challenge is not finding time for God. The challenge is making time for God.
God promises He will do His part to meet with you, if you
will just take the time to do your part.
I know what you are thinking!
But Jayme, you don’t
understand. I don’t know how to get to know God or where to start.
No problem my friend. Let me help you.
When I am introduced to a new friend I will try to take the time to get to know
them. I will invite them for coffee so we can talk and get to know each other. We
may even text, email or talk on Facebook as we pursue our new friendship.
Before the beginning of time God knew you and created you
because He loves you.
God desires to have a face-to-face, one to one personal
relationship with you and I.
Isn’t it amazing that the God of the universe who created
the world, the stars and everything that exists also desires to spend time with
us? God demonstrated His love for us by sending His only Son Jesus Christ down
to earth from Heaven in the flesh of a human being so we could relate to Him.
But, God will not make us have a relationship with Him. He will patiently wait
on you until you choose to take time
to build your relationship with Him in prayer and reading your Bible.
When we look at God’s creation we can recognize how God is
powerful, wise and beautiful. But we need the Word of God to learn about God’s
love that made the world, the stars and most importantly His love that sent
Jesus Christ for all of us.
To really see God’s love for us we need to look at Jesus.
“Christ is the visible image of the invisible God.” (Col.1: 15
NLT)
May I suggest we begin this week by taking 15 minutes or
more each day to read through the first four books of the New Testament in the
Bible? The four Gospels tell us the life and ministry of Jesus Christ. Before we turn on the TV, read a good
novel or watch a special movie, let’s take the challenge and grab a Bible or
pull up a Bible App on our phones and spend time reading the Word of God.
Here is an example of a beginning and ending prayer for this
special time with God.
(These are just suggested prayers to get you started. I want
to encourage you to have your own conversational prayer time with God. )
Before your Quiet Reading Time:
Dear God,Here I am today making time to read Your words in the Bible. I humbly come to You right now and ask for Your help. If You are real and really do exist please reveal Yourself to me today in what I am reading. I have so many doubts and questions. What are the real answers? I am seeking You to provide the hope and the answers I need. Amen.
Afterward:
Dear God,Thank you for Your Word. Please continue to speak to my heart and do not allow anything to hinder or distract me from meeting with you again tomorrow. Amen.
As we take one step at a time each day we will discover how
to live with confidence, and enjoy the Lord’s plan of abundant joy and hope for
our lives.
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