Lesson #6: Quiet Times

We're a little more than a week into the new year so I'm sure everyone has at least one resolution. If you're anything like me you've had the same resolutions for the past five years! Anyways, one of my resolutions this year is to read through the Bible. (In the past I don't think I have made it past Exodus) I want to encourage you all to try something similar.  You don't have to do a reading plan and try and read the whole Bible. Try and step up your devotions if you do them, if you read a chapter a day try doing two. Gods tells in His word that the Bible is alive and powerful. It's spoken by Him, it's the very breath of God. I know sometimes the Bible can seem hard to understand or even boring but let me tell you, it's life changing. Once you start to really read Scripture and look into what it's meaning was/is, you will start to crave it. It's true, reading my Bible isn't a "chore", it's not something to check off a list, it's become something I look forward to doing. I have learned so much from reading a little bit each day. Learning more about the God who has saved you is encouraging. If spending quiet time with God is something that seems difficult, try finding someone to pray with you and keep you accountable in your reading. Ask God to give you a desire for His Word, to remove anything that may be distracting you from it. During a small group I was a part of we were discussing reasons we struggle to read our Bibles, and most people said "I'm just too busy." I will never forget what one of our leaders showed us next, she showed us an acronym to prove our busyness excuse was invalid...

Being

Under

Satan's 

Yoke.

This is so true, Satan enjoys being able to keep us distant from God, if we don't take time to know the God we're serving, how can we grow in His image?