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How to Have a Daily Quiet Time
Spend seven minutes with God with these three steps to have a daily quiet time. You'll find it's difficult to stop there. How this helps: This resource will help you start a habit of daily quiet times with God in an easy and approachable way.
Most Christians firmly believe in the importance of spending daily quiet time in God’s Word and in prayer. Yet, so many of us struggle to do either consistently. Perhaps it’s because for us to consider them successful, we think every time with God needs to leave us feeling 100% peaceful or sure that we’ve received crystal clear messages from the Lord. That’s not what happens every time, and that’s okay.
If you begin the spiritual discipline of spending seven minutes with God each day, you will soon find that it’s impossible to stop there. An amazing thing happens—seven minutes become 20, and it’s not long before you’re spending 30 precious minutes with Him daily.
Follow the steps below to learn how to have a daily quiet time.
Preparing Your Heart (½ minute)
Invest the first 30 seconds preparing your heart. Pray, “Lord, prepare my heart to hear You through Scripture. Make me alert and responsive to You. Surround me with Your presence.”
Listening to God – Scripture Reading (4 minutes)
Take four minutes and read the Bible. Notice how you hear from God (the Author) through the Word.
Talking to God – Prayer (2½ minutes)
After God speaks through His Word, then respond through prayer. One way to pray is by using the word ACTS.
Adoration: Tell the Lord that you love Him. Reflect on His greatness.
Confession: Ask Him to cleanse you of your sin and help you turn from it moving forward.
Thanksgiving: Express your thankfulness: for your family, your business, your church— even thank Him for being with you through hardship.
Supplication: Ask God to supply. Start with others’ needs and then for yourself. Include family, friends, leaders, missionaries, and those who have yet to hear about Jesus.
