Quiet Time

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WITH PRAYER
If Bible reading is breathing in, prayer is breathing out. When we take in
the Word of God, we exhale through prayer. Another glorious reality is
that God initiated the conversation with us in the Bible so praying is our
way of responding to Him. Here are some ideas of ways you can pray
during your quiet time.

RESPOND TO THE WORD JOURNAL YOUR PRAYERS

Before you begin, choose a Using your journal, write to the
passage of Scripture and read Lord about your week and how
it. After reading it, spend time you see Him at work. Ask Him
talking to God in prayer. to guide your time in the Word.

USE CHURCH HISTORY

PRAY A PSALM
There are a plethora of prayers
Pick a Psalm. As you read it, line
from church history that you
by line, stop after each line to
can use as a springboard.
pray whatever comes to mind.
Check out prayers from books
Respond to what you read.
like “The Valley of Vision” or “Be
Thou My Vision” by Jonathan
USE THE ACTS METHOD Gibson. Using church history to
fuel your prayers is a beautiful
The ACTS method is a time- way to remind yourself of those
tested prayer guide. ‘A’ stands who have paved the way by
for adoration. Adore God for who God’s grace and have gone
He is. ‘C’ is confession. Spend before us.
time confessing your sin to God.
‘T’ is thanksgiving. Let God know
SIT IN SILENCE
you’re thankful for what He is
doing. ‘S’ stands for supplication. Did you know silence and
That means ask for things. Walk solitude are considered
through those four categories spiritual disciplines? Quiet your
and share with God whatever heart before the Lord prior to
comes to mind. diving into His Word.
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BIBLE READING
We need to be women of the Word. We need to be Bible readers
daily. Matthew 4:4 says that we don’t live by bread alone but by
every word that comes from the mouth of God. How can we have a
relationship with our God if we don’t know Him? Dive in with me!

PICK A BOOK OF THE BIBLE CHAPTER A DAY

Pick a single book of the Bible Have you noticed Proverbs has
and commit to walk through it 31 chapters and so do some
beginning to end. You could calendar months? Read a
start with Genesis or John! chapter a day for your month!

SCRIPTURE JOURNAL
GUIDED BIBLE STUDY
There are a few companies
There are a plethora of Bible
that sell beautiful Scripture
studies you could use to guide
journals. These journals have
you. Lydia Brownback and Jen
the Bible text on one side and a
Wilkin have good studies.
section for notes on the other.
Some even have questions!
READING PLAN Check out the ESV Scripture
Journals or the In The Word
I love using a reading plan to Journals from Reformation
walk me through Scripture Heritage. These unique
because every day I show up resources allow you to engage
with a plan. There are plans that in Scripture in a personal way.
walk you straight through the
Bible, chronologically through
LISTEN TO SCRIPTURE
the Scriptures as they were
happening or through all If you’re in a busy season of life
different books, like the and don’t know where to start,
M’Cheyne plan! Pick a plan and replace a podcast or music
commit to walking through it. with listening to Scripture
Don’t worry about your timeline! during chores or drives.
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ASKING QUESTIONS
Want to get a better grasp on what your reading? Take some time
to answer questions for comprehension! This list has a few
examples of questions and fill in the blanks you can answer during
and after your reading to aid your understanding.

WHAT DOES THIS TEXT WHO WAS THIS BOOK

TEACH ME ABOUT GOD? ORIGINALLY WRITTEN TO?
WHO WROTE IT?
WHAT DOES THIS TEXT
TEACH ME ABOUT THE WHAT DID THIS TEXT
NATURE OF MAN? MEAN TO THE ORIGINAL
AUDIENCE? WHY?
HOW DOES THIS TEXT
POINT TO JESUS AND MY ARE THERE COMMANDS TO
NEED OF HIM? OBEY OR SINS TO AVOID IN
THIS PASSAGE?
HOW DOES THIS TEXT
CONNECT TO THE GOSPEL? ARE THERE LISTS IN HERE?
PREACH THE GOSPEL TO THINK FRUIT OF THE SPIRIT.
YOURSELF HERE.
ARE THERE TRANSITION
HOW IS JESUS THE TRUE WORDS IN THE TEXT ? LIKE
AND BETTER _____? “BUT” OR “THEREFORE.”
(MOSES, DAVID, ETC.)
HOW DOES THIS TEXT
WHAT ATTRIBUTE OF GOD CONNECT TO THE BIG
DO YOU SEE ON FULL STORY OF THE BIBLE?
DISPLAY HERE? HOW? CREATION, FALL, ETC.
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WITH MEMORIZATION
Remember when Jesus was being tempted in the wilderness by Satan?
What did Jesus do to combat this attack? Jesus quoted Scripture! Bible
memory is not only beneficial when we need to be reminded of Truth
but for so many other things as well. Try these different ways!

TURNING POINT READ AND REREAD

When there’s a big moment in Jen Wilkin calls re-reading the
your life, like a birthday, lazy girl guide to Bible memory.
anniversary of salvation or the I love that! Why not read the
New Year, pick a passage of Word of Life over and over?
Scripture you want to commit
to memorizing over the next INVITE A FRIEND
year. Break up the passage
either a verse or two at a time What better way to stay held
and set milestones for when accountable than to invite your
you’d want to have them friend to remember Scripture
memorized by. Add this with you? Text each other the
memory to your quiet time! verses, voice memo you
repeating them to one another.
VERSES ON NOTECARDS Meet up at a coffee shop and
go over the verses and see
One of my favorite ways to how you’re doing with them.
memorize Scripture is to write Inviting a buddy means you
them on notecards and attach won’t give up and also you’ll be
them on a notecard ring. I can edifying each other!
bring the Scriptures I’m reading
around wherever I go and add
PUT AROUND THE HOME
the practice to my quiet time.
Pick a chapter of the Bible (like Write out notecards and tape
Romans 8) and divide the verses them up around your home so
on different cards and go over you can see them daily and be
them like we did in school! reminded of truth.
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THROUGH MEDITATION
Biblical meditation is a spiritual discipline where we think deeply
about the words of the Bible. Unlike traditional mediation, where one
seeks to empty oneself of thoughts, biblical meditation seeks to fill
oneself with what is good, true and beautiful.

“GOD YOU ARE...” REFLECT ON HIS WORK

One of the most simple and Connect what you are reading
easy Bible meditations is to fill in the Bible to the work God is
in the blank, “God You are doing in your life. Where do
____.” Whatever God showed you need His grace to be
you about Himself in the text is active in your life? Where are
what you can use to fill in the you disobeying Him,
blank. “God You are kind,” or wandering away or not
“God You are in control.” wanting to trust Him? How
Remind yourself the truths you have you seen God’s
know about God and reflect goodness and hand in your life
through prayer or writing how this week? Reflect on those
you saw that in the Bible. things and thank Him.

GOSPEL CONNECTION ONE WORD AT A TIME

Don’t you dare leave your quiet One of the most impactful
time, sister, without going over meditations for me is when I go
the Gospel with yourself! We over one word in a verse at a
never graduate from the Good time. I pick a verse that stood
News. It’s the news we needed out to me from my reading and I
the day we were saved but we ask why it’s there and what it
need it every day after that! means. Since every word in the
Remind yourself Jesus died for Bible is for a purpose, this is such
you and that you couldn’t have a great exercise to see the
saved yourself even if you magnificence of God. Try this
wanted to. Jesus is Lord! out with John 3:16!
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Man's chief end is to glorify God,

and to enjoy him forever.

Our quiet time isn’t about getting a little pep in

our step before our day starts or getting an
inspirational quote, but instead it’s about seeing
God, knowing God, and loving Him more truly for
who He reveals Himself in His Word!
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