Tips on Quiet Time

We had a seminar with the Hanudels recently that I found very helpful. My notes are brief, but here they are:

meet with God as a friend

keep it fresh -- mix it up with different stuff, locations, etc to keep it interesting

I'm not too busy to spend time with God. I'm too busy not to spend time with God.

keep in mind we tend to make time for what we prefer.

ask myself, what do I tend to do with my idle time

pray big... really big (and small too). The "impossible".

don't doubt God's goodness

Romans 8:28

sometimes write prayers down... helps with focus

have an occasional "blitzkreig"... long reading session.

memorize Colossians 3

Set some goals, low at first, and talk to one person about that goal

We went over some categories for quiet time:

Hear: Romans 10:14

Read: Revelation 1:3

Study: Acts 17:11

Memorize: Psalm 119:9-11

Meditate: Psalm 1:1-3 and Deuteronomy 6:4-9 (prayerful reflection with a view to application).

And some recommended books (some of these are not necessarily the right titles... will need some googling to get them right):

Passion -- Elliot

Knowing God -- Packer

Bondage of the Will -- Luther

Lorraine Boettner -- Reformation

The Religious Affections -- Edwards

Faith Alone -- Sproul (easy read)

Biblical Christianity

Pink -- Sovereignty of God

Jim Downing -- Meditation

Eric Liddle -- The Dash (movie)