Are you ready for a much shorter post today? Good! (Me, too.) Because the answer to “where” you should have your personal time with God is: wherever works best for you—based on the “when” you came up with yesterday!
I would, however, recommend the four following criteria for your chosen location:
1. Somewhere tucked away—so that you and God can communicate through Bible study and prayer without unnecessary noise and the distractions of other people
2. Somewhere tidy—so that you aren’t concentrating on the mess instead of on Bible reading and prayer
3. Somewhere technology free—so that the lure of Facebook, Pinterest, and texting won’t be a temptation while you read and pray; if you need to keep your cell phone nearby, remember that most callers can leave a voice message or that you’ll know by the caller ID if your kids or your spouse need to talk to you
4. Somewhere that you treasure—so that it’s a place that holds meaning; when you go there, your mind and heart know why they’re there
Okay, you know the “why” (because you boldly took steps to overcome the “why not”); you know your “when;” and now, you know your “where.” So, Monday and Tuesday, we’ll look at the “how” by offering several methods and resources that can give you ideas—or help you reaffirm your current method of Bible study and prayer. Wednesday and Thursday, we’ll wrap it up, and then on Friday, March 1st, I hope you’ll enter a new month with a new zeal for praising, reading about, and praying to our awesome God!
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WRW Month participants: Finish strong! This is a super-close contest right now between teens, grandmas, people in the United States, and people overseas! Y’all have blown me away! Thank you, thank you, thank you!
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Thank you for reading “Day 4 of 7: Where?” If you feel comfortable doing so, feel free to share your “where.” (Mine is in a horribly ugly, but comfortable, “country blue” chair!)
I use to have a wonderfully ugly yet comfy brown chair with wide arm rests. Perfect for the early morning time with my Lord. I always rested my Bible on one of the arm rests, and my small notebook on the other. When we moved to NIU in WI. I had to give up that perfectly ugly chair. Now I have the other half of our Love seat. Which for me is Perfect, because often Jerry and I sit close to pray together and Praise God for His blessings that day. When I am alone in that Love seat I picture my Savor seated next to me showing me His Steadfast love, mercy, grace and strength as I see Him in the Word. Praise God for furniture!
Sweet Cheryl, I can just picture you in your love seat—you on one side and either God or Jerry on the other at any given moment! 🙂 How awesome for the two of you to spend that time together with our God!