I once heard it said that our personal time with God should be the most exciting thing in our lives. That can be hard to believe! How can being cook-ed up in a room with an invisible God be anything close to thrilling?
I’ve been exploring this idea and wanting to add something special to my time with God. When you really think about it, our personal time with God is often taken for granted. We are talking to the Creator of all things, who incredibly loves us more than we could ever deserve, and He has the power to shape us into people we never thought we could be, and He can lead us to do more than we could ever imagine. Why is that not so exciting?
I won’t say my personal time is the most breathtaking part of my day. But these tips have helped me have a more exciting time with Jesus.
1. Invest more in worship.
Sometimes, we can think just reading our Bibles and saying a quick prayer is enough for a devotional. But when the disciples asked Jesus how to pray, the first thing He did was worship God! And what is usually the first thing we do in church? Worship! Add worship to your daily time with God. Play some music. Move around if that’s your nature. Shout praises to God! Thank Him for everything He is and everything He has done. Don’t just ask Him to teach you, praise him!
2. Invest more in listening.
We often get so caught up in prayer and asking for answers when we forget to stop talking and listen! It can be hard, and it feels quite strange to sit in silence waiting. But God rewards us when we wait on Him, and he answers us every time! We need to be like Elijah, and listen for that still small voice. Waiting on the Lord allows Him to speak and move, giving us answers, peace, comfort, and love. We need to be still in listen.
3. Invest more in application.
One of Jesus’ most frequent teachings is not only listening but doing what God’s Word says. Jesus said in Luke 11:28:
“Blessed rather are those who hear the word of God and obey it.”
Take some time after each devotional and write down what God is teaching you. Put it somewhere you can see it, and review it at the end of each day for a week to keep yourself accountable of doing the Word of God. And one day, you will see your old notes and praise God for helping you grow!
Doing these three things have helped me experience God more. I pray that these have helped you!
What are your tips for a more exciting time with Jesus? What do you do in your personal time?
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The best time I spend with our Beloved is in Gods Cathedral (nature). That is when we are the closest
I agree! I love worshiping in God’s nature! There is a place near my hometown called the Cathedral of the Pines and it is absolutely beautiful! It sits on a mountain and looks over New Hampshires beautiful forests!
I think that variety is always good for me. I get bored easily doing the same thing all the time! Sometimes I just read, sometimes I spend more time worshiping, other times I might write or draw. One thing I found that helped me for a while was lighting a candle, it really helped me to focus!
Exactly! I once heard it said that if Jesus is our friend, hanging out like him should be the same. You don’t do the exact same thing every time you hang out with your friends!