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5 More Ways to Revive Your Quiet Time with God
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5 More Ways to Revive Your Quiet Time with God

January 7, 2019
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Posted by Cindi

How is your time with God going in this new year? If you’d like to give it a boost, I have added onto last week’s blog and given you five more ways to reignite your quiet time.

  1. Sing the Psalms

The Psalms literally mean “songs” and each of them was written to a score of music. With that in mind, consider singing them during your quiet time with God. Make up a tune or you may find some psalms that sound familiar because someone has already recorded them to music as  contemporary worship songs or choruses. 

Scripture is full of admonition to “sing.” It’s the most reiterated command in Scripture. So, do it…with God’s “hymn book.” Some great songs to start singing are Psalm 5 (Give ear to my words, O Lord), Psalm 25 (Unto Thee, O Lord, do I lift up my soul…) and Psalm 32:7 (You are my hiding place… all of those are from the King James Version if a tune happened to come to your mind). 

2. Unplug

Either use your device in your quiet time (through a Bible app or to play worship music to enhance your quiet time) or turn it off. I’ve found eliminating the distractions of notifications on my phone (or better yet, turning it off) helps me stay focused on what God wants to say, instead of putting Him on hold to read a text, respond to an alert, or keep checking for a message or email I’m hoping to receive. 

What did we do before we brought our mobile phones with us to our quiet time with God? We let the answer machine take the calls or we unplugged the ringer altogether. When the Almighty is waiting to get up close and personal with you, the rest of the world with its demands on your time or attention, can surely wait in line. 

3. Praise Him Through the Alphabet

Psalm 100:4 tells us to “Enter His gates with thanksgiving and His courts with praise.” When we heed that Scriptural command, it keeps us coming into His presence reverently, by praising Him for Who He is, rather than immediately demanding His attention to our concerns. 

Enter your devotional time by praising Him, alphabetically. Simply recite the ABCs with an attribute of His (or as many as you can think of) for each letter of the alphabet. For example: 

            A – God, you are amazing, awesome and above all.

            B – You are bountiful in all your blessings and beholding of glory. 

            C – Lord, you are capable, credible, consistent and comforting. 

            D – You are dependable, my deliverer, and deserving of praise. 

Say as many attributes of His that you can think of for each letter and you may find if you start doing this daily, you can even come up with new ones each time. I guarantee you can cover every letter of the alphabet many times over when praising the attributes of God, even if you have to use “x” as a second letter – as in “extraordinary” or “extra-loving.”  

4. Hide the Word in Your Heart

In Psalm 119:11 David said, “I have hidden your word in my heart that I might not sin against you” (NIV). Scripture also tells us to meditate on God’s Word day and night so we will be careful to do all that is written in it and so we may be prosperous and have success (Joshua 1:8). 

In short, we are commanded to memorize God’s Word, but we tend to make excuses for doing so, mostly blaming our failing memory. Anything we read or hear or recite continuously will eventually become etched on our minds and hearts and will roll off our tongues. Find some favorite, helpful, or comforting verses to read or recite over and over, not just in your quiet time, but throughout the day so you can be one who hides God’s Word in your heart. Another way to do this is to read through the Proverbs – one chapter for every day of the month, beginning with the first day of the month – and by the end of six months or more, you should have several Proverbs hidden in your heart and wisdom rolling off your tongue. 

5. Switch It Up

If you’ve grown accustomed to a certain translation of the Bible, I encourage you to switch the translation you prefer to read, in order to get fresh eyes on verses that may hit your heart in a whole new way. All Scripture – regardless of the translation – is not only inspired by God and profitable for teaching, reproof, correction and training in righteousness (2 Timothy 3:16), but it is also “living and active and sharper than any two-edged sword” (Hebrews 4:12). One of the ways God’s Word is active is the way it can pierce your heart anew when you’re reading a familiar verse in an unfamiliar translation. Verses you may have passed over before (or applied to a certain situation in your past) can impact you in a whole new context when read in slightly different wording. 

Have you ever witnessed new believers come alive with a passion for God and His Word — a passion that you wish you still had? After years of discipling new believers I’ve noticed two primary reasons for that: 1) they were reading God’s Word for the very first time and found it amazing that it applied to them; and 2) they were, in every case, reading a more contemporary, easy-to-understand translation that spoke to them powerfully. Let the Word come alive, once again, during your quiet time by switching to a different translation temporarily for the sake of variety.

(To complement any of these methods, consider reading or re-reading a chapter a week in When God Pursues a Woman’s Heart or a daily one-page reading from God’s Whispers to a Woman’s Heart.)

January 7, 2019
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Cindi
Cindi McMenamin is an award-winning author and national speaker who helps women find strength for the soul. She has nearly 35 years experience ministering to women and inspiring them to let God meet their emotional needs, grow stronger through their alone times, and pursue their dreams with boldness.
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  1. Denise Willett
    January 8, 2019 @ 3:38 pm
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    Love your encouragement. Please pray for me I desire to use my testimony new book to minister to women as you have. Blessings prayers and grace.

    • Cindi
      January 8, 2019 @ 6:56 pm
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      Denise, that’s wonderful to hear. If you’re in the U.S., please fill out my “Do We Fit?” questionnaire on my website under Coaching Services and I’d love to give you a half-hour complimentary coaching session on what you can do to get your book in front of as many people as possible. Blessings on this new endeavor of yours for His glory.

  2. Mary Adderly
    January 8, 2019 @ 3:53 pm
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    To God be the Glory for all He has done and will continue to do in our life I truly thank God for this inspirational devotion at His appointed time in my life may God strengthen your ministry in feeding Gods children be Bless love you

    • Cindi
      January 8, 2019 @ 6:53 pm
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      Hi Mary. Thank you so much for your sweet, encouraging words. Blessings to you as you draw closer to Him in 2019.

  3. Christy
    January 8, 2019 @ 3:59 pm
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    Thanks for the encouragement and helpful tips. I have found myself wanting to be immersed in The Word lately, and tips for how to do so with more intention are great. I use your “ABC” attributes when I cannot sleep…focusing on the goodness and strength of God helps me to put aside the troubles that keep me awake.

    • Cindi
      January 8, 2019 @ 6:52 pm
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      Thank you, Christy, for letting me know what’s helping you. Praising God through the alphabet before bed is a great idea to get off to sleep. I once read that when you fall asleep during prayer, don’t feel badly…it’s the equivalent of falling asleep in His arms when the last thing and Person on your mind is Him. How precious!

      • Robin
        January 9, 2019 @ 6:41 pm
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        What a wonderful thought, Cindy!

  4. Eunice Audu
    January 11, 2019 @ 5:01 am
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    Thanks for this admonition. Many prayer altars are in shambles ,I pray this write up goes round to correct the wrongs.
    Highly blessed. More inspiration in Jesus name.

  5. Angela
    January 11, 2019 @ 4:06 pm
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    I’ve started a Gratitude Journal this year and have added your idea to each day also include an attribute of God’s using a letter a day. Thank you for your wonderful articles. They’ve gotten me even more excited to start a new year studying and worshipping the Lord.

    • Cindi
      January 11, 2019 @ 8:46 pm
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      Angela, thank you for sharing with us what you are doing to revive your alone time with God.

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