Thank you for checking back in! Let’s talk some more about building this relationship, practice, discipline, … whatever you want to call it.
I like relationship the best because it seems the most personal. After all, we are talking to The God, who came as The Person, Jesus, to earth to help us relate to God and have The Holy Spirit, who helps in all of this. All are God (see my Belief statement on this site) and we get to relate to all these parts of God.
So, three steps for starting:
- Think through your day and look for a time that you might sit quietly for a few moments and make an appointment with yourself and God for that. If daily is too much, find a time on say, Monday-Wednesday-Friday, or maybe once a week. Just set a time and keep it. 15 minutes or 5 minutes or 5 hours is great! And when you are done, schedule the next meet up.
- Sit in this time, invite God into it with just the words, “Please come into this time with me, God (or Jesus or Holy Spirit).
- Start a conversation with Him, like you would a new friend or an acquaintance. Ask questions, tell Him about yourself and just be present in this time. You can do this out loud or by writing it in a notebook.
Rejoice in hope, be patient in tribulation, be constant in prayer.
Roman 12:12
Let me know in the Comments what time you have found that works best to spend with God.
Please send any questions that you may have. I’ll try to get an answer to you. I’ll post a few that may help others in a week.
See you in the prayer pages.