Bible Reading Tip #2

Defining an objective and making a plan.

Maybe this is rather obvious to some, but it isn't to me!

One time after Josh heard me complain and be distressed yet again that I wasn't "spending any time with God" he made me sit down right at that moment and make a plan.

What was the problem and what did I want to be different? I was feeling somewhat disconnected from God, like I was living my life sort of in my own corner except for the times I God-activities planned like church, group study, etc. What I felt like I really needed was to spend time actually talking to God and not just thinking about him.

So what would that look like? 10 minutes set aside for prayer each day.

How can I make that that happen? Set a specific time of the day, where this is the priority. In the morning before work seemed the best time, at 6:50am. So whatever I was doing in the morning to get ready, I dropped it at 6:50 and went to prayer.

I would encourage all of us to do what I don't do naturally - to stop merely wishing that things would be different, but to sit down and clearly spell out what we want to change, and make a plan for accomplishing it.