Alone With God

Draw close to God, and God will draw close to you. James 4:8

Spending time with God is crucial for us in order to change and move ahead. Apart from God we’re stuck in old lies, old habits, old unhealthy relationships, etc.

But how can you spend quality and quantity time with God? In my book Woman of Influence, I list thirty ways to wake up a quiet time. You can look up those ideas later if you like, but what is most important is your desire to build into the relationship. Can you say, like David: “I wait for the Lord, my soul waits, and in his word I put my hope” (Psalm 130:5, NIV).

Splurge on your relationship with God. Get some tools to help you hear his voice louder than other voices. Since the Bible is God’s love letter to humankind, collect some tools to help you get more out of the letter.

A concordance: My favorite is Wordsearch, a computer software program to find verses by looking up words, phrases, or references. There are many software options, and there are also many hardback versions, including Strong’s Exhaustive Concordance. Find a concordance that can help you locate verses to answer the questions on your heart.

A Bible dictionary and encyclopedia: There are words, people, and customs in the Bible that are new or different from your everyday life. You’ll gain more from a passage of Scripture if you understand its historical and cultural relevance too. Again, computer software, such as iLumina, can be a great tool for expanding your knowledge and understanding of what the Bible says.

A journal: Write out your questions, your impressions, your feelings—write back to God!