How to Spend Time With God
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This episode of 'From His Heart' on Lightsource.com addresses the common struggle many Christians face in establishing a meaningful, consistent time with God. Host Jeff Schreve uses the story of Moses spending 40 days and 40 nights on Mount Sinai to illustrate four essential keys to a transformative quiet time: making it the priority of your day, understanding the purpose of knowing God intimately, bringing the necessary tools (Bible, journal, open heart), and displaying the proof through changed behavior and obedience. Schreve emphasizes that true spiritual growth is not immediate but develops over time, much like a child’s development, and is evidenced by a growing love for God and a desire to obey His commands. He shares personal testimony and biblical examples to show how spending time with God changes lives, culminating in a heartfelt invitation to receive Jesus Christ as Savior and begin a journey of transformation.
Make time with God the first priority of your day, ideally in the morning.
The purpose of quiet time is to know God intimately, not just to ask for needs.
Bring your Bible, journal, and an open heart to your time with God.
True spiritual growth is shown through obedience and transformed character, not just knowledge.
God’s presence in your life will be evident to others through your words, actions, and confidence.
The Struggle and the Solution
The host introduces the common difficulty many Christians face in establishing a meaningful quiet time with God, setting up the episode's purpose: to provide practical, biblical guidance on how to truly connect with God.
Key 1: Make It the Priority
“If you don't make it the priority of your day, it'll get pushed to the back burner and when things get pushed to the back burner... you missed it.”
Key 2: Understand the Purpose
“The purpose of a quiet time is to get to know God better. And why is that so important? Because as you get to know God better, you love Him more.”
Key 3: Bring the Particulars
Schreve encourages listeners to prepare their tools—Bible, pen, journal—and come with a soft, open heart. He frames the quiet time as a dialogue, not a monologue, where God speaks through Scripture and we respond in prayer.
Key 4: Display the Proof
“If you really love God, you'll obey God. And the Lord says, if you don't obey me, guess what? You don't really love me.”
“The greatest miracle I've ever experienced was the transformation that came when I gave my life to Christ.”
“If you really love me, you'll obey me. And if you don't obey me, you're just showing me that you don't really love me.”
“The purpose of a quiet time is to get to know God better. And why is that so important? Because as you get to know God better, you love Him more.”
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Exodus 34
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Paul
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Debbie
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2 Corinthians 3
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Philippians 3
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1 Timothy 6
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