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Wow this day came quickly. We are on our way to Germany. Tonight we will fly out. We are both really excited. Please pray for the ministry while we are gone. Pray for the new students that are coming and also all the Helpers that keep things going while we are gone. Please also pray for our time in Germany, that God will use us in the most fruitful ways and that many people are touched by His love.
Start your day right with a daily date with God Part 2
Last week we talked about that it is important to have a dedicated time for our date. We also talked about the part of thanking God for daily things and worship Him and how that gives us His perspective for things. This week I want to talk about 4 more important things.
- Studying the bible.
Studying the bible daily is a great way to get a deeper understanding of Gods heart for us and also about his character. A good way to read the bible is either in a chronological order (the way the books were written) or in a mixed version (a one year plan that has each day a part of old and new testament as well as psalms and Proverbs). You can also use a study guide to study the bible on a specific topic that God put on your heart. It is amazing how study times start speaking into your life situation and give you even more perspective. We use an app called you version which you can get for all the smartphones and it has many translations as well as many great reading plans. - Spend time to listen to God and what He has to say to you. That is a very crucial time in your quiet time. When you spend time with God and listen you can be more confident in making decisions and trusting that He will guide you. Don’t look at your clock and already think about the next five things you need to do, just be there. It takes time to be able to just sit in His presence and just have Him refresh you. In our western culture we are really driven and think we always have to achieve something, even in our times with God. But I encourage you that is not the case when spending time with Him. Just be still and let Him refresh you. Trust me He has lots more energy then we do.
- Spend time praying for people God placed in your life. It is really important for us to pray for others that don’t know Him or that are going through a hard time. Also praying for family and friends is a significant thing. Prayer changes everything. We literally see that everyday in the ministry here. When you pray you are inviting God to move. And trust me He will move. We saw people being set free from financial debts, sickness and many other things. God works in todays times.
- Put on the Armor. When the Knights in the middle ages went out of the castle for battle you could be sure that they would wear there armor to protect them from any attack. The same way they put an armor on God gave us an armor that we have to put on. Paul wrote in Ephesians 6.10-18 about it. So every morning before you leave the house pray for every piece of that armor so God can put it on you and you are ready.
These are some suggestions for a quiet time. We hope it helps you, if for sure helps me and Jen. Try to apply them to your daily date with God and see how it works for you. Also adjust it to whatever God wants to do in your life in this season. The main thing is have a daily quiet time with Him!!
Have a blessed week
Markus and Jen