20 Minutes a Day

I only borrow from the best and this comes from Debbie Stuart, Director of Women's Ministry at Prestonwood Baptist Church. During a recent women's conference she challenged everyone to give God 20 minutes a day:

This challenge asks you to spend 20 minutes a day with the Lord for the rest of your life. Time is spent in Bible study/reading, prayer journaling, and meditating or memorizing Scripture.

You can begin by reading one chapter in Proverbs and five psalms every day. (Since Proverbs has 31 chapters, it’s easy to read the chapter that corresponds with the day of the month. For instance, if today is the first day of the month, read Proverbs 1, and so on. For months with 30 days, be sure to include Proverbs 31 on day 30.) Reading in this manner will take you through Psalms and Proverbs every month.

There is only one way to know God and receive revelation from Him, and that is to spend time with Him. He speaks through His Word … and it will change your life!

Other ideas for your 20 minutes include:

Read: a chapter of the Bible every day.

Word Search: Find verses that “speak to” a particular issue you are facing or want to know more about such as forgiveness, resentment, grieving, spiritual growth, fasting, character, leadership, faithfulness, etc.

People Study: Look up people you don’t know much about and list the things they did that you should do, or things that had a positive impact, or if they left a great legacy, or list the things they did that were not right that you should guard against. Every life has valuable lessons.

Keep a journal and write out your prayers. Pray those requests as you write them down. It will change your prayer time.

Memorize one verse from every book in the Bible. As you call each book by name, you will be able to quote the Scripture.

Music: Sing songs of praise; write Scriptures on spiral index cards (in different colors).
Write verses in a journal so you can refer to them later.... It’s amazing how God reminds of the same verses over and over.

Read daily devotions by Jack Graham, David Jeremiah, Greg Laurie, Adrian Rogers or Charles Stanley. Scriptures and study suggestions are given and will help point you to the Word of God.