{"id":210,"date":"2004-10-17T22:15:45","date_gmt":"2004-10-17T22:15:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2004\/10\/quiet_times.shtml"},"modified":"2021-05-29T02:48:40","modified_gmt":"2021-05-29T02:48:40","slug":"quiet_times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/salguod.net\/blog\/2004\/10\/quiet_times.shtml","title":{"rendered":"Quiet Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Justin at RC posted a lament<\/a> today about his lack of consistency in his Quiet Time.
\nI wrote about this subject a while ago, here.<\/a> I used to get so guilted out if I missed a daily reading or two. It was liberating to come to the realization that there’s nothing magic or required about a daily Bible study or prayer, at least the daily part. God doesn’t demand a certain schedule on getting into His word.
\nBut that liberation can be paralyzing as well. If you check here <\/a>you’ll see that I haven’t posted a quiet time entry since July<\/i>. There’s a simple reason for that, I haven’t had one. Oh, I’ve been in my Bible sporadically for s topical research or something, but a time to just open up the Bible and read to see what God will reveal to me? Nope.
\nLately I find that I don’t have the desire to just sit down and read. Since no one is going to ask me about whether I did or not, I don’t. I think that this is one of those times where a structure and accountability can be helpful. What if I knew that someone was going to ask me about it or would be looking for my post on my QT that day? I think that I would do it more, sometimes out of fear of confrontation, but I don’t think I’d regret the accountability if it kept me in the word and I was learning and growing closer to God.
\nI bet there are more like Justin and I out there. So here’s my idea. What if we consistency-challenged bloggers paired up? We could have a commitment to God to get into our Bibles on a regular basis. For me I’d like to see a minimum of 3 times a week. We would publish our notes on our weblog and the we’d also watch out for those posts on the other’s weblog. If we did not see it happening we could gently challenge the other to keep up with their commitment. A little accountability in the blogscape. Anyone game to this sort of thing? I for one could use the help.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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