Welcome Back and Quiet Time 12-1-08

After this wonderful break for Thanksgiving, AGC crew would continue to write devos for the Lord.

Quiet time. Have you ever thought of what quiet time is? Not the quiet time where you just be quiet and do your homework and stuff but the quiet time with God. To me quiet time is a time when I would connect to God and talk to Him. Its like there is no distraction. No computer or T.V. on. No worldly stuff bothering you. Sometimes quiet times can be really helpful to us. We can use quiet time to just talk to God and ask Him for any help. We can also thank God for all the things He has given us. Usually it would be best to do it like every other day because like in one day many things happened so you can just let it all out to God.

Some great tips that can be given is to find a place where its quiet like grass area with no one or your bedroom or maybe even in your backyard? The places are just to help you settle down your mind and not get distracted away from talking to God so if you can't find a place like that, its fine. Do not be ashame for having to talk to God in an open place because you shouldn't be ashame to talk to God or pray. Though there is a difference between praying openly with a prideful heart or a humble heart. A prideful heart is when in your heart you are saying "how great I am. I can pray openly not like that kid who doesn't pray at all". If you say like, aren't you like the pharisee in Luke 18:9. (might want to read Luke 18:9-14)

Rather when praying openly, you should have a humble heart for you know that you sinned against God but you know you do not deserve this salvation that caused a great price. In everything, do it in a humble heart. Don't think of what prizes you will get after doing something good but look it in a way that you want to do it just cause you know it will help someone.