Quiet Time Quiet time is allotting a specific time of the day to pray and reflect on the short Biblical passages which lasts for approximately10 to 15 minutes. 1. Find the most convenient time of the day when you are on a reflective mood and is less likely to be disturbed by others. 2. Start with prayer and spend just few minutes in praise and thanksgiving. 3. Spend some time in asking God for forgiveness as well. 4. Select a Biblical Passage. It is good to select any book of Bible and read it continuously. It will help you to get the whole picture. Select about 8-10 verses, don’t select whole chapter, as you may not be able to cover it all. Select small paragraph according to passage. 5. Read the paragraph for 2-3 times. The so-called A.S.P.E.C.T. method is widely used. From the paragraph, ask following questions. A – About God – What can you learn about God through this passage? S – Sin – Does it talk about any sin? P – Promise – Is there any promise in the word? E – Example – Is there any example, I can follow? C –Command – Which command I need to obey? T – Teaching – What can I learn from this passage? You may also take notes about it for future reference. 6. Conclude your Quiet Time by thanking God for His guidance. Here is a simple example of Quiet time using ASPECT method: 1 John 4:7-12 Dear friends, let us love one another, for love comes from God. Everyone who loves has been born of God and knows God. Whoever does not love does not know God, because God is love. This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him. This is love: not that we loved God, but that he loved us and sent his Son as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. Dear friends, since God so loved us, we also ought to love one another. No one has ever seen God; but if we love one another, God lives in us and his love is made complete in us. Keywords: Love – 13, God – 10, us – 6 A: About God Love comes from God. God is love. God showed his love by sending his Son, as an atoning sacrifice for our sins. God lives in us if we love one another. S: Sin Sin requires sacrifice. Sin brings death. P: Promise If we love one another, God lives in us; his love is made complete in us. We have a life in him. God love us! E: Example We ought to love one another, as he loved us. Brotherly love, sacrificial love C: Command (There is nothing in particular related to command. Passage may not contain all the parts/features of ASPECT.) T: Teaching Thank you for loving me in spite of my failures and sins. Help me to show your love in tangible way
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