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8 Ideas for a Quiet Time without Getting Busier

5/5/2014

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Ever feel like a quiet time is the last thing you can squish into your schedule? Oh boy, it can be tough sometimes!
 
But there are so many benefits to being in the word especially when things are hectic.  And if I may be so bold, it is a lie from the enemy telling you that you can't fit in time with the Lord.
 
Here are just a few ideas to make space for the Lord in your full day.  I hope you are encouraged and jealously guard your precious time with Him!
 
8 Ideas for a Quiet Time without Getting Busier!

 
1. Use Your Commute
Try a recorded Bible or devotional that reads out loud to you in the car.  Or if you ride a lightrail or train, you can bring your Bible and journal along.
 
2. Utilize A Lunch Hour
My husband is great at this!  He uses John Piper's Solid Joys app every lunch hour--such a wonderful recharge mid-day.
 
3. Get up earlier
Set that alarm even 20 minutes earlier and utilize one of those nifty automatic coffee pot timers. Allure yourself down the stairs with a coffee aroma and into the Word.
 
4. Stay Up Later
Just do the same as above; stay up 20 minutes later curled up with some soothing tea before bed.

5. Use Nap Time
Have kiddos?  Take advantage of a still house and get yourself in the word while the littles slumber
 
6. Pray during errands
When you're driving between Target and the grocery store, use that time to pray out
loud, pour your heart out to God and ask Him questions back
 
7. Headphones During A Workout
If you have a daily workout, you can plug in some headphones for a recorded version
of the Bible read to you and a sweet devotional.  Workout + Jesus = awesome
 
8. Set A Schedule
What I've found that most helps is if I pencil in any one of these ideas into my planner...and stick to it!  I would never cancel on a friend every week for coffee so surely I can keep my appointments with God each day.

I hope you find space in your schedule and know you are covered with grace for all the other times.  But get creative and share your favorite ideas in the comments for getting in a quiet time without needing a 25th hour in the day.
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Carly is a husband-swooning, health-inspired, simplicity-loving,
Jesus-follower.  She and her hunky husband Ryan adventure wherever the Lord takes them and most recently that has been into the often scary world of chronic illness.  Connect with Carly on her  personal blog, Pinterest and at Reaching For Fringe, a resource for chronic
illness and marriage. Very nice to meet you! 

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Debbie link
5/5/2014 10:18:00 pm

These are some great ideas!

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Carly link
5/12/2014 12:14:27 pm

Debbie I hope you can utilize some of them if you need to!! I really think it's possible to have time with the Lord every day if we are creative and make the sacrifice. So glad you are reading!

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Joanne Viola link
5/6/2014 07:47:06 pm

This is such a practical & useful post. I have used each of your suggestions at various times in my life. If we are not intentional about our quiet time, it will not happen. It is a matter of finding what will work for us & then doing it. Great post!

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Carly link
5/12/2014 12:15:19 pm

You are spot on Joanne! "If we are not intentional about our quiet time, it will not happen..." You are an encouragement to me!

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Karrilee link
5/7/2014 01:29:43 am

Visiting from #TellHisStory and I love this post - so full of great tips! I can fall for that lie too, and find myself using some of these practical ideas to draw me back in to regular quiet time! Very doable!

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Carly link
5/12/2014 12:29:36 pm

Super encouraged by your example to believe truth and fight for what God desires for us, Karrilee. Awesome! So so glad you are reading here.

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Julie V. link
5/7/2014 11:21:30 am

Thanks for the inspiration to study and pray more. My husband is great at reading his scriptures while he eats. I should pray more while I drive.
I sometimes will set my iPad to read scriptures to me while I do dishes, which really makes doing dishes better!

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Carly link
5/12/2014 12:16:33 pm

Dang Julie I LOVE your ideas: scripture over a meal, utilize an iPad during chores...super smart. I will be using those ideas for sure. Grateful you are reading here!

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Kara
5/11/2014 01:24:10 pm

Praise music or audio bible while cooking, doing dishes, cleaning.

But my discovery this year is praying for others through a verse of scripture, daily adding a verse and praying through my list of people. Makes both memorizing and intercessory prayer from the heart. For me, best done walking, pounding my prayers into the paving stones.

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Carly link
5/12/2014 12:17:31 pm

Super smart suggestions, Kara. There are so many unique ways to schedule in our time with the Lord each day. And love your testimony of prayer and the stones. Just wow! Love it!

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