… where you can be yourself, where the dress is casual, and the atmosphere is relaxed and contemporary, then Montclair Community Church just may be the place for you.
Design a Spiritual Health Program
As healthy living requires a balanced, nutritious diet, regular exercise and regular rhythms in your schedule for the purpose of renewal, so does healthy spiritual living. God’s Word is like food:
– It must be tasted (taken in) — we need to read and hear it.
– It must be chewed — we must reflect, mediate, memorize. and study it.
– It must be swallowed — we must respond, act, apply, and obey it.
Here’s how to get the Bible off the shelf and into your life!
Find your rhythm: find a time and place to meet with God. Not everyone is a morning person! Find a time when you are most alert and most responsive, and a place where you can focus and be free of distractions.
Determine your F.I.T., that is Frequency, Intensity and Time. Frequency: how often, i.e., how many days a week. Intensity: how hard, how many chapters/minutes in prayer. Time: how long, how many minutes?
– For beginners: 1 chapter, 3-4 days a week and 5-10 minutes in prayer.
– For intermediate: 2 chapters, 4-5 days a week and 10-15 minutes in prayer.
– For advanced: 3 chapters, 5-7 days a week and 20-30 minutes in prayer.
Pick a Bible reading plan. You don’t have to start in Genesis 1.
Take time to reflect on what you’ve read. Ask yourselves key questions about what you have read and consider how you can apply today’s reading to your life. It is also important to record what God has shown you, otherwise you will lose it.
For more information on Bible reading plans and key questions to help you reflect on God’s Word, click here.
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