Week 2
At daybreak, Jesus went into a solitary place. —Luke 4:42
A deeper spiritual life begins in solitude—with time spent alone receiving truth from God. Just like any meaningful relationship, knowing and loving God takes time. As you spend intentional time with him, you come to know his heart and mind.
Love grows through presence. As you discover that God is always present, always listening, and always speaking, your time with him will naturally deepen and expand.
Reflection Questions
What are the most significant challenges that keep you from pursuing a more committed life in Christ?
Do you let urgent matters crowd out important ones?
Review your past twenty-four hours. Record how you spent large amounts of your time (or how small amounts of your time added up).
Lord, what are you teaching me in today’s reading?
Lord, what else have you said to me through thoughts, circumstances, conversations, emotions, or the work of the enemy?
Lord, what do you want me to do: At home? At work? In ministry?