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    Quiet Time: A Guide to an Effective Time Alone with God
    Quiet Time: A Guide to an Effective Time Alone with God
    Quiet Time: A Guide to an Effective Time Alone with God
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    Quiet Time: A Guide to an Effective Time Alone with God

    By Jerry Evans

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    The writings in this book reflect the personal journey that Jerry Evans and his wife Becky have experienced over the last 30 plus years as they began developing an effective Quiet Time. We realized that most Christians dont spend time alone with God. We felt the need to put into writing what we have learned in our journey with Jesus.
    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherWestBow Press
    Release dateAug 27, 2010
    ISBN9781449703882
    Quiet Time: A Guide to an Effective Time Alone with God
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    Jerry Evans

    Jerry Evans was born and educated in Cambridge, UK, always being interested in both conservation and writing children’s books. He studied Geography at university before having a busy career as an investment banker and more recently as a teacher. He took up writing again when he needed to tell his two sons lots of bedtime stories.

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      Quiet Time - Jerry Evans

      Contents

      Introduction

      Why Write and Publish This Book

      Quiet Time

      What is a Quiet Time?

      Why Have a Quiet Time?

      How does This Differ from

      Bible Reading Plans, Bible Study,

      or Reading Through the Bible?

      What Do I Need to Get Started

      in Order to Begin or to Improve

      My Quiet Time?

      Setting Up a Spiritual Journal

      When, Where, What

      and Why Have a Quiet Time!

      New Believers or Those Who Have Recommitted Their Life to Christ

      Rules to Remember

      in Reading Proverbs or Psalms

      All Remaining Scripture

      Caution When Using Devotional Books

      Be Careful When Using a Quiet Time Book

      Private, Personal Worship

      in Your Quiet Time

      Things to Remember

      How to Know if You’re Growing Spiritually Through Your Quiet Time

      Introduction

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      Quiet Time is designed to be used as a guide for having an effective, quiet time alone with God. Exactly what is a quiet time? It is a regular, unhurried, and uninterrupted Bible reading, prayer, worship and meditation time alone with God. It is an important journey for Christians who desire to walk with God day by day. It is an exciting journey of spiritual growth. Only through a daily walk with God will you have the spiritual health to be all He wants. In any case, done correctly, a quiet time can take you on the most exciting journey of your Christian life. You will discover spiritual insights. You will receive instruction and guidance from the Holy Spirit, and you will discover God in a more personal way than you have ever known Him before.

      It is a fact that, to remain healthy, our physical bodies must receive fresh air, food, and water. Our bodies will suffer if we are deprived of these essential elements. It works the same way with our spiritual lives. If we do not regularly feed our Spiritual lives, our spiritual condition becomes weak and diseased. We become spiritually malnourished and lose our heart for the things of God. It is only through consistently spending time with the Father that we can be in good spiritual condition.

      Our vitality as Christians depends upon our spiritual food. Through a quiet time with God, we gain insight to His will for us, His wisdom, and His grace as we grow in Him. A quiet time becomes a discipline, a habit—a way of life — a lifestyle!

      Why Write and Publish This Book

      First of all, my life verse gives me direction and passion for living and ministering. Colossians 1:28–29 says, We proclaim Him, warning and teaching everyone with all wisdom, so that we may present everyone mature in Christ. I labor for this, striving with His strength that works powerfully in me.

      When I became a believer, no one ever showed me how to walk with the Lord. I was almost thirty-three years old when I learned what a quiet time was. I had struggled on my own trying to have what I thought was a quiet time. My daughter, who was thirteen years old at that time, attended a youth seminar. When she returned home, I asked to read her notes and the material she received. From that, my wife, daughter, and my son (who was ten

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