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What devotional methods have you used in the past? Which would you like to try in the future?
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Devotional methods I have used in the past is going to bible study, reading the Bible as the Spirit leads me too, and keeping my ears open to hear through God’s people, what is going on with Him. For example, I come across messages of healing, messages of grace, messages of redemption. What I then do is cue up Scriptures of that and meditate on it. In the future, I’m going to apply the year long reading plan, to get through all the Bible, and grow in the faith.
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P.R.E.S.S.
Prepare your heart – Read the text – Examine it further – Seek to apply – Submit everything to God
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I use an app with a daily reading of scripture that is followed by a mini sermon explaining the scripture and making it applicable.
I would like to add/try praying from my prayer journal while listening to instrumental music.
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I like to go through a book of the bible, and read a segment each day. Sometimes it is only a few verses, other times it is the whole chapter. I write down notes that I want to meditate on, search out the Hebrew or Greek work definition if a word catches my attention,. Sometimes I look up commentaries to help, as well as reading from a few different translations if I feel I am not really getting the meaning of the portion I read.
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I did Jesus Calling a few years ago and that really helped me learn how to read the scripture like a love letter. I would read it each day and then respond in writing. Now I am using The Bible in One Year by Nicky Gumbel, which has me reading a passage from OT, a passage from NT and a Psalm or Proverb each day. Nicky’s devotional always finds a common theme/lesson/application from all 3 passages. Sometimes I journal after I read and sometimes I listen to worship music while I pray. I would like to try the two suggestions in this lesson after I am done with this one.
