Acts 4:13 When they saw the courage of Peter and John and realized that they were unschooled, ordinary men, they were astonished and they took note that these men had been with Jesus.
Will your coworkers say to each other, "He has been with Jesus this weekend."? Will your children think, "Wow, Mom must have spent some time with Jesus this morning."? Maybe their thoughts won't be Jesus-specific, but will your actions and speech be a clearer reflection of Jesus this week than last? Has your time spent with God changed you?
If time alone with God is just to satisfy your 7/24 goal or to keep up with your read-the-Bible-through-in-a-year schedule, it is next to worthless. An increased knowledge of and time with God is a vital, necessary part of a Christian's spiritual growth, but if increased knowledge does not translate into a changed life, it is of little use to a lost, dying world.
Prayer for the lost coworker must be accompanied by an offer to help him or her finish that project. Asking God to improve your marriage should go hand-in-hand with an out-of-the-blue back rub.
Everyone in a my life should be able to tell that I have been with Jesus. Can they?
One caution from Blackaby: "If you have to prove to someone that God has really changed you, He has not. Those around you will surely notice when your life has been transformed by your relationship with Jesus." Our new-and-improved life should be a natural outflow of our time alone with Him. Not a forced, formulaic production that is a transparent charade.
Dear Lord, may my life truly be different today because of my time with You.
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