This series discusses how to have quick but meaningful quiet times with God for those (hopefully rare) days when things are absolutely hectic. In the first blog, we discussed practicing the presence of Christ and breath prayers. In the second blog, we listed four more ways to connect with God, including two more ways we can do so on the go – praying and Christian meditation. Here are five more ideas.
Sing or Hum a Song That Connects You To Him
What are some of your favorite hymns or spiritual songs? No matter what you do throughout the day, you can sing or hum these songs (if doing it out loud would be disruptive, you can always do it in your head). This often leads us to delight in God more. Alternatively, you can play the music throughout your day.
Doodle A Biblical Scene
I am not artistic, but my son can draw like nobody’s business. He can take a Biblical scene and doodle a rough caricature of it. In the few minutes it takes to him to doodle, his focus on the scene leads to a genuine connection to God.
Briefly Play An Instrument
My other son sounds really good on the electric guitar. Every once in a while, he will play a few chords of one of his favorite hymns. Just playing the guitar for a few minutes makes him smile and connect to God.
Make A Quick Gratitude List
Gratitude is powerful because it brings humility. It reminds us we are not entitled to anything and that God has been gracious to us. Ask yourself, “What are three things I can be grateful for right now?” Then, spend 30 seconds thanking God for those three things.
Whenever you choose this idea, I suggest you list those ways on a Google Doc, where you can access the growing list anytime.
Read A Page Of A Book That Connects You To Christ
I love the Lord of the Rings book series. In the books, I see the Gospel all over the place and feel more connected to God, even if I read just one page. The same holds true with Scripture: just one page of the Bible for less than 5 minutes can connect me to God.
For more ideas, see our next blog in this series.
Chew On This:
What is between you and God, leading you not to want to connect to Him?
