rizz
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Hiya, the main thing with the mentorship scheme is of course to enhance the persons relationship with God. The way we can do this is to structure their daily time with God and help them to get into a routine where they meet with God daily. I decided i would write down a few things that you could use.. Dont take this as gospel though and if you have any info of your own please write it down.
1. The main aim in a time with God is to get away from everything and have a place and time where it is just you and God. This should be a daily thing and the important point is to prioritise it so that it doenst get rescheduled all the time.
2. There are 3 main aspects to your time with God.
- Praying
- Reading
- Listening
Heres a each in detail..
Prayer. This is obviously you talking to God. It helps to keep a list of prayer requests and such so that you can sit down and pray over each thing without forgetting anything. Prayer usually has a structure as such...
A - Adoration - Praise God for who hes/the day etc..
C - Confession - Come before God with your actions of the past day
T - Thanksgiving - Thank God for his provision and grace for the day etc.
S - Supplication - Ask God for the things you need and cover the ppl on your prayer list.
This is not strict but it is a good way to get a n00b prayer to structure him/herself until they can just come into God presence easily.
Reading - Always after prayer. If you believe in tongues then you should always pray in tongues before reading. It opens up the words to let the Holy Spirit work them into your heart.
I suggest you get them on a bible-in-a-year plan or at least suggest they read a good 3-4 chapters daily in their quiet time.
Listening - This is always a toughie. In todays world of impatience its hard for our generation to "be bored" in front of god. What i generally do is set 5 minutes where i just lay still in Gods presence and let him work in my heart. This is a true test of faith as your mind always wonders. You have to believe He is doing stuff when you are just laid there.
Often God will speak through his word but he can also put things into your head in this time.. if you think on good things here it usually is god showing you stuff.
Ok i think thats as much as i can think of right now. As i said this isnt a guidline, just some things i do to help anyone who needs it. If you have any good ideas from your time with God then please post them.
1. The main aim in a time with God is to get away from everything and have a place and time where it is just you and God. This should be a daily thing and the important point is to prioritise it so that it doenst get rescheduled all the time.
2. There are 3 main aspects to your time with God.
- Praying
- Reading
- Listening
Heres a each in detail..
Prayer. This is obviously you talking to God. It helps to keep a list of prayer requests and such so that you can sit down and pray over each thing without forgetting anything. Prayer usually has a structure as such...
A - Adoration - Praise God for who hes/the day etc..
C - Confession - Come before God with your actions of the past day
T - Thanksgiving - Thank God for his provision and grace for the day etc.
S - Supplication - Ask God for the things you need and cover the ppl on your prayer list.
This is not strict but it is a good way to get a n00b prayer to structure him/herself until they can just come into God presence easily.
Reading - Always after prayer. If you believe in tongues then you should always pray in tongues before reading. It opens up the words to let the Holy Spirit work them into your heart.
I suggest you get them on a bible-in-a-year plan or at least suggest they read a good 3-4 chapters daily in their quiet time.
Listening - This is always a toughie. In todays world of impatience its hard for our generation to "be bored" in front of god. What i generally do is set 5 minutes where i just lay still in Gods presence and let him work in my heart. This is a true test of faith as your mind always wonders. You have to believe He is doing stuff when you are just laid there.
Often God will speak through his word but he can also put things into your head in this time.. if you think on good things here it usually is god showing you stuff.
Ok i think thats as much as i can think of right now. As i said this isnt a guidline, just some things i do to help anyone who needs it. If you have any good ideas from your time with God then please post them.