Before we share a great resource for you, we need to share something with you. Our friend Kristi will no longer be writing here at Scripture Dig. She’s been offered the opportunity to serve in a much larger way in her local church and in order to give that the attention it will demand, she will be stepping down from Scripture Dig. She’s written more about this decision on her blog. We will miss her presence here but know that God is at work in the ministry He has laid before her. We invite you to join us in praying for her as she endeavors to follow God’s direction in her life … and she’s promised to come back and visit here at Scripture Dig. We’ll hold her to that!
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Sometimes a resource comes along that meshes perfectly with our vision to “Encourage, equip, and empower others to dig into God’s Word” … Savoring Living Water: How to Have an Effective Quiet Time fits the bill perfectly.
One of the very first themes we covered here at Scripture Dig was Daily Time in the Word. We’ve shared what our own Quiet Times look like and invited others to share about theirs in the My Time to Dig posts. We believe wholeheartedly that that of the main tools we have to grow spiritually is consistent, quality time spent engaging with the Bible.
That’s where Savoring Living Water comes in. In seven concise, yet full, chapters, Katie Orr and Lara Williams offer solid information and suggestions for developing a vibrant personal time with the Lord. Covering topics from what time of day to what kind of resources, Savoring Living Water is a resource for both the new believer and those of us who are “more seasoned” in our faith walk.
With five appendices and a companion journal added to the end of the book, Katie and Lara give us not just the “Why” and the “How” but tools to help us get started and put into practice the principles they teach.
Perhaps, though, the key component that drives this book, is the heart from which is it written. From the first words, the passion Katie and Lara have for this topic are evident but equally revealed is their desire to be an encouragement to others.
It is a joy for us at Scripture Dig to recommend Savoring Living Water: How to Have an Effective Quiet Time to our readers. Savoring Living Water is available on Amazon for the Kindle
We are happy to be giving away a copy of this ebook to one of our readers. Your answer in the comments to the following question is your entry:
What is the biggest hindrance in your life to having a consistent, effective quiet time?
{You can read more about Savoring Living Water on their website and we encourage you to like their Facebook page for ongoing encouragement. And please check out the One Verse website to learn more about the amazing work this organization is doing!}
I love Katie and the ladies over at Do Not Depart, as well! And I’m very excited to read this ebook of theirs in the future. Thanks for the review here.
My biggest hindrance to my quiet time is my brain. I keep feeling I have to justify actually getting to sit and read and rest in His Word by saying that I have to do this work first, or finish that chore first, or get the toddler to sleep for his nap first. But that’s just not so! It’s in grounding myself in His Word that I can then do those things with God at the center. So, often, I find myself doing my “quiet time” when it’s not so quiet and with my son! And that works for my season of life right now. (Plus, he gets to hear the Word, too.)
Thanks for the kind opportunity!
Thank you for your great review! God has been faithful to lead us every step of the way, and we are excited in how the book has taken shape!
A big hindrance for me is mental distractions. Either I get sleepy and doze off or space out, or my mind races with all the thing I need to get done.
Thankful for His grace, in that He speaks to me through the fog of my mommy-brain!
My monkey mind! Even when I manage to find the actual time, quieting my mind is an incredible challenge for me.
–SueBE
I am my own biggest distraction! I get up, head to my prayer couch, but all to often my mind wanders until my sacred, quiet time is broken with the dawn. Sigh….
I have to say, I’ve come to think outside of the box on my quiet time. Some of my most precious moments encountering Jesus have been in the least likely of places, and not always externally quiet — the car, a UT football game and even the grocery store. Emmanuel!
My biggest problem is making time. I’m working on getting up before the kiddos, but so far haven’t been very disciplined about it. Other times during the day, such as naptime, I tend to be busy with housework, etc. I’m working on carving out a space to make my quiet times consistent.
Distraction is my biggest distraction…the phone, baby crying, dog barking..the enemy uses little things/annoyances to interrupt my quiet times.
My greatest hindrance is “busyness”; overwhelmed of allI need to do, fighting time daily, not finding a balance, and when I do have a breakthrough, not consistent!
My biggest hindrance is a lack of discipline to get to bed early, so I can get up early. I’ve learned that if my quiet time doesn’t happen early in the morning, it probably won’t happen at all. It’s hard to have teenagers and stay up late talking to them, AND get up when the alarm goes off at 5:30 or 6am.
My biggest hinderance is a mental hurdle. Though my hub is a believer, he is in a stage of uncertainty that is affecting everything our lives hold. My mental hurdle is that in his uncertainty he wouldn’t understand my devotion time and in turn not really support it. He has never not supported me but i see the second guessing and doubts as a reason to hide my need for devotion time or even just readin the Bible period. I dont really know how to explain without writing a book, bottom line I need time in the morning to cover hime and I in prayer as well as our kids. To be the light that shines into all the dark corners of doubt, the prayer warrior and God seeker that is fighting for a knowing, growth in all of us, change from the hand of God that is life altering to our core. There is more to our life than this current state of belief.