Food for Your Soul

Bible and Breakfast

A different post from me today sharing a bit about spending quality time with God. After a month of intentionally seeking God through prayer and fasting, I woke up with the thought that we should always be looking after the health of our inner man as much as we do our physical bodies. 

As a busy woman with a whole heap of things to be done daily, I know that this is a challenge to many. 
Some would put it under the huge banner of time management; 'How can I use my time better to get all the things i want to get done, done!'
I don't have the perfect answer but I find it helps me when I take time to have breakfast with my bible.  
By this I don't necessarily mean that I eat breakfast and read my bible but that I break the fast of the night by reading my bible. This feeds my inner man with peace for the day, strength to deal with matters in hand, wisdom for situations that arise and joy in knowing that I am not alone through it all.

I have a range of devotionals along with my trusted King James Study Bible which I use depending on the tug of my heart that morning. As the Holy Spirit leads!
A few of these are in the pictures above.
Have you used any of these and with what results?

No guilt or condemnation here!

For some of us, we may still be trying to get it right and that's good because you have not given up. 
For others, it may be that the middle of the day is better or the midnight hours are the best for you.
For still others, you may just be thinking about it and that's great because you are being drawn to action.

Does it have to be early morning?

I use the term breakfast very loosely here. Of course we have our physical breakfast first thing in the morning but in spiritual terms I don't think we should get hooked up on the time that we do this. Our lives are busy, indeed! As an early riser the morning works great for me but you may have a different energy cycle which suits the evening best. 
So take break fast to be that time you take to break the fast for your inner man and give him his breakfast. 

What tips can you share with all the busy women trying to fit this into their schedules? 

Five Awesome Tips I can share

1. Don't despise the small beginnings, 5 minutes is better than none; 1 verse is better than a whole chapter.  
2. Have the Bible close at hand so that you can just reach for it when you are ready
3. Plan to wake up 30 minutes earlier than the rest of the house or stay up 30 minutes later. 
4. Put on your favorite Christian Radio station through the cable TV so you can hear the Word, listen to praise music and be encouraged throughout the day. 
5. Play an audio Bible program either through an app on your mobile or again as a radio station through your cable supplier.                                 

Share your stories. I love to read your comments.