A Year with God review

A Year with God is a great devotional to start the day, or end it for that matter. I found that the verses and then the recollection/story with the devotions are a great way to start a devotional period and add to additional time spent with the bible. The book is great to give you a little of the word even if you are super busy during the day.

I sometimes find that I need a jumping off point for my devotionals, so I am using the book as a supplement to have “somewhere to start.” I am reading through the verse, the story and then going back to my bible to see if I can learn more about the verses and learn how to apply them to my own life.

I was at a quilt retreat this weekend (more to come on that later) and the director passed on a quote that really stuck with me.

“Make it your first priority in the day to understand something in the bible clearly. Your second priority is to obey  and apply, what you have understood, during the day.”

I haven’t been very good at devotionals in the morning, but I may try starting my day with a day from the book and then apply that, as well as pick up my bible in the evening. I think starting and ending my day with the word will help me to stay focused, because it is SO easy to slip into a routine that lacks the word for me.