Ways to Spend Time with God

What if your quiet time with God became something you looked forward to rather than something you felt obligated to complete?

A relationship grows through time spent together. The same is true of our relationship with God. Quiet time is not about following a rigid formula; it is about finding meaningful ways to remain connected to Him.

Jesus said, “Remain in me, as I also remain in you.” — John 15:4 (NIV)

To abide is to remain, dwell, and stay connected. So how can we make our time with God more personal and enriching?

Make a Date with God

Choose a regular time and a peaceful corner of your home, a personal “closet retreat”, where you can meet with God without unnecessary distractions. It doesn’t have to be elaborate. A chair, a Bible, a notebook, and a willing heart are enough.

Could you make a daily appointment with God that you refuse to cancel?

Write Scripture and Keep a Gratitude Journal

Write out a verse that speaks to you. Copying Scripture slowly can help you notice words you might otherwise overlook. Keep a gratitude journal beside it. Record God’s blessings, answered prayers, lessons, and even the difficult things through which He has carried you.

One day, looking back through those pages can become a testimony of God’s faithfulness.

Colour or Creatively Reflect on a Verse

If you enjoy creativity, colour, illustrate, or decorate a favourite Bible verse. This is not about artistic ability. It is about engaging your heart and mind with God’s Word.

What verse would you love to carry in your heart today?

Pray a Psalm

The Psalms give us words when our own words seem inadequate. Read a Psalm slowly and turn its words into your personal prayer.

Psalm 23, for example, can become deeply personal: “The Lord is my shepherd; I lack nothing.” You can even pray through a Psalm while walking, travelling, or driving—turning otherwise ordinary moments into opportunities to commune with God.

“He makes me lie down in green pastures, he leads me beside quiet waters.” — Psalm 23:2 (NIV)

Find Your Own Way to Abide

You might read Scripture slowly, worship, journal, pray for others, meditate on one verse, sit silently before God, or simply thank Him for His presence.

The goal is not to make quiet time complicated. The goal is to draw closer.

A Personal Reflection

My relationship with God has grown through returning to Him again and again. Whether I was teaching, leading a school, serving others, or writing, I discovered that activity alone cannot sustain spiritual life. Quiet moments with God have helped me remain rooted in Him rather than simply working for Him.

Over time, I have found different ways to spend my quiet time, reading Scripture slowly, reflecting on a verse, journaling, worshipping, praying for others, and simply sitting before God.

These practices have become more than a routine. They have taught me to carry what I receive in the quiet into the busyness of everyday life.

So, don’t worry about doing it perfectly.

Find your place. Find your rhythm. Open your heart. Abide deeply.

And remember: the purpose of quiet time is not merely to spend time with God, but to learn to walk with Him throughout the day.

This discipline, we will certainly gain ground and find joy and productivity.