7-Step Quiet Time Devotional

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to reveal any pride that keeps you from listening to his Word, and ask him to help you trust that his way is always wiser than your own. 2. 📅 September 17, 2026 Today’s passage reminds us: True success does not come from proving that we know best. It comes from faithfully following God’s Word and walking in his presence. 3. ✝️ 1 Chronicles 11:1-9 All Israel gathered at Hebron and recognized David as their flesh and blood, their former military leader, and the shepherd and ruler appointed by the LORD. The elders made a covenant with him before the LORD and anointed him king, fulfilling the word through Samuel. David captured Zion from the Jebusites, made it his city, and rebuilt it. He grew greater because the LORD of hosts was with him. 4. 📖 Key Verse And David became greater and greater, for the LORD of hosts was with him (v. 9). 5. 📝 Reflection When I first began my career, one of my greatest struggles w...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you love Him fully and live faithfully to His covenant. 2. 📅 December 28, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: God’s promises include both blessings and curses. 3. ✝️ Joshua 23:11-16 Joshua warns Israel to love the Lord wholeheartedly. If they turn back, intermarry, and cling to the remaining nations, those nations will become traps and thorns, leading to ruin. Joshua reminds them that every good promise from God has been fulfilled. But just as God kept His good promises, He will also bring judgment if they break His covenant and worship other gods. Then His anger will burn against them, and they will quickly perish from the good land He gave them. 4. 📖 Key Verse If you transgress the covenant of the LORD your God, which he commanded you, and go and serve other gods and bow down to them. Then the anger of the LORD will be kindled against you, and you shall perish quickly from off the good land that he...

7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to help you cling to Him—not just in words, but in action. 2. 📅 December 27, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: Clinging to God means obeying His Word daily. 3. ✝️ Joshua 23:1-10 After years of peace, Joshua—now old—gathers Israel’s leaders. He reminds them that God fought for them and gave victory over powerful nations. Joshua urges them to stay strong, obey the Law of Moses, avoid mixing with other nations or worshiping their gods, and cling to the Lord. He assures them that God will keep His promises and fight for them. 4. 📖 Key Verse But you shall cling to the LORD your God just as you have done to this day (v. 8). 5. 📝 Reflection Think about retreats or conferences where worship is intense and commitments are loud. People cry out, promise to hold on to God, and feel deeply moved. But when the event ends, life often goes back to normal. Why? Because clinging to God isn’t about a moment—it’s about a l...

  7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask God to give you a heart that trusts His promises and obeys His Word. 2. 📅 November 30, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us: When we obey God’s Word, we experience His power and promises. 3. ✝️ Joshua 10:29-43 Joshua and Israel conquer the southern cities of Canaan in quick succession. Despite the sudden campaign, they capture all the kings and lands because the LORD fought for Israel. Their victory came through God’s power and their obedience to His commands. 4. 📖 Key Verse And Joshua captured all these kings and their land at one time, because the LORD God of Israel fought for Israel (v. 42). 5. 📝 Reflection Israel’s rapid conquest wasn’t about military strength—it was about God’s faithfulness and their obedience. The previous generation doubted God and died in the wilderness. But this new generation trusted His promise and followed His commands, and they saw incredible victories. What about us? ...

Don’t Move Without the Spirit 🔥 🧭 7-Step QT 🙏 Quiet Time 📅 July 19, 2025 ✝️ Ezekiel 1:15-28 📖 Wherever the spirit wanted to go, they went, and the wheels rose along with them, for the spirit of the living creatures was in the wheels (v. 20). 📝 The living creatures in Ezekiel’s vision didn’t act on their own—they followed the Spirit’s lead. Even the wheels moved only as the Spirit directed. This vision reminds us that true obedience means surrendering our will to God’s. No matter our gifts or strength, we are called to follow His Spirit. 💬 What does this passage speak to you today? 🙏 Share below, and let’s encourage one another in prayer! 7-Step QT Notes 1. 🙏 Quiet Time Pause. Take a deep breath. Ask the Holy Spirit to lead your thoughts and guide your heart as you reflect on today’s Word. 2. 📅 July 19, 2025 Today’s passage reminds us that  true freedom is found in surrender —not to our own desires, but to the Spirit of God. 3. ✝️ Ezekiel 1:15–28 Ezekie...