Camp Fires Week 1Sample

Spending Time with God

Most of the time, we know the things that are important in our life, but actually doing them is where we struggle. Getting plenty of sleep, eating healthy, regular physical activity, and going to church; it’s no different when it comes to spending time with God. We all know that it's important, helps us grow, and be more like Christ, but how do we do it?

THE PRIORITY: Throughout the Bible, we see our greatest example, Jesus, regularly spending time alone with God. It wasn’t always at the same time of day, the same amount of time, or even the same location, but Jesus knew how important it was to put His Father first. Jesus made it the priority to spend time with God. Even if it's 5 minutes a day, do it every day – stay faithful!

THE PLACE: In Luke 5:16, the Bible shows us one thing that Jesus did to meet with God and that was getting away. Jesus regularly would leave the group or place He was in so that He could have alone time with God. Alone time is hard to find because of how busy we stay and how many things fight for our attention. Maybe for you, it could be waking up before anyone else at home, going to your bedroom a few minutes before you go to sleep, or turning off your cell phone, iPad, or TV so you can focus on God and have an uninterrupted alone time with Him.

THE PLAN: One of the greatest things about God is that He doesn’t require us to spend time with Him in any one specific way – we each get to have a personal and unique relationship with Him. But the goal of spending time with God is to have a relationship with Him. Like Jesus, part of your time with God should include prayer (Matthew 6:9-13). Other things we can do is sing songs of praise and worship to Him. Turn on a Christian radio station, Spotify, or Apple Music and worship Him with your voice (Psalm 66:1). And lastly, one of my favorite things to do when spending time with God is reading the Bible. Regularly spending time in the Bible is a way we can learn about God and a way He can communicate with us. Pick a plan on “YouVersion,” add some friends, and grow in God together!

Engagement Points:

1. Make time with God the PRIORITY

2. Find the PLACE and time to spend with Him

3. Start the PLAN that works for you – start somewhere & be faithful

Spending 5 minutes with God a day, every day can change the rest of your days!