
Sign up to save your podcasts
Or


When the pressures in your life begin to mount, the first thing you will be tempted to drop is your time alone with God, praying and reading His Word. And what’s more, Satan knows if he can keep you from it, he has won the battle, and he will get no opposition from you. So, how can you overcome this problem? 1) By making a covenant with God. Think about it: why do we make marriage vows? So we will think twice about breaking them! It’s the same in your devotional life: ‘When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfil it.’ 2) By scheduling it. Block out time to meet with God each day, just like you would for a doctor’s appointment or a business meeting. Can you think of a more important appointment? Surely not! 3) By being prepared for the devil’s excuses. Adopt the Boy Scout motto: Be prepared! Dr Robert G. Lee used to say, ‘If you wake up in the morning and don’t meet the devil face on, it means you’re headed in the same direction!’ 4) By leaving your Bible open the night before to the verses you intend to read the next morning. When you wake up, it will remind you that the most important thing you have to do today is meet with God. What if you miss a day? Don’t worry – and don’t go on a guilt trip. If you miss a meal, you don’t give up eating, right? It just means you eat a little more at the next one and move on from there.
© 2024. Written by Bob and Debby Gass. Used by permission under licence from UCB International.
By UCB5
11 ratings
When the pressures in your life begin to mount, the first thing you will be tempted to drop is your time alone with God, praying and reading His Word. And what’s more, Satan knows if he can keep you from it, he has won the battle, and he will get no opposition from you. So, how can you overcome this problem? 1) By making a covenant with God. Think about it: why do we make marriage vows? So we will think twice about breaking them! It’s the same in your devotional life: ‘When you make a vow to God, do not delay to fulfil it.’ 2) By scheduling it. Block out time to meet with God each day, just like you would for a doctor’s appointment or a business meeting. Can you think of a more important appointment? Surely not! 3) By being prepared for the devil’s excuses. Adopt the Boy Scout motto: Be prepared! Dr Robert G. Lee used to say, ‘If you wake up in the morning and don’t meet the devil face on, it means you’re headed in the same direction!’ 4) By leaving your Bible open the night before to the verses you intend to read the next morning. When you wake up, it will remind you that the most important thing you have to do today is meet with God. What if you miss a day? Don’t worry – and don’t go on a guilt trip. If you miss a meal, you don’t give up eating, right? It just means you eat a little more at the next one and move on from there.
© 2024. Written by Bob and Debby Gass. Used by permission under licence from UCB International.

3,468 Listeners

7,457 Listeners

1,430 Listeners

3,958 Listeners

978 Listeners

1,469 Listeners

24,508 Listeners

594 Listeners

393 Listeners

7,138 Listeners

6 Listeners

0 Listeners

6 Listeners

0 Listeners

0 Listeners

4,515 Listeners

38 Listeners

20,222 Listeners

655 Listeners

8,482 Listeners

0 Listeners

2 Listeners

0 Listeners

3 Listeners

0 Listeners

0 Listeners

3 Listeners

0 Listeners

2 Listeners

0 Listeners

0 Listeners

0 Listeners

0 Listeners