Having a Quiet Time is not enough

Reading the Bible every day is not enough. Praying every day is not enough. We must be doers of the Word and not hearers only. We must read for application. The question is not, “What did you read in the Word today?” That is a start, but it is only a start. The question is, “What did you do about what you read in the Word yesterday?”

We will get into this in the last chapter, I just wanted to give a hint as to where we are heading.

Discipleship is very simple. It comes down to the habit of having a Quiet Time every day. A Quiet Time consists of two parts:

• Time in the Word
• Time in prayer

Let me say one more thing again. The Quiet Time is not discipleship. The Quiet Time is what makes discipleship possible. In some ways, it is the opposite. Being a doer of the Word is not discipleship. In some ways, it is the opposite. Let me explain.

Discipleship is about living in the flow of the Spirit. It is about the Holy Spirit living His life through us. It is not about trying really hard to be good. If you are living a life of trying really hard to be good, I know one thing: you are tired.

The Quiet Time is the infrastructure that gets us to the Spirit-filled life. Never confuse the infrastructure with the destination. The Quiet Time is the pipe that allows the water of the Spirit to get to us. Never confuse the water with the pipe.

That said, we need the pipe. Without the pipe, there will be no water. This book is about building the habits that will allow the Holy Spirit to flow through your life.