Any of my faithful readers know that I advocate for the morning quiet time. I have a section about it in the menu. Of course, my site is called Winning Ways to Follow Jesus, and certainly, I believe morning quiet time with the Lord is a winning way!

It’s the Christmas season. Are you tempted to abandon your morning quiet time? Do you think you do not have time and can begin again on January 1st? I want to encourage you to keep up the habit during the Christmas season. It will keep you focused on Jesus, the very reason for a Christian’s celebration of Christmas. God has a way of multiplying your time when you acknowledge Him first. And, you want to remain ready if a friend or family member asks why you believe in Jesus.

If you don’t usually have a morning quiet time, you can start now. At the end of the article you will see a link to use each day of the month.

This past week, while reading “Daily Strength for Daily Needs,” by Mary Tileston, I discovered a historical yet relevant quote. Someone who believed in the morning quiet time had an opinion about it. I wanted to share it with you~

Yet I know of many very busy people who have given the first hour of every day for years to Bible study and some who have given even two hours a day. The late Earl Cairns, Lord Chancellor of England, was one of the busiest men of his day, but Lady Cairns told me a few months ago that no matter how late he reached home at night, he always arose at the same early hour for prayer and Bible study. She said, “We would sometimes get home from Parliament at two o’clock in the morning, but Lord Cairns would always arise at the same early hour to pray and study the Bible.” Lord Cairns is reported as saying, “If I have had any success in life, I attribute it to the habit of giving the first two hours of each day to Bible study and prayer.”

R.A. Torrey – How to Succeed in the Christian Life

Wherever you are, please pursue time with the Lord each morning. I pray it becomes a practice that comforts you every day of the year, but all the more in the season of celebrating our Savior’s birth. Praise His Holy Name~

©Valerie Rumfelt

If you need a December Bible Reading Plan tap the link: https://www.gotquestions.org/Christmas-bible-reading-plan.html