How Much Time Should You Put into This Devotional Bible Study?

How Much Time Should You Put into This Devotional Bible Study?

The answer is: It depends.

Now, the answer I give below may sound intimidating. That is not my intent. The simplest answer is do what you can and what God tells you to do. Five minutes per day is the bare minimum. Something is better than none. However, the more you put into it, the more you will get out of it.

That being said, what do you want to do? And, what is God telling you to do? The latter is the most important, of course. Do what you need—and I guarantee you’ll discover you need it more each and every day—as the deer pants for the water (see Psalm 42:1-2).

Tip: Build on it each day. Add a little more time, intentionally, each day.

Are you used to doing a daily Bible study? If so, then I would say spending half an hour in the morning, at lunch, when you get home, and before you go to bed would be the most ideal, plus thinking on it all day and all night--literally. But, this is the ideal, if you want to get the maximum out of it and are already in the habit of having a daily time with God.

If you are not used to having daily time with God, start out with five to ten minutes in the morning for the first three days, then, add ten minutes in the evening for the next three days. Then, add ten minutes at lunch for the next three days. Keep adding ten minutes every three days until you are up to thirty minutes four times a day. But, again, that’s the ideal.

Do what you can when you can. But, whatever you do, keep adding more and more time with God, and thinking on this study, until you are doing it, thinking on it, all day and all night. It may take a few 40 day devotional Bible studies to get to that point, but when you do, it will be worth it. You will be living fully for God and His will at that point and not for your own.