Nuggets: Establishing a Daily Quiet Time

By Sara Hixon

Do you struggle with having a consistent daily time with God, reading the Bible, and in prayer? This thirty-day devotional book will help you get established in having a daily quiet time with God. Each day consists of a nugget of truth for practical Christian living, a Bible reading passage, and suggestions for a time of prayer.

In addition to helping you develop the habit of reading Gods Word and praying every day, the devotional nuggets will provide you with direction for growing in your Christian walk. These nuggets of truth include the following topics:

Having a daily time with God
Dealing with anxiety
Handling conflict
Overcoming tormenting thoughts
Forgiving
Being content
Memorizing Scriptures

This book is great for new believers or any Christian who wants to establish a daily time of Bible reading and prayer. The result? Consistent daily growth in your relationship with the Lord!

• Language: English
• Publisher: WestBow Press
• Release date: Mar 26, 2013
• ISBN: 9781449787981

Sara Hixon

Sara Hixon is active in her local church, where she served in children’s ministry, leading, teaching, and writing curriculum for over fifteen years. She teaches small groups, discipleship classes, and at church retreats. After being a stay-at-home mom for seventeen years, Sara recently began a new season in her life, returning to work part time as a physical therapist. Sara and her husband, Larry, live in Spring, Texas, and have three children, Lindsay, Daniel,  and Connor.

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Library of Congress Control Number: 2013904369

WestBow Press rev. date: 3/21/2013

Table of Contents

Foreword

Preface

Acknowledgements

Introduction

Day 1    Quiet Time

Day 2    Peace

Day 3    My Eternal Home

Day 4    God’s Word—Our Spiritual Food

Day 5    God’s Forgiveness

Day 6    Hide His Word in Your Heart

Day 7    Renewing Your Mind with His Word

Day 8    Dealing with Anxiety

Day 9   Prayer

Day 10  Adoration

Day 11  Thanksgiving

Day 12  Supplication

Day 13  Tormenting Thoughts

Day 14  Salvation by Grace

Day 15  Good Works

Day 16  Is He Lord of Your Life?

Day 17  Our Healer

Day 18  Contentment

Day 19  Forgiving Others

Day 20  Decision-Making and Hearing God’s Voice

Day 21  Our Creator

Day 22  Made in His Image

Day 23  Conflict

Day 24  Great and Mighty Things We Know Not Of

Day 25  Life Is Not Fair!

Day 26  All Things for the Good

Day 27  Purpose

Day 28  Caution—Complaining Is Hazardous!

Day 29  Crucified with Christ

Day 30  Heaven

Jesus: Is He Your Lord and Savior?

What Next?

Foreword

Have you ever wanted to know someone but found it difficult to spend time with that person?

Something always comes up. Interruptions, schedule conflicts, and emergencies, among other things, make it difficult to get to know this special person. We realize we are missing the benefit of the insight, wisdom, and encouragement this person could offer us. Yet change is hard, and so we feel stuck.

For most of us, trying to spend time with God is a lot like this. It can be hard to make the time. The difficulty of having a daily quiet time with God overwhelms our overscheduled lives and feels like an obligation which raises all kinds of questions. What do I do? Where do I start? What do I read?

I would like to introduce you to Sara Hixon. In the twenty-plus years my wife and I have known her, Sara consistently enjoys a successful daily quiet time. She has served God faithfully and consistently while helping to teach and train others in our church for over sixteen years. She lives a life that exemplifies the teachings of Jesus. And now, because of her walk with God and creation of this devotional, you, too, can develop a great daily quiet time with God.

I believe God put into Sara’s heart the desire to write this devotional specifically to help you. Why? Because you are important to God. Because he longs to teach you. But more than