Christian Lifehacks 1: Devotions in Between
Over recent times I have been following a couple of sites (Lifehack.org and 43Folders) that talk about all those little productivity tips that make life easier and help you to get things done. As these sites are secular they don’t necessarily talk about all of those things in your Christian life that you never seem to be able to find time for, like praying and reading the Bible. I figure that there are heaps of things that could be contributed in this area so I thought that I’d share a couple of mine.
If you are like me there will be days when the routine just gets messed up which means that your normal time to pray and read your Bible just isn’t there anymore. Normally this happens to me when I’m up late the night before and so sleep in a little longer in the morning. I know for a fact that I’m not likely to “catch up” when I get home in the evening despite my best intentions (especially if I’m tired from being up late) so rather than get into a multi day slack cycle I sometimes need to fit these things in in the middle of my day.
Idea 1: Read on the Bus
I have an old Palm Pilot PDA with Bible software on it. This morning I managed to read all 5 chapters of our church devotions at the bus stop before the bus came. Sure I didn’t have time to write it all down in a journal like I should but reading on the run is certainly better than missing it all together. You don’t necessarily need a PDA to do this, a small pocket Bible would do just as well.
Idea 2: Pray in your Lunchour
I’m someone that likes to pray whilst I walk so if I miss my usual time to pray in the mornings I can go for a walk at lunchtime and do it instead of what I usually do.
These are simple (and obvious) steps but the trick is to have the discipline to step out of your normal routine and use your available time to do the things that are important to you.
What are your hacks for fitting in your prayer and bible reading when you are busy?
