Today, we're pleased to share with you an audio essay written and read by Kristen Weatherall, entitled Five Myths About Quiet Time.

Kristen Weatherall's new book is Help for the Hungry Soul, Eight Encouragement to Grow Your Appetite for God's Word.

Five Myths About Quiet Time. word. Five myths about quiet time.

Written and read by Kristen Wetherall.

Myth number one, God commands us to have quiet time.

This might sound surprising, even scandalous, but there is no command in the Bible about having a

daily quiet time. Think about it. There are commands about loving the Lord with all our heart,

soul, mind, and strength. Mark 1230. There are commands to keep in step with the Spirit who teaches us the truth about the

gospel through Scripture. Galatians 5 1 to 26. And there are commands to hold fast to the word of life,

to not be deceived by false teaching, and to hold our original confidence firm to the very end. Philippians 2.16, 1 Timothy 4, 6 to 16,

Hebrews 3.14. But is there any command like, you shall arise at 5 in the morning, coffee in hand,

and spend time alone with the Lord for two hours? No. And if we are

honest, this is usually what we think about when we feel badly about not reading the Bible.

God isn't prescriptive about this in his word. Instead, he commands proper priorities for the

growth of our souls in him.

But seek first the kingdom of God and his righteousness, and everything else you need

will be added to you.

Matthew 633.

He wants us to hunger for the bread of life, not for an idealistic formula. He wants us to pursue the word,

not a perfect quiet time, as if there were such a thing. Myth number two, quiet time must be

quiet. This simply isn't theological. God wants to speak to us when we meet with him, and his voice most

certainly isn't quiet. Psalm 29.4. As we draw near to God through scripture, we are hearing his voice

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