How much time do you spend in fellowship with God every day?

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Mar 13, 2014
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That’s exactly my point when I’m at work. I don’t rob my employer by not giving him 100% attention, if you’re a neurosurgeon, you’re focusing on your job at hand and that’s what God expects of you. Unless you are an othrodox schema monk living in a mountain, or you are retired. You won’t be able to pray when you’re sleeping and you won’t be praying or reqding the Bible when you’re working so assuming you work eight hours a day and sleep eight hours a day that leaves eight hours a day which would be the maximum give or take a couple hours you can put in. It seems people on this forum have a very typical concept of reading the criteria “I specifically layout” which is dedicated time specifically for prayer or reading the Bible.
I agree with you totally about not robbing your employer. Perhaps it would have been more concise to say that I talk to God through-out the day rather than all day along. But there are such things as breaks or lunch or lulls where it would be more appropriate to converse. I focus on the job at hand too.
 
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Brother, it’s a simple question.
All the time is the simple answer it’s a new life living for God not ourselves anymore but takes time to develop …..a process of faith

“For the love of Christ constraineth us; because we thus judge, that if one died for all, then were all dead: and that he died for all, that they which live should not henceforth live unto themselves, but unto him which died for them, and rose again. Wherefore henceforth know we no man after the flesh: yea, though we have known Christ after the flesh, yet now henceforth know we him no more. Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new. And all things are of God, who hath reconciled us to himself by Jesus Christ, and hath given to us the ministry of reconciliation; to wit, that God was in Christ, reconciling the world unto himself, not imputing their trespasses unto them; and hath committed unto us the word of reconciliation.”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:14-19‬ ‭

more Modern terms

“For Christ’s love compels us, because we are convinced that one died for all, and therefore all died. And he died for all, that those who live should no longer live for themselves but for him who died for them and was raised again.

Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, the new creation has come:

The old has gone, the new is here!”
‭‭2 Corinthians‬ ‭5:14-15, 17‬ ‭NIV‬‬

study is about learning who you are now in Christ it’s a full time gig as we study we become more we’re of what’s been done in the gospel for believers but I’m sorry brother if I disrupted your post or anything or confused you lol I tend to do that God bless

“And call no man your father upon the earth: for one is your Father, which is in heaven.”
‭‭Matthew‬ ‭23:9‬ ‭KJV‬‬
 

Nehemiah6

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Let’s say reading the Bible counts and praying. Let’s for this discussion exclude, listening to Christian or praise music.
Actually this is a very personal matter. Not sure if it is suitable for public discussion.
 
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I agree with you totally about not robbing your employer. Perhaps it would have been more concise to say that I talk to God through-out the day rather than all day along. But there are such things as breaks or lunch or lulls where it would be more appropriate to converse. I focus on the job at hand too.
I get from your post stand, stay in the present, that is God's present to us to live in the present, not past (it is past) not future (It is not here yet) oh wait a sec, it is now and continues to be in thanksgiving and praise whether it is going well our not for now, that be trust no matter what to me at least thanks and have and do go through troubles too, learning contentment in process still while here on earth
Thanks