Traffic lights

Time to stop amidst the hustle and bustle, to think and pray. Use the traffic light system when seeking God’s guidance about a specific decision. eg. What do you reckon God, do you give that a red light, a green light or a yellow?

Giving

Giving is an important part of our spiritual diets. To really experience God, we must live a life which involves giving to others – be it with our finances, time or talents. God has given so much to us, we must share it around with others who need our gifts. Do yourself a favour as well as others. Give.

If you can give cheerfully to the Church or charities that do godly work then your giving will be a blessing to you in several ways. It can loosen up the grip that materialism, selfishness and greed can have on your life. It can help you to understand something of what it is like to be God, giving as he does. It can help you to experience God as God works through you in your giving.

Every Day

Every day Jesus is with you. East to west, north to south, Jesus is always with you. Through your joys and pains, your victories and your failures, in your sinfulness and in your godliness, Jesus is there with you. Jesus told his friends, "I will be with you always, until the end of time."

We are assured that nothing can separate us from God’s love. Be aware of Jesus's presence with you always – and enjoy his company.

Contemplation

Taking time to actually think things through at a deeper level can be a wonderful way to open up your thoughts to God.

You might choose an important current social issue and think it through from all angles, considering the impact on all the stake holders, empathising with all sides of those involved, talking about it with God.

You might take a spiritual truth and work it over at a lot of depth. Spend at least 5 minutes on the one truth.

You might choose to think about a person or a relationship you are in and contemplate on that with God.