Let us describe what devotions or quiet times are.

We should first note that there are different kinds of devotions depending on who is participating.

Personal Devotions (God and you)

Family Devotions (God and your family; family altar)

Group Devotions (God and your small group)

But what does one do during quiet times? Generally, we think of it as a time of prayer and Bible reading, maybe some singing. Unfortunately, many treat this time simply as reading God's Word and saying a quick prayer to God. If we are only defining the components, this might do, but we need to go deeper for it is in our superficial understandings that many problems preventing quality times with God find their roots. Let's focus on prayer here.

Prayer