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Closer to God Bible Studies with Barb Raveling

April 9, 2024 By: Barb Raveling

Closer to God Bible Studies

Do you ever feel like you want to change, but you can’t seem to make it happen? Do you long to be closer to God? So often we change as soon as we become Christians, then go for years and years without any growth. In the Closer to God Bible Study ... [ Read More ]

14 Practical Ways to Get Closer to God

February 14, 2024 By: Barb Raveling

Do you ever feel distant from God? Do you long to be close to Him? In today's episode of the Christian Habits Podcast we'll talk about 14 practical things you can do to get closer to God. 14 Practical Ways to Get Closer to God The more ... [ Read More ]

Memorizing Scripture with Glenna Marshall

November 21, 2023 By: Barb Raveling

memorizing Scripture with Glenna Marshall

Do you struggle to memorize Scripture? I do. For years I thought I couldn't memorize it because I don't have a good memory. But for the last couple of months--ever since I read Glenna Marshall's book on memorizing Scripture--I've been going great ... [ Read More ]

Asheritah CiuCiu: Growing a Prayer Habit

May 4, 2022 By: Barb Raveling

Asherita CiuCiu: Growing a Prayer Habit

In this interview with Asheritah CiuCiu, we discuss how to grow a prayer habit using the REST method from her new book, Prayers of Rest: 365 Prompts to Hear God's Voice. If you find yourself struggling to make prayer a daily habit, Asheritah offers ... [ Read More ]

Consistent Quiet Times: 10 Lies That Get In the Way

January 17, 2019 By: Barb Raveling

Do you struggle to have consistent quiet times? In this podcast, we'll talk about 10 lies that keep us from meeting with God and reading our Bibles each day, and 10 truths that will help us develop consistent quiet times. #quiettimes #biblestudy #timewithGod #devotions #christianpodcast

Do you ever want to have a quiet time, but you can't make yourself do it? That happened to me for ten or twenty years. Each year, I'd put "Have consistent quiet times" on my New Year's goals list, and each year I would fail to meet my goal. I ... [ Read More ]

Is Perfectionism Ruining Your Quiet Times?

August 15, 2016 By: Barb Raveling

Is perfectionism ruining your quiet times with God? Here are 5 lies that can harm your quiet times if you're a perfectionist & 5 truths that will help.

Over the past year I've had several women tell me they struggle with perfectionism in quiet times. This manifests itself in a few different ways. Sometimes people will feel like there's no use having a quiet time unless they can have a long one. ... [ Read More ]

How to Walk in the Spirit: 5 Practical Steps You Can Take

February 23, 2015 By: Barb Raveling

walk in the spirit

In a previous post I compared walking in the Spirit to going on a long hike with a hiking partner who is about a million times more competent than you are. When I wrote that post, I had just come back from a backpacking trip to the Grand ... [ Read More ]

How to Walk in the Spirit – Part 1

June 4, 2014 By: Barb Raveling

If you’ve been reading my blog for the last couple of years, you know I’ve been struggling with how to keep God first as a writer and a person who pursues goals. After countless truth journaling sessions, going through Taste for Truth twice with ... [ Read More ]

How To Make Yourself Have a Quiet Time or Renew Your Mind

July 31, 2013 By: Barb Raveling

Would you like to develop a quiet time or renewing of the mind habit, but have a hard time making yourself do it? Sometimes it helps to renew your mind about the renewing of the mind so you can have the strength and desire to do it. ... [ Read More ]

When You’re Not Feeling Close to God – Pt. 2

April 2, 2013 By: Barb Raveling

Do you feel distant from God but you're not sure why? Here are some questions to ask when you're not feeling close to Him.

Last week I posted three questions to help you get back on track when you're not feeling close to God. Here are four more questions. 1. Do you know that God loves you? I never knew how much God loved me until I started praying through the ... [ Read More ]

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