Whether you're watching a service from home or sitting down with your Bible, spending time in personal devotion carries some challenges: Distraction, drift, and the temptation to multitask. Here are a few habits that we find helpful. Minimize Distractions. Silence the phone. Close the extra tabs. Treat this time the way you'd treat a conversation with someone you love. Engage the Word Actively. Take notes. Highlight a verse. Write down a question. Anything that keeps you from being a passive audience. Pray. A short prayer before you begin is a great way to settle in focus. A short prayer after you are finished is a great way to allow the Word to take root. Don't Go It Alone. Devotional time is often a private activity, but a life of faith is not. If something stirred a question, bring it up! Email us, ask at a Bible Study, or wrestle with it in your small group. If you aren't involved in those ways yet, let us know and we'd love to get you connected!