(Day 6 of a series called “23 days to a better devotional life.” I’m posting daily this month on devotions. Email me your thoughts on devotions at deebarizo at yahoo dot com. Thanks for reading.)

Change it up.

• Read another version of the Bible.
• Pray in another location.
• Read a book you’ve never read before (like Nehemiah).
• Take a relaxing walk and pray at the same time.
• Memorize three verses today instead of just reading them.
• Pray for people dealing with tough situations.
• Choose a topic that interests you (maybe love, discouragement, joy, anger, worry, or friendships) and read what the Bible says about that topic. A concordance can help.
• Pick a couple of verses from Psalms and pray it back to God.
• Read the Bible like a college textbook. (It helps you do well in the test called life). Highlight, underline, and circle words and phrases that seem important.
• Write your prayer to God.
• Read the Bible out loud.
• Sing your favorite praise song to God.
• Read a few verses and then write them in your own words.
• Pray out loud.
• Be creative with your personal time with God. God loves variety. Look at His creation.