WIGS, WEST, ACTS and PRAY!

Robin shared some of his quiet time practices with us as an encouragement for us all to press in deeper with God. He uses a number of acronyms to help him in his quiet time each day … 

In my quiet time, after reading a scripture, I ask myself WIGS
What 
Is 
God 
Saying?

I ask myself what am I doing to witness to 4 core values (WEST) –

W – Wanting more of God?
E – Exercising the discipline through the means of grace?
S – how am I Sharing & being accountable? 
T – how am I Telling others about Christ (with joy & passion?)
[Notice how they map onto the four values of the Inspire Way of Life! Seeking Growth, Using Spiritual Disciplines, Sharing Fellowship and Engaging Mission]

I then ask the Holy Spirit to prompt me through expressions of ACTS:
Adoration 
Confession 
Thanks 
Supplication for others. 

I finish with a shortened version of the Ignatian way: PRAY:
P – Practicing the Presence;
R – Reviewing the events of the previous day:
A – Asking the Spirit to show me how I can do better.
Y – examining myself (Yourself) over what was good or bad and resolving how to do better.

I close my quiet time with the Lord’s Prayer.

Robin is an Inspire Missioner in Northern Ireland