Devotionals, Quiet time, etc.

My husband and I were talking and he asked me: "I know you are really busy with the baby, do you get to have quiet time with God every day?" I shuttered inside, but probably not for the reason you think. In reality I DO get to read and pray every day, and 9 times out of 10, I take advantage of that time. I just hate the term "quiet time".  I am not sure why I am so bothered by it. Not only that, but I have a real issue with the concept of "daily devotionals" that many Christians rely on to focus their day on God.  I am in no way saying that people who do these things are wrong in any way!!!! These are great things to engage in in order to help deepen your relationship with God. I am just exploring my own feelings on the subject, and trying to get to the root of the reason why i cringe inside when people mention "quiet time". 

I think it is because to me, it puts things in a box. If I rely on daily "quiet time" to relate to God, then what happens when the baby screams all day and it is just never quiet??? I fail, and my relationship with God cannot and does not deepen. Instead a better goal would be to relate to God in every thing that I do, in every situation I am in, regardless of whether or not i am able to escape for a bit in to a moment or two of silence and solitude? Isn't this a bit more biblical too? David says in psalms 1:

"Blessed is the man
       who does not walk in the counsel of the wicked
       or stand in the way of sinners
       or sit in the seat of mockers. But his delight is in the law of the LORD,
       and on his law he meditates day and night."


To me, "meditating night and day" means constant thought. On top of that, Paul says to pray without ceasing many times in the new testament. 


So I think that is what the deal is. I just do not want to become someone who relies solely on daily quiet time or devotionals to deepen my relationship with God when the Bible says to acknowledge and follow God in each and every area of my life. That is much more difficult for me to do, than to pray for a half hour and call it a day. I have found that for me, it is so easy to slip in to a routine and become so comfortable in it, it becomes nothing more than a ritual. Stale religion results soon after... and all of a sudden, my lips are praising God but my heart is far from Him. I know I am so prone to this behavior that I shy away from anything that could lead me down that road. Probably to a fault.


So I guess in my opinion quiet time and devotionals are cool, as long as it is in addition to the constant fellowship I should be having with the Lord, 24/7/365.


Phew. Glad I got to the bottom of that weird reaction I have whenever I here those terms! :)