I used to appreciate the saying "you are only as real as your quiet time" because at one point in my life it helped me to see the importance of spending time each day getting my thoughts in focus and on the Lord. While I do still believe it is important to do that, over the last few years I have really come to see a flaw in that statement or thought.
Any one can have 'quiet time' and it can be a very real, but only a few can actually put the teachings of Christ in to practice in their day to day lives in a real way. You see, it's not about what time we read the bible, how long we read it, how long we pray, what particular passage we meditate on each day, or even if we are able to read the bible at all every day. It's about walking in the light, day in and day out, regardless of whether you have time for a scheduled 'quiet time' or not.
This makes me think of how in Titus 2 women who claim to be godly are given a list of instructions and then it is followed by: "that the word of God be not blasphemed." Woman: if you say you are a Christian then your life should show it. You cannot teach these things in Titus 2 to younger women if you do not LIVE them yourselves. (Amos 5 comes to mind too, though I'm not 100% sure how it all fits ... it just comes to mind. Also, Isaiah 1:13-15)
Really, who cares how good, structured, scheduled, long [or whatever] your quiet time is if you are not walking in the light in your daily life? Your quiet time has become a work that stinks to God.
You are only as real as your walk.
