Tips on Getting Started

Be alert. I’ve found that after I wake up, washing my face and getting a nice cool glass of water helps prevent me from falling back asleep.
Find a quiet solitary place. Jesus would often have a place He would go to commune with the Father. It was a quiet solitary place. This place needs to be a place free of distraction and preferably one that inspires thought for you. For me, it has sometimes been at my desk, with a near by view of nature outside.
Bring your Bible. This is obviously essential to this experience with Jesus. I recommend you have a Bible that is easy for you to understand, but also rather close to the original language. In my experience that would be the INTERLINEAR BIBLE, NKJV, NASB, NET, or NLT versions of the bible. Maybe you know of another. Use it.
Use a Highlighter. As you read, God is going to reveal to you some pretty amazing things. I like to highlight them so I can come back to them and write my thoughts on them down in the journal.
Have a pen. You will need this to write your insights down in the journal.
Music. As you will soon discover, I like to begin my time with Jesus with a song. Nothing ushers you into the presence of God like a good song of worship, praise or devotional meditation. I like to either sing this song directly to God or, since my wife is usually still sleeping when I do this, I listen to a song. A hymnal or a song from your music library is helpful.