How to Become Closer to God through Scripture, Faith & More

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If you belong to a faith, getting to know God through a personal relationship with him is the most rewarding thing one can do. God offers his friendship freely to all, but many people reject it because they think it means "religion." Having a relationship with God is simple, just as any friendship should be. In this article, we’ll show you 11 simple ways to grow in your faith and forge a unique, personal connection with God. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life" (John 3:16).

Steps

Read the Bible.

Read and study the Bible as a personal books and letters, all from God to you. To get to know God, you must first listen to what He has to say. Start from the beginning with the book of Genesis and gradually read your way through the end of the book of Revelations. Alternatively, you might start with the book of John to gain understanding of the story of Christ, and how he provided for your life in God. He finished the Plan of Salvation so that no one should be lost or alone, but that all should walk in new life in Christ.

Trust in God.

Trust and believe in God. Realize that God loves you with all His being, and that He wants to help you walk through life by walking with Him, in everyday life and in your Spirit and remember he is always with you.

Abide by God's will.

Love God and put His Will before everything else. The greatest commandment in the law is to love God with all your heart, and with all your soul, and with all your mind. (Matthew 22:35-38). To love God is to keep His commandments, and His commandments are not grievous (1 John 5:3). Hereby we do know that we know him: if we keep His commandments. He that saith, "I know Him", and keepeth not his commandments, is a liar, and the truth is not in Him. But whoso keepeth his word, in him verily is the love of God perfected: hereby know we that we are in Him. He that saith he abideth in him ought himself also so to walk, even as He walked (1 John 2:3-6). Moreover, Jesus said, If ye love me, keep my commandments (John 14:15). He that hath my commandments, and keepeth them, he it is that loveth Me: and he that loveth Me shall be loved of my Father, and I will love him, and will manifest myself to him (John 14:21). If ye keep my commandments, ye shall abide in my love; even as I have kept my Father's commandments, and abide in His love (John 15:10).

Treat others with kindness and love.

Love thy neighbor as thyself. (Lev 19:18) Jesus said that this is the second greatest commandment like unto the first commandment to love God, and upon these two commandments hang all the laws and prophets. (Matthew 22:39-40) To strengthen our relationship with others is to strengthen our relationship with God. Honour your father and mother, that your days may be long upon the earth. (Ex 20:12)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet1.jpg Do not kill (Ex 20:13)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet2.jpg Do not commit adultery (Ex 20:14)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet3.jpg Leave some fruits of your harvesting for the poor to glean. (Lev 19:10)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet4.jpg Do not steal. (Lev 19:11)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet5.jpg Do not cheat (deal falsely). (Lev 19:11)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet6.jpg Do not lie. (Lev 19:11)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet7.jpg Do not swear falsely, to profane God's name. (Lev 19:12)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet8.jpg Do not curse the deaf or put a stumblingblock before the blind. (Lev 19:14).Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet9.jpg Do not judge unrighteously. Neither respect the person of the poor, nor honor the person of the mighty: but in righteousness judge thy neighbour. (Lev 19:15)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet10.jpg Do not gossip or spread rumours. (Lev 19:16)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet11.jpg Do not hate your brother in your heart. (Lev 19:17) According to Jesus, this is the same as murder. (Matt 5:21-22)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet12.jpg Do not avenge or bear grudges against your neighbours. (Lev 19:18)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet13.jpg Do not covet thy neighbour's house, thy neighbour's wife, nor his manservant, nor his maidservant, nor his ox, nor his ass, nor any thing that is thy neighbour's. (Ex 20:17)Have a Personal Relationship With God (Christianity) Step 4Bullet14.jpg

Ask God for forgiveness.

Repent of your sins, ask Him to forgive you of all your sins, and mean it well. To repent is to feel genuine sorrow for your sins and to desire to sin no more. If you continue to take pleasure in sinful acts, it is not genuine repentance. "For All Have Sinned and Come Short of the Glory of God". (Romans 3:23) According to Christianity Jesus as Savior is considered a gift from God and, he allowed himself to be whipped and to die for you so that you could receive the comforter which is the gift of the Holy Spirit "Nevertheless I tell you the truth; It is expedient for you that I go away: for if I go not away, the Comforter will not come unto you; but if I depart, I will send him unto you." (John 16:6, see also John 14:26)

Practice gratitude through prayer.

Be in an attitude of prayer and thankfulness while praising God and blessing others at all times.

Get baptized.

Ask God to give you the Holy Spirit and change you and mold you into whom he wants you to be. Be baptized for the forgiveness of sins (Acts 2:38).

Let the Holy Spirit fill you.

Receive the Holy Spirit. Know that when you receive the Holy Spirit that you are His child and that you will go and live with Him forever when you leave this earth one day.

Have faith in God's plan for you.

Commit your ways to the Lord, trust him to guide your path, and walk therein. Seek for things to happen in God's way and time, not yours. Get started, be patient to learn and serve, and your faith will grow.

Spread the good word.

Tell others about God. "Seek his Kingdom first and everything else will be added!" Spend time with God, think on Him and the things of Him, and seek His will--to do it. Ye are the light of the world. A city that is set on an hill cannot be hid. (Matt 5:14)

Set aside personal reflection time.

Renew your mind as a Christian to do God's will. (Romans 12:2) You must renew it with the Word of God. Set aside personal time with God to read the Bible every day or at night before you go to bed -- for example, read these verses: II Cor 5:7, Jn 13:34-34, Jn 14:6,23,26,27 Jn 10:10, Phil 4:13,19, Eph 1:3, I John 2:27, Isaiah 24:3 Jn 6:27, Eph 6:10, Hebrews 10:16-17. Meditate and reflect upon God's word and pray regularly for his guidance in your daily life.