How to Draw Closer to God (7 spiritual disciplines)

Many people long for a closer relationship with God, and this tells how! These disciplines are all found in the Bible and confirmed in my own experience.

(1) Meditate on God’s Word- and apply it!
“He who has My commandments and keeps them, it is he who loves Me. And he who loves Me will be loved by My Father, and I will love him and manifest Myself to him.” John 14:21

(2) Surrender daily and wait on God
Pray for God’s will to be done; for His purposes to be accomplished (Luke 11:2).
“Humble yourselves in the sight of the Lord, and He will lift you up.” James 4:10

(3) Pray for others
“I thank God, whom I serve with a pure conscience, as my forefathers did, as without ceasing I remember you in my prayers night and day” 2 Timothy 1:3

(4) Replace harmful influences with things that help you focus on God
“Prove all things; hold fast that which is good. Abstain from all appearance of evil.” 1 Thessalonians 5:21–22

(5) Spend time with other believers to help you stay encouraged and focused on God.
“Let us consider one another to provoke unto love and to good works: not forsaking the assembling of ourselves together” Hebrews 10:24–25a

(6) Praise God with music- Psalm 100
“Serve the Lord with gladness: come before his presence with singing.” Psalm 100:2

(7) Find a way to serve God
“And the King will answer and say to them, ‘Assuredly, I say to you, inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me.’” Matthew 25:40

Resources

· Commands of Jesus (Michael Chriswell): https://relentlessheart.com/series#/the-john-717-challenge/

· Commands of Jesus (IBLP email series): https://iblp.org/discipleship-tools/daily-success

· Bible studies and sample prayers: http://hiswordstudies.com/

· Preaching channel (Francis Chan): https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC3TNl3-7XmrPuju9W0EXRUw