Draw Near to God

Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you (James 4:8).

We come closer to God through worship. "God is a spirit, and they that worship him must worship him in spirit and in truth" (John 4:24). We all try to lead our own lives but forget who is in charge; God always makes sure to leave clues to help guide us on our path to Him. Our relationship with God is not focused on our relationship with God through others, but it is our direct relationship, in love, when we dedicate time in our lives to meditate on God that we are drawn to Him. We must focus on God.

However, if we fill our lives with the message of God, but do not act upon it; if we read the Bible and spend time in prayer but do not focus on what it teaches us or try to fix our lives, we are hypocrites. We could spend every waking hour listening to the homilies of priests, in fact, even devote our lives to God and still feel empty. We may be able to quote directly from the Bible, but if we do not understand what we are taught, we are not coming closer to God..

Many people around you say they are Christians, but the truth is, they are hypocrites. They do not devote their lives to understanding and drawing closer to God. Even myself have felt times of dry spells, where I feel the time I have set aside for God just seems to be futile. Many believe their prayers go unanswered, but that is because they do not seek to grow in relationship with God. The Scripture says, "Draw near to God, and He WILL draw near to you." We still may feel lost; but by seeking out God we ARE drawing closer to him. He helps to comfort us in the midst of difficult circumstances. In sorrow, he provides hope. In doing so we come closer to God as his children.

In time spent reading the Bible and in prayer, we must devote our time to focus on God. One way to focus on him is to ask how we may come to better know him in every aspect of our lives. He will help us by revealing himself to draw us even further into communion with him and will help us to put him before us everyday. By having a thriving relationship with God, and time spent seeking to learn and understand how God acts in every aspect of our lives we create a thriving relationship with the Lord.