How to Strengthen Your Relationship with God

Most people right now today (whether you believe in God or not) are in search of a spiritual connection. They wish to share in having a relationship with God or a higher being. Unfortunately, many don't know where to begin to cultivate such a connection.

So how does one go about making a stronger connection with God? Some tips below can help.

Instructions

1. Having Faith

   Your belief system relies totally on your faith. Faith is established by your belief or trust in the truth and word of God. In order to strenghten your relationship with him you must first learn how to exercise having faith in him.

   Acknowledge his presence and believe that his will be done.

2. Prayer and Meditation

   When you choose to combine prayer and meditation, you are basically taking a specific request into the space of your communion with God. If you truly desire strengthening your relationship with him you must first cleanse your heart and mind of all fear and doubt, or at least suspend them temporarily in deep meditation. And then you should approach God selflessly in prayer.

   Pray for wisdom and understanding of the things you cannot change. Pray to be a better person. Remember prayer always has a direction.

3. Talk To Him

   This is just like prayer. The only difference is that you when you talk to him it in a less formal sense. Yes he can hear you. A lot of times we all need to vent. When no one else is able to understand where we are coming from or can help us to put things into perspective we need to be made to feel like someone out there is listening and can understand. This is when you talk to God. You can even do it aloud. Make him your confidant. Let him know that you are here to lay down your troubles before him and ask that he help you lead you to the place that will guide you on what to do next.

   Talk to him even when you aren't feeling down. Thank him for the good day you had at work. Let him know that you are thankful for all the good things in your life.

   One important thing to remember is that everyone finds God in their own time. God loves us all no matter how, good, bad or indifferent we may be. Just know that in establishing a relationship with him, you must come to him with your whole self. To open your heart requires a willingness to yield to what your heart is telling.

   Let him know that you are ready to do his will and walk a new path in your life.