Dear friends, building a strong relationship with God requires commitment and intentionality, but it is the most rewarding pursuit in life.
Start by accepting Jesus as your Lord and Savior. This restored relationship is the foundation. Then nurture it through spiritual disciplines like prayer, studying the Bible, worship, fellowship and service. Seek God first every morning. Learn to recognize His voice and follow His lead throughout your day.
Develop an attitude of gratitude. Thank God for who He is and His continued blessings. Bring your cares and requests to Him. Give Him your anxieties and find peace in His presence. Praise Him in all circumstances.
Strengthen your intimacy with God by obeying His commands and trusting Him fully. Rely on the Holy Spirit to transform you and manifest the fruit of the Spirit. Surrender your will to God’s perfect plan.
This lifelong journey has ups and downs, but God uses it all to draw you closer to Himself. Stay rooted in His unconditional love. Keep your eyes fixed on Jesus, your faithful friend and ever-present help in times of need.
Dear friends, now let’s look at Bible verses below that talk about building a relationship with God.
James 4:8
“Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you. Cleanse your hands, ye sinners; and purify your hearts, ye double minded”
Jeremiah 29:13
“And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart”
Matthew 6:33
“But seek ye first the kingdom of God, and his righteousness; and all these things shall be added unto you”
Psalm 145:18
“The Lord is nigh unto all them that call upon him, to all that call upon him in truth”
1 John 1:9
“If we confess our sins, he is faithful and just to forgive us our sins, and to cleanse us from all unrighteousness”
Deuteronomy 4:29
“But if from thence thou shalt seek the Lord thy God, thou shalt find him, if thou seek him with all thy heart and with all thy soul”
Psalm 63:1
“O God, thou art my God; early will I seek thee: my soul thirsteth for thee, my flesh longeth for thee in a dry and thirsty land, where no water is”
Proverbs 8:17
“I love them that love me; and those that seek me early shall find me”
John 15:7
“If ye abide in me, and my words abide in you, ye shall ask what ye will, and it shall be done unto you”
Revelation 3:20
“Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me”
Hebrews 11:6
“But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him”
Romans 10:17
“So then faith cometh by hearing, and hearing by the word of God”
2 Chronicles 7:14
“If my people, which are called by my name, shall humble themselves, and pray, and seek my face, and turn from their wicked ways; then will I hear from heaven, and will forgive their sin, and will heal their land”
Luke 11:9-10
“And I say unto you, Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you. For every one that asketh receiveth; and he that seeketh findeth; and to him that knocketh it shall be opened”
1 Chronicles 16:11
“Seek the Lord and his strength, seek his face continually”
John 14:23
“Jesus answered and said unto him, If a man love me, he will keep my words: and my Father will love him, and we will come unto him, and make our abode with him”
Isaiah 55:6
“Seek ye the Lord while he may be found, call ye upon him while he is near”
Psalm 119:2
“Blessed are they that keep his testimonies, and that seek him with the whole heart”
Matthew 7:7
“Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you”
Psalm 27:8
“When thou saidst, Seek ye my face; my heart said unto thee, Thy face, Lord , will I seek”
Acts 17:27
“That they should seek the Lord, if haply they might feel after him, and find him, though he be not far from every one of us”
John 1:12
“But as many as received him, to them gave he power to become the sons of God, even to them that believe on his name”
Psalm 9:10
“And they that know thy name will put their trust in thee: for thou, Lord , hast not forsaken them that seek thee”
Hosea 6:6
“For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt offerings”
1 John 4:7-8
“Beloved, let us love one another: for love is of God; and every one that loveth is born of God, and knoweth God. He that loveth not knoweth not God; for God is love”
John 3:16
“For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life”
Psalm 105:4
“Seek the Lord , and his strength: seek his face evermore”
1 John 5:3
“For this is the love of God, that we keep his commandments: and his commandments are not grievous”
Matthew 22:37-39
“Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment. And the second is like unto it, Thou shalt love thy neighbour as thyself”
Psalm 37:4
“Delight thyself also in the Lord : and he shall give thee the desires of thine heart”
Psalm 46:10
“Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth”
Romans 12:1-2
“I beseech you therefore, brethren, by the mercies of God, that ye present your bodies a living sacrifice, holy, acceptable unto God, which is your reasonable service. And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God”
Philippians 4:6-7
“Be careful for nothing; but in every thing by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known unto God. And the peace of God, which passeth all understanding, shall keep your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus”
1 Thessalonians 5:16-18
“Rejoice evermore. Pray without ceasing. In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you”
Colossians 3:1-2
“If ye then be risen with Christ, seek those things which are above, where Christ sitteth on the right hand of God. Set your affection on things above, not on things on the earth”
2 Timothy 2:15
“Study to shew thyself approved unto God, a workman that needeth not to be ashamed, rightly dividing the word of truth”
Psalm 1:1-2
“Blessed is the man that walketh not in the counsel of the ungodly, nor standeth in the way of sinners, nor sitteth in the seat of the scornful. But his delight is in the law of the Lord ; and in his law doth he meditate day and night”
John 17:3
“And this is life eternal, that they might know thee the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent”
Galatians 5:22-23
“But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, longsuffering, gentleness, goodness, faith, Meekness, temperance: against such there is no law”
1 Corinthians 3:16
“Know ye not that ye are the temple of God, and that the Spirit of God dwelleth in you?”
2 Corinthians 5:17
“Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new”
Ephesians 3:16-19
“That he would grant you, according to the riches of his glory, to be strengthened with might by his Spirit in the inner man; That Christ may dwell in your hearts by faith; that ye, being rooted and grounded in love, May be able to comprehend with all saints what is the breadth, and length, and depth, and height; And to know the love of Christ, which passeth knowledge, that ye might be filled with all the fulness of God”
Romans 8:38-39
“For I am persuaded, that neither death, nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, Nor height, nor depth, nor any other creature, shall be able to separate us from the love of God, which is in Christ Jesus our Lord”
Joshua 1:8
“This book of the law shall not depart out of thy mouth; but thou shalt meditate therein day and night, that thou mayest observe to do according to all that is written therein: for then thou shalt make thy way prosperous, and then thou shalt have good success”
Matthew 5:6
“Blessed are they which do hunger and thirst after righteousness: for they shall be filled”
Luke 10:27
“And he answering said, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy strength, and with all thy mind; and thy neighbour as thyself”
Psalm 51:10
“Create in me a clean heart, O God; and renew a right spirit within me”
1 Samuel 16:7
“But the Lord said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for the Lord seeth not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the Lord looketh on the heart”
Psalm 19:14
“Let the words of my mouth, and the meditation of my heart, be acceptable in thy sight, O Lord , my strength, and my redeemer”
Mark 12:30
“And thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind, and with all thy strength: this is the first commandment”
Isaiah 26:3
“Thou wilt keep him in perfect peace, whose mind is stayed on thee: because he trusteth in thee”
