Getting Closer to God

[Tictacfanman]

Have any suggestions? I pray and read the bible, just want to get closer.

[jhspy1]

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.
"The LORD is near to all who call on him, to all who call on him in truth"
(Psalms 145.18)

[edge]

Psalm 91,

1 He who dwells in the secret place of the Most High
Shall abide under the shadow of the Almighty.
2 I will say of the LORD, “He is my refuge and my fortress;
My God, in Him I will trust.”

3 Surely He shall deliver you from the snare of the fowler[a]
And from the perilous pestilence.
4 He shall cover you with His feathers,
And under His wings you shall take refuge;
His truth shall be your shield and buckler.
5 You shall not be afraid of the terror by night,
Nor of the arrow that flies by day,
6 Nor of the pestilence that walks in darkness,
Nor of the destruction that lays waste at noonday.

7 A thousand may fall at your side,
And ten thousand at your right hand;
But it shall not come near you.
8 Only with your eyes shall you look,
And see the reward of the wicked.

9 Because you have made the LORD, who is my refuge,
Even the Most High, your dwelling place,
10 No evil shall befall you,
Nor shall any plague come near your dwelling;
11 For He shall give His angels charge over you,
To keep you in all your ways.
12 In their hands they shall bear you up,
Lest you dash your foot against a stone.
13 You shall tread upon the lion and the cobra,
The young lion and the serpent you shall trample underfoot.

14 “Because he has set his love upon Me, therefore I will deliver him;
I will set him on high, because he has known My name.
15 He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him;
I will be with him in trouble;
I will deliver him and honor him.
16 With long life I will satisfy him,
And show him My salvation.”


When you dwell in the secret place....when you make God your secret place, when you spend time with him psalm 91 applies to your life. Its one big promise to those who spend time with our Lord. It is a psalm of protection, of answers and help.

i think sometimes we feel shy to approach God because of our sins or we feel unworthy so our minds say He won't listen to us but we just need to open up our hearts to Him, He already knows all thats in it . as u pour out ur heart u ask Him to forgive anything that might be keeping u distant from Him and through Jesus we are forgiven so then u can ask anything and according to His will which we seek through our prayers He will listen. He's ur perfect Father waiting for u with wide open arms

[ChristianChick]

It sounds silly but sometimes i wonder if God will actually listen to my prayers.

[Cabbage]

* Christianchick-
God does listen to your prayers.

Ps 91:15........ "He shall call upon Me, and I will answer him; I will be with him in trouble; I will deliver him and honor him."
Jas 5:16........ "The effective, fervent prayer of a righteous man avails much."
Jer 29:12........ "Then you will call upon Me and go and pray to Me, and I will listen to you."