How to Establish a Personal Relationship with God

Some things in life are confusing. College, wonderful as it is, just doesn’t solve all of life’s complexities. In fact, if anything, it just makes you aware of how complex the world really is. Some things, however, are pretty simple. One such simple truth is how to establish a relationship with God. For some reason, though, people get confused about it. How can someone know the truth about God? What are the correct beliefs about God? How do I, a human being, have a relationship with God, the Sovereign creator? Thankfully, establishing a personal relationship with God is neither confusing, difficult, nor perplexing. It’s a good thing, too. Because building a personal relationship with God is the most important thing that you can do in life.

A Relationship Takes Time:  Spend Time with Him.
One of the reasons why a relationship with God is so simple is because it is a relationship. And, like other relationships, it involves time. Think of it like this. You see an attractive girl on campus. You want to get to know her; you want to build a relationship. There is no way you will build a relationship without actually first meeting her and then spending a lot of time with her. That’s what a relationship takes: first meet, then spend time. In the case of the attractive girl, you just hope that she’ll want to spend time with you. In the case of God, you must first meet Him in salvation. Then, you must spend time with Him. A relationship is going to take time. A relationship is not built on an afterthought, a Sunday morning church appearance, or even a desperate “Help me out, God!” prayer before an exam. A relationship takes time.

A Relationship is Built on Knowledge:  Get to Know Him.
Like any other relationship, you must gain knowledge of the other person. God has given us an entire book—a pretty long book—that is all about Himself. In the Bible, we have everything that God wants us to know about Him. Here is where we find the truth about God. Here is where we build our beliefs about God. The Bible is all about God, and we can get to know Him by reading and meditating upon His Word.

A Relationship is Built on Intimacy:  Be Open with Him.
A relationship is never a one-way street. You can do all the talking in the world, but if the other person never responds, you will not get to know that other person. It takes some back-and-forth. God reveals Himself to us in the Bible. We must commit ourselves to God in prayer. We should confess our sins. We should give our concerns, anxieties, and worries to God. God asks from us openness, intimacy, and complete disclosure. He is the one Person whom you can trust with every one of your concerns—and you should. He can take care of them.

A Relationship is Built on Love:  Love Him with Everything You Are.
The Bible tells us that the greatest command is to love God with all your heart, soul, and mind (Matthew 22:37). Therein is the essence of a true relationship: mutual love. God loves you. That is where the relationship had its beginning. Now, the relationship can flourish as you love God with everything you are.

A relationship with God isn’t a formulaic step-by-step process. There’s nothing mechanical or formal about it. Like any other relationship, it takes time, knowledge, disclosure and love. But unlike other human relationships, God never disappoints. Your relationship with God is the most precious, most rewarding, and most exciting relationship you can ever experience.

The Meaning of Life

An Ageless Search
What is the meaning of life? This is one of the most frequently asked questions by all of humanity since the beginning of time. It is a question naturally asked by people because they have the ability to make choices about life. The question would appear to be difficult to answer and different for every individual depending on their circumstances. It is the ultimate search for truth and purpose in life; the reason we were born, wake up everyday and exist.

The Truth
Although people have struggled for the purpose of their existence throughout history, the answer for the meaning of life is relatively simple and the same for everyone; it is to love God by choosing to have a relationship with Him through His Son, Jesus Christ.

How to Move Forward
Once you understand the meaning of life, the next step is choosing to follow God’s plan for your life.  God made you for a specific purpose; however, before you can fulfill that purpose, you need to establish a relationship with God.

How to Fulfill Your Mission
The challenge to the meaning of life is being faithful to the calling of God and being dedicated to fulfilling the purpose that He created you for by accomplishing your life mission. The Holy Bible addresses these issues clearly to give people answers about how to lead their life in every circumstance, from poor to rich, from health to illness, from strong to weak, and from spiritual to sinful. Everybody has limiting circumstances, but God gives people this ultimate life instruction book called the Bible to help them understand how to make the right choices throughout their changing life. Learn about what God wants for you and submit to His plan for a life of fulfilling significance.