Connect with God every day: seven people share how they make time to spend with God.
If you know Jesus, you’ll know that how you spend time with Him is different to how someone else might do. There are some things most of us try to do to connect with God; go to church, read the Bible, pray. But there are more personal things too. A Bible verse that speaks to you. A worship song that means a lot. Or, a habit you like to practice.
If you know Jesus, you’ll also know that sometimes it’s hard to connect with Him every day. At Waverley Abbey we want to help more people encounter God, so we asked a group of people how they connect with Him in their day-to-day lives. To get some inspiration and ideas to share.
Each person has a different approach. But all have something in common: the more time they spend with God the more they want to do it. Our free app Every Day with Jesus helps thousands of people around the world spend time with God daily.
Read or watch these testimonies to get some ideas on how to connect with God every day...
Seven ways to connect with God
1. Make some time for quiet
“It can be so easy to not go outside and not to take 10 minutes away from what I have to do. But, I know that when I do, I just feel His presence so much more than I could ever do if I was just staring at my screen all day."
It’s hard to find time to be quiet with God. But, taking 10 minutes out of your day to step away from phones, screens and everything else can give you an opportunity to connect with God.
Physically stepping outside into nature and away from the demands of work and home can help you find some quiet. Use nature and creation as your inspiration for quiet time with Jesus.
2. Share everything with Jesus
“By sharing everything with Jesus I feel closer to God every day.”
God invites us to share everything with Him. The good and the bad. As this testimony says, the more we share the closer we become to Jesus. The more we share the more we’re able to cope when life feels tough. “living close to Jesus means I’m more equipped to deal with issues and problems.”
We should share the good bits too. By sharing the good bits, our joy and happiness grow too. Joy gets even better when you get to share it with Jesus!
3. Invite Jesus into the hard parts
“Jesus is with us in the boat in our greatest storms.”
This brave testimony tells how a family went through unimaginable pain. And yet, they found Jesus in the darkest places.
Invite Jesus into the worst, hardest and saddest times in your life. He wants to be there with you. “Jesus knows our suffering, because He carries it.”
Jesus will help you when you don’t know what to say or do. He even gives us words to use when we don’t have any words ourselves.
4. Remembering that it’s God who sustains us
“When I’m really busy and I need to check in with God I listen to myself breathe and I’m reminded of His presence with me.”
We all need the profound but simple reminder that God sustains us. He gave us breath. He is as close to us as our breath is. Always.
The advice to ‘simply breathe’ is a brilliant way to connect with God throughout the day. Spend some time remembering where your life, and everything good in it, comes from and you’ll be reminded of how much God loves you.
5. Walking close to God brings peace
"When you're walking with Him, He brings a peace that nothing else can bring."
Life isn’t always easy, but trying to walk close to Jesus brings peace.
How do you do that? To walk close to Jesus you’ve got to be in a relationship with him. And choose to spend time with Him.
This testimony, and Psalm 23, talk about what it’s like to walk with Jesus. And how when you realise Jesus is walking with you, you can experience His leadership, guidance, protection and peace every day.
6. Accept God’s peace
“I know that He has peace for me, regardless of my circumstances"
There is freedom and peace in knowing that you can take anything to God. That He’s going to listen to anything you want to say to Him. You then have a choice to accept God’s peace in all circumstances.
God promises to be near you and with you as you draw near to Him.
7. You get to start again, every day
“I’m trying to be more like Christ every day.”
When you get to connect with God every day you see that every day there is hope. Daily, you can try again and choose to include God in your life again. God grows and changes us gradually, a little bit more every day - if you’ll let Him.
There’s daily forgiveness, daily guidance and fresh hope every day.
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PRAY WITH US
Father God,
Thank You that when we talk to You, You listen. Thank You that You want to talk to us, spend time with us and be part of our lives. Help us to find our own way to spend time with You. Draw near to us as we seek to spend time with You.
In Jesus’ name,
Amen