Want to be close to God?

God gives us the answer to the above question in this verse:

James 4:8
8 Draw near to God and He will draw near to you. Cleanse your hands, you sinners; and purify your hearts, you double-minded

Oh if we would just listen closely to God. He gives os all the answers to life but we seem to have such a hard time grabing on to them. Draw near to God. How do we do that? Pretty simple really. How do you draw near to anyone? By spending a great amount of time with that person. Sharing your deepest thoughts and feelings. Communication! It is no different with God. We say we want to be close to God but are we willing to invest the time and energy? Prayer, Bible study, worship, fellowship are all important to growing closer to God. A great relationship takes work on both parts. I know God is willing on His side are we on our side? The second half of the verse tells us we must get sin out to be in a good relationship with God. Remember God is Holy and Righteous so must continually cleanse ourselves to have the best relationship we can with our heavenly father!

So do you really want to be close to God? Then get busy and do what needs to be done and you can be!

Thank you Jesus for paving the way to friendship with God!

Tom