How Do You Connect With God?Paraugs

A way you best connect with God is through solitude. You feel close to God when you get alone to meet with Him. You can be intimate and vulnerable with the Lord. When you know it is just you and Him in the room, you can enter the Holy Place, where God’s Presence is. You desire to give Him all your attention and affection, so you remove all distractions. When you get alone with the Lord, everything changes because you feel seen, heard, and safe. To you, getting alone is a holy and sacred time. Solitude is not just getting alone or sitting in silence - it is the act of listening. There is no greater intimacy than getting alone with God, so when He whispers, you can absorb everything He says.

Suggested Activities:

• Spend time with God early in the morning or late in the evening - your quiet time of choice.
• Take trips in solitude to be alone with God.
• Practice silence.
• Regularly plan a time to turn off your media devices to give that time and space to the Lord.
• You can be alone with God at any time. Find pockets of your day to set apart for an encounter.
• You hear God best when you are in stillness. In this stillness, you can feel Him when He enters the room. In your encounter, wait for the moment you can feel His presence invade your quietness.
• Even in a corporate encounter, you can connect with God by silencing what is happening around you and finding the connection there.
• Communicate to those in your house that you need time in solitude for your daily encounters. Make preparations to get alone with God.

Encouragement:

Your relationship with God is built upon spending time alone with Him. Solitude requires preparation. Plan and prepare for your daily encounters with the Lord. Remove distractions that take your attention away from Jesus. You need simplicity to lead you into His presence - remember that small connections can create a big impact. Don’t get discouraged if you don’t feel Him every time, but make sure He feels you. Keep setting aside intentional time. Don’t get weary in spending time in solitude in your daily encounters. Intimacy is achieved when you get alone with Him.