A Guide to Experiencing Deeper Faith in God

1. First, you must choose to want to take this journey with God. Simply let Him know you desire to blend your life with His. Since this is what you were created for, this is as natural as taking a breath. A simple surrender of your heart into God's hands: “Lord, I want to do life together with you. Please show me and teach me how to do this. I thank you, Jesus, for forgiving me of my shortcomings and sins and for securing eternal life for me when You died on the cross. Help me to be and become the person You created me to be and to love you with my whole heart.”

2. Now that you have established a friendship and relationship with God, take time to talk with Him. This is commonly known as prayer. Chat with Him throughout the day about whatever is concerning you or on your mind. Whatever concerns you, concerns God. He is ALL about you and loves you with unbridled passion

3. Take time to learn about your God. Get a Bible and begin in the book of John and the Psalms. It is also helpful to get a devotional to help you focus and navigate through God's instruction manual.

4. Begin to memorize nuggets of Truth from God's love letters to you. Your Bible is your treasure box filled with promises from God's heart to yours. When you tuck His truth into your mind and heart, your faith will begin to bloom. There are lists of God's promises online that you can print out.

5. Find your tribe and your place to belong. Dialing into a place of worship is important. This looks different for everyone. Seek out a church that you feel comfortable in with people who share your interests. Make sure they pass this test in their belief department:

6. Worship is your spirit communing with God's spirit. Crank up some music that exalts God and get lost in your thoughts of loving Jesus. Whatever flavor of music that speaks your language is the one for you.

   1. a. The Bible is the God-breathed words of life

   2. b. Salvation is by grace through faith

   3. c. The Trinity – The Father, His Son, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit.

   Then dig in and get involved in doing life with folks on the same team!

7. Share your God adventure with others and allow the love poured into you to overflow. You never know the difference it may make in another's life when you freely spill the love of Jesus.

May God bless you as you journey into a deeper faith and love of Him!