A Woman’S Walk With God Quotes? Trust The Answer

Erskine Caldwell,

“It wasn’t too late to start, but Jeeter didn’t have a mule and he didn’t have the credit to go to the stores to buy seed cotton and guano. Up until this year he had lived in hope that something would happen at the last moment to give him a donkey and credit, but now it seemed to him that there was no point in hoping for anything. He could still look forward to the following year, when he might be able to grow a cotton crop, but it was an expectation that wasn’t as strong as it used to be. He had felt himself sinking lower and lower, his condition declining year by year, until now his trust in God and the country was at a stage where further disappointments easily made him lose his mind and reason. He still couldn’t understand why he had nothing and never would have, and there was no one who knew to tell him. It was the unsolved mystery of his life.”

Editor’s Note: National Marriage Week USA (February 7-14) is a collaborative campaign to strengthen individual marriages, reduce the rate of divorce, and build a culture that fosters strong marriages. This four-part series of articles was written by local residents and sponsored by the Family and Marriage Coalition of Aiken Inc. (FAMCO). Contact Roger Rollins at 803-640-4689 or [email protected].

This article is about the Marriage Story of Marcus and Crystal Ryan.

After seven years of marriage, the Bible verse from Amos 3:3, “How can two walk together if they disagree?” rings truer than ever. Who wants to go through life miserably together? And a marriage in which two live apart is not the marriage God intended.

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Four years ago we wrote an article about how the premarital training offered by FAMCO impacted our relationship. Since then, we have seen major changes and learned massive lessons.

We both lost our positions at a world class horse racing operation just to see our one horse business grow to a line of nearly 20 Thoroughbreds. It’s a tough industry and working long hours side by side has its joys and challenges. We could never be where we are if we didn’t walk together with common goals in one heart and one mind.

We are so grateful to Roger and Barb Rollins for sharing their home, time, experience and knowledge with us. Not only did they emphasize the importance of praying together, they also guided us in this. You cannot be of one heart and mind unless you seek the Lord for His guidance and way, and we do. He has never let us down.

It is difficult to make the time to pray when there are so many immediate urgent needs, just as it was difficult to make the time to go to premarital counseling years ago. But now the sacrifice seems so small compared to the huge gains. The sessions were the cornerstone of a loving marriage.

Not only is our business and working together challenging, we also have a daughter from a previous relationship and everyone knows how difficult that can be. This was one of the topics we talked about during our premarital training, and it’s nothing short of miraculous how our relationship with our daughter’s birth father has changed. He’s even an investment partner in the horse for sale portion of the business. Nothing is really impossible with God. Sometimes it takes a neutral, godly person to shed some light on things.

Another topic that we discussed intensively was our finances. The aptitude test in the consultation showed us how differently we both deal with our finances. The premarital training showed us the middle ground, where our two strengths met and the weaknesses stayed at the side of the road.

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Another important lesson is to remember why you fell in love with this person and learn to show them your affection in their “love language.” When times get tough, forgive quickly and accept forgiveness.

Don’t expect this person to meet all of your needs, and if you’re feeling disappointed or frustrated, remember that only Jesus can fully understand you. Go to Him in prayer about it.

It never feels good to disagree or argue, but when two people try to have a life together, it has to happen. The Prepare/Enrich assessment tool mentioned above showed us where we were most likely to run into problems (it was right). It also gives you the tools to work through it instead of just thinking that you guys are just wrong for each other and that it’s best to break up. For those times when those tools aren’t sharp enough, always sharpen the tools with the Word of God. Go to the Word (Bible) together and peace, love and harmony will soon be back.

CHAPTER 20

1 And Abraham went from there toward the south country, and dwelt between Kadesh and Shur, and sojourned in Gerar. 2 And Abraham said of Sarah his wife, She is my sister. And Abimelech king of Gerar sent and took Sarah.

3 But God came to Abimelech in a dream in the night and said to him, Behold, you are but a dead man because of the wife you have taken; for she is a man’s wife. 4 But Abimelech had not come near her, and he said, Lord, do you also want to kill a righteous people? 5 Did he not say to me: She is my sister? and she, yes she herself said: He is my brother. With the purity of my heart and the innocence of my hands I have done this. 6 And God said unto him in a dream: Yes, I know that thou hast done this in the sincerity of thy heart; for I also prevented you from sinning against me: therefore I suffered you not to touch them. 7 So give the man back his wife; for he is a prophet, and he will pray for you, and you will live; and if you do not restore them, know that you will surely die, you and all that is yours.

8 So Abimelech got up early in the morning and called all his servants and told them all these things in their ears. and the men were greatly afraid. 9 Abimelech called Abraham and said to him, What have you done to us? and why have I offended you that you have brought a great sin upon me and my kingdom? you have done deeds on me that should not be done. 10 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What did you see that you did this? 11 And Abraham said: Because I thought, Verily, the fear of God is not in this place; and they will kill me for my wife’s sake. 12 And yet she is my sister; she is my father’s daughter, but not my mother’s daughter; and she became my wife. 13 And it came to pass that when God caused me to go away from my father’s house, I said unto her, This is thy kindness that thou shalt show me; Everywhere we go, say of me: He is my brother.

14 And Abimelech took sheep, and oxen, and male and female servants, and gave them to Abraham, and restored to him Sarah his wife. 15 And Abimelech said: Behold, my land lies before thee; stay where you like. 16 And to Sarah he said, Behold, I have given thy brother a thousand pieces of silver; behold, he is an eye-covering for all who are with you and with all others; so she was blamed. 17 So Abraham prayed to God, and God healed Abimelech and his wife and his maidservants; and they give birth to children. 18 For the LORD had sealed up all the wombs of the house of Abimelech for the sake of Sarah Abraham’s wife.

CHAPTER 21

1 And the LORD visited Sarah as he had said, and the LORD did to Sarah as he had said. 2 For Sarah conceived and bore Abraham a son in his old age, at the appointed time of which God had spoken to him. 3 And Abraham called the name of his son who was born to him, whom Sarah bare to him, Isaac. 4 And Abraham circumcised his eight-day-old son Isaac, as God commanded him. 5 And Abraham was a hundred years old when his son Isaac was born to him. 6 And Sarah said, God made me laugh, that all who hear may laugh with me. 7 And she said: Who would have told Abraham that Sarah should have suckled children? for I bore him a son in his old age. 8 And the child grew and was weaned; and Abraham held a great feast on the same day that Isaac was weaned.

9 And Sarah saw Hagar the Egyptian’s son, whom she had borne to Abraham, mocking. 10 Then she said to Abraham, Drive out this maidservant and her son! For the son of this handmaid shall not inherit my son, nor shall Isaac. 11 And the matter was very grievous in Abraham’s sight because of his son. 12 And God said to Abraham, Do not be grieved because of the boy and because of your maidservant; in everything Sarah has said to you, listen to her voice; for in Isaac shall your seed be named. 13 I will also make a people out of the son of the handmaid, for he is your seed.

14 And Abraham rose early in the morning and took bread and a jar of water and gave it to Hagar, put it on her shoulders and the child and sent them away, and she went and wandered in the wilderness of Beersheba. 15 And the water in the bottle was gone, and she threw the child under one of the bushes. 16 And she went and sat down opposite him a good distance, as if it were a bow; because she said: Don’t let me see the death of the child! And she sat down opposite him and lifted up her voice and wept. 17 And God heard the boy’s voice; And the angel of God called to Hagar from heaven and said to her, What is the matter with you, Hagar? no fear; for God has heard the boy’s voice where he is. 18 Get up, pick up the boy and hold him in your hand; for I will make him a great nation. 19 And God opened her eyes, and she saw a well of water; and she went and filled the bottle with water and gave the boy a drink. 20 And God was with the lad; and he grew and dwelt in the wilderness and became an archer. 21 And he dwelt in the wilderness of Paran, and his mother took him a wife from the land of Egypt.

22 And it came to pass that at that time Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, spake unto Abraham, saying, God is with you in all that you do wrong with me, or with my son, or with my son’s son; but according to the kindness that I have done to you, you shall do to me and to the land where you are a stranger. 24 And Abraham said: I swear. 25 And Abraham rebuked Abimelech because of a well of water that Abimelech’s servants had taken by force. 26 And Abimelech said: I do not know who did this; neither did you tell me, nor did I hear about it, except today. 27 And Abraham took sheep and oxen and gave them to Abimelech; and both made a covenant. 28 And Abraham put seven lambs of the flock by himself. 29 And Abimelech said to Abraham, What mean these seven lambs, which thou hast set alone? 30 And he said, You shall take these seven lambs from my hand, that they shall bear witness to me that I have dug this well. 31 Therefore he called this place Beersheba; because there they both swear to each other. 32 So they made a covenant at Beersheba. So Abimelech and Phichol, the commander of his army, rose up and returned to the land of the Philistines.

33 And Abraham planted a grove in Beersheba, and called there on the name of the Lord, the everlasting God. 34 And Abraham tarried many days in the land of the Philistines.

CHAPTER 22

1 And it came to pass that after these things God tempted Abraham, and said unto him, Abraham! And he said, Behold, here I am. 2 And he said: Take now thy son, Isaac thy only son, whom thou lovest, and go into the land of Moriah; and offer him there as a burnt offering on one of the mountains that I will name for you.

3 And Abraham rose up early in the morning and saddled his donkey and took with him two of his young men and Isaac his son and split the wood for the burnt offering and rose up and went to the place where God had told him. 4 On the third day Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw the place afar off. 5 And Abraham said unto his young men, Stay here with the donkey; and I and the boy will go and worship and come to you again. 6 And Abraham took the wood of the burnt offering and laid it on Isaac his son; and he took fire in his hand and a knife; and they both went together. 7 And Isaac spoke to Abraham his father, saying, My father! And he said: Here am I, my son. And he said, Behold the fire and the wood! But where is the lamb for the burnt offering? 8 And Abraham said, My son, God will prepare a lamb for a burnt offering. So they both went together. 9 And they came to the place which God had told him; and Abraham built an altar there, and arranged the wood, and bound his son Isaac, and laid him on the altar on the wood. 10 And Abraham stretched out his hand and took the knife to kill his son.

11 And the angel of the LORD called to him from heaven, saying, Abraham, Abraham! And he said: Here I am. for now I know that you fear God, since you have not withheld your son, your only son, from me. 13 And Abraham lifted up his eyes and saw, and behold, behind him was a ram, which was caught by its horns in a thicket; and Abraham went and took the ram and offered it as a burnt offering in place of his son. 14 And Abraham called the name of that place Jehovahjireh, as it is said to this day: It shall be seen on the mountain of the LORD.

15 And the angel of the Lord called Abraham a second time from heaven, 16 and said, By myself I have sworn, says the Lord, because you have done this and have not restrained your son, your only son, 17 that I bless you with blessings and multiply your seed like the stars of heaven and like the sand on the seashore; and your seed shall possess the gate of his enemies; 18 And through your seed shall all the nations of the earth be blessed; because you obeyed my voice. 19 So Abraham returned to his young men, and they got up and went together to Beersheba; and Abraham dwelt in Beersheba.

20 And it came to pass that after these things it was said to Abraham, Behold, Milcah, she has borne children also to thy brother Nahor; 21 Huz his firstborn, and Buz his brother, and Kemuel the father of Aram, 22 and Chesed, and Hazo, and Pildash, and Jidlaf, and Bethuel. 23 And Bethuel begot Rebekah. Milkah bore these eight to Nahor, Abraham’s brother. 24 And his concubine, whose name was Reuma, she also bare Tebah, and Gaham, and Thahash, and Maacha.

Micah 6:8 asks us what the Lord requires of us. There are many different ways to answer this question. Perhaps you have a passion for evangelism. So you focus on the commission in Matthew 28:19-20. Or you could focus more on worship and emphasize verses like Psalm 95:6. You may think that God wants holiness, and the Ten Commandments define what God expects of you. Or perhaps you emphasize Christian character, and so the fruit of the Spirit as described in Paul’s writings might be your favorite. The wide range of answers to this question helps the Christian community to be diverse, whole, and inclusive so that the passions, interests, and gifts of all of God’s people can be realized.

Perhaps pondering what the Lord wants from us also encourages us to develop a holistic spirituality that includes the parts of our faith that are not in our wheelhouse. If I have a deep interest and call to pray, I may need to push myself to make sure I get out of my closet of prayer to share my faith. If I love the experience of worship, I probably shouldn’t ignore my neighbors as I walk or drive to church on Sunday mornings.

What Micah 6:8 reveals about God’s desire for you

Micah 6:8 connects our faith to our actions, our caring for those in need to our walk with God: “What does the Lord require of you but to do righteousness, and to love kindness, and to walk humbly with your God?”

While a number of Bible translations use the word “require,” following the instructions of this verse closely is not a requirement of salvation. God has mercy on us even when we are not perfectly obedient. Some translations use the word “desire” at Micah 6:8 instead. God gives us the gift of salvation by grace. This verse simply describes what God wants from us in return: practice righteousness, love mercy, and walk humbly with God.

Walk humbly with God

“Walking humbly with God” is the basis for loving mercy and practicing justice. Because of what God has done, we invest fully in healing the world around us through mercy and justice. Cultivating our walk with God gives us the power and passion to commit ourselves fully—it grounds everything else we do.

The metaphor of “walking” is often used in Scripture to describe the overall direction of one’s life. There are a number of references in Deuteronomy to walking in the Lord’s way, several Psalms refer to blameless conduct, and 1 John encourages us to walk in the light. This poetic image envisions a comfortable relationship of presence with God and a life that fits into that path.

The adverb “humble” moves us away from arrogance and the self-centered need to always be better than others to simply accepting the gifts that God has placed in us. Perhaps the song “Trust and Obey” comes to mind: “If we walk with the Lord in the light of his word, what glory he showers on our path! While we do his good will, he still abides with us and with all who trust and obey.”

Loving Mercy

Second, God wants us to “love mercy,” or in some translations, kindness. This is the Hebrew word hesed, which can be used to refer to God’s loving-kindness toward us. It is interesting to note that God wants us to be drawn to mercy – to have compassion for those in need. This is not always easy as we see so many human needs; it’s on our street corners and bombarding us in the media.

Our heart hardens easily and our mind judges easily. These people are both stupid and manipulative. You make use of our support. And we need to hear God say again, “As one of my people, I hope you love mercy – for that is what you have received.”

do justice

Finally, God tells us to “do righteousness.” You may find it difficult to know what it means to do justice. How have I been fair in the past week? How does it look like? We have often defined justice by placing it primarily in a political, economic, or legal domain. These definitions make it difficult to see that we are regularly administering justice. Where are our courts and police failing? What laws or practices allow racial discrimination? Which companies take advantage of low-income people and charge them exorbitant interest rates? While these are indeed part of social injustice and we must fully address them, they can be remote from our daily lives.

Our definition of justice is “to create a world in which all people have equal opportunity to fully develop the gifts God has placed in them.” True, this encompasses the larger political, legal, and economic challenges we face , but can also include more basic activities, such as For example, a program that provides tutors so that children in urban schools have the same opportunities to learn to read as children in suburban schools. Justice supports an overwhelmed single parent who is struggling to find the time and resources to give his or her children adequate time. The judiciary takes in a foster child. The judiciary employs a young man who has just gotten out of prison. Justice is a variety of other activities that create a level playing field and provide equal opportunities for all.

Doing justice is also developmental, which means we don’t just give things away to fill a need, we help people help themselves. Following the well-known fishing metaphor, we don’t just give people a fish, we teach them how to fish. In our daily lives we all have the opportunity to do justice by helping people to help themselves. In this way, we create an environment in which people can thrive and reach their full potential.

questions to think about

Walking: Trim Your Waist, Improve Your Health Are you ready to reap the benefits of walking? This is how you get started – and stay motivated. By Mayo Clinic staff

Can you really walk your path to fitness? You bet! Get started today.

Know the benefits

Physical activity doesn’t have to be complicated. Something as simple as a brisk walk every day can help you lead a healthier life.

For example, regular, brisk walking can help you:

Maintain a healthy weight and lose body fat

Prevent or treat various conditions including heart disease, stroke, high blood pressure, cancer and type 2 diabetes

Improving cardiovascular fitness

Strengthen your bones and muscles

improve muscle endurance

Increase energy levels

Improve your mood, cognition, memory and sleep

Improve your balance and coordination

strengthen your immune system

Reduce stress and tension

The faster, further, and more frequently you go, the greater the benefits. For example, you can start out as an average walker and then work your way up to walking faster and walking a mile in less time than the average walker, similar to power walkers. This can be a great way to get aerobic activity, improve heart health, and increase endurance while burning calories.

You can also alternate brisk walking with leisurely walking. This type of interval training has many benefits, such as: B. Improving cardiovascular fitness and burning more calories than normal walking. And interval training can be done in less time than regular walking

Consider your technique

Open pop-up dialog Close Proper Gait Proper Gait A fitness stride requires good posture and purposeful movement.

Transforming your normal gait into a fitness stride requires good posture and purposeful movement. Ideally, this is what you look like when you walk:

your head is up You look ahead, not down.

Neck, shoulders and back are relaxed, not stiffly erect.

You swing your arms freely with a slight bend in your elbows. A little arm pumping is fine.

Your abs are slightly tight and your back is straight, not arched forward or backward.

You walk gently, rolling your foot from heel to toe.

Plan your routine

To begin your walking routine, remember the following:

Get the right gear. Choose shoes with proper arch support, a sturdy heel, and thick, flexible soles to cushion your feet and absorb shock. Wear comfortable, loose-fitting clothing and gear appropriate for all weather such as B. Layers in cooler weather. Strive to wear moisture-wicking fabrics that provide greater comfort. When walking outdoors in the dark, wear bright colors or reflective tape to be more visible. Wear sunscreen, a hat, and sunglasses when going out during the day. Some people opt for an activity tracker, app, or pedometer. These can be helpful for tracking your time, distance, heart rate, and calories.

Choose your course carefully. When walking outdoors, avoid paths with cracked sidewalks, potholes, low-hanging tree branches, or uneven grass. If the weather is not suitable for walking, consider walking at a mall that has walking hours.

Warm up. Walk slowly for five to ten minutes to warm up your muscles and prepare your body for the workout.

Walk slowly for five to ten minutes to warm up your muscles and prepare your body for the workout. Cooling down. At the end of your walk, walk slowly for five to 10 minutes to help your muscles cool down.

At the end of your walk, walk slowly for five to 10 minutes to help your muscles cool down. Stretch. After cooling down, gently stretch your muscles. If you prefer to stretch before walking, remember to warm up first.

Set yourself realistic goals

For most healthy adults, the Department of Health and Human Services recommends these exercise guidelines:

aerobic activity. Get at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity per week, or a combination of moderate and vigorous activity. The guidelines suggest spreading this exercise over a week. Greater amounts of exercise offer even greater health benefits. But even small amounts of physical activity are helpful. Being active for short periods throughout the day can add up to health benefits.

Get at least 150 minutes of moderate aerobic activity or 75 minutes of vigorous aerobic activity per week, or a combination of moderate and vigorous activity. The guidelines suggest spreading this exercise over a week. Greater amounts of exercise offer even greater health benefits. But even small amounts of physical activity are helpful. Being active for short periods throughout the day can add up to health benefits. weight training. Do strength training exercises for all major muscle groups at least twice a week. Aim to do a single set of each exercise with a weight or resistance level heavy enough to tire your muscles after about 12 to 15 reps.

As a general goal, aim for at least 30 minutes of physical activity per day. If you can’t schedule that much time, try doing several short activity sessions throughout the day. Any activity is better than none at all. Even small amounts of physical activity are helpful, and activity spread out throughout the day adds up to health benefits.

Remember that it’s okay to start slow – especially if you haven’t been exercising regularly. You could start with five minutes a day for the first week and then increase your time by five minutes each week until you reach at least 30 minutes.

For even more health benefits, aim for at least 60 minutes of physical activity most days of the week.

Track your progress

Keeping records of how many steps you take, how far you walk, and how long it takes can help you see where you started and serve as a source of inspiration. Just think how good you will feel when you see how many miles you’ve clocked up each week, month or year.

Try calculating steps and distance with an activity tracker, app, or pedometer. Or write these numbers down in a running journal.

stay motivated

Starting a hiking program requires initiative. Sticking to it takes commitment. To stay motivated:

Set yourself up for success. Start with a simple goal, such as E.g. “I’ll take a 5 or 10 minute walk on my lunch break.” If your 5 or 10 minute walk becomes a habit, set a new goal, e.g. B. “I go for a 20-minute walk after work.” Find specific times for walks. Soon you could be reaching for goals that once seemed impossible.

Make walking comfortable. If you don’t like walking alone, ask a friend or neighbor to join you. If groups energize you, join a gym or hiking group. You may want to listen to music while walking.

If you don’t like walking alone, ask a friend or neighbor to join you. If groups energize you, join a gym or hiking group. You may want to listen to music while walking. Vary up your routine. When walking outdoors, plan several different routes for variety. If you often walk around your neighborhood, consider going to a new place, such as B. in a city or a state park. Try taking routes with hills or stairs as you get used to walking more. Or go a few minutes faster and then a few minutes slower and repeat the cycle. If you are traveling alone, tell someone which route you are taking. Walk in safe, well-lit places.

When walking outdoors, plan several different routes for variety. If you often walk around your neighborhood, consider going to a new place, such as B. in a city or a state park. Try taking routes with hills or stairs as you get used to walking more. Or go a few minutes faster and then a few minutes slower and repeat the cycle. If you are traveling alone, tell someone which route you are taking. Walk in safe, well-lit places. Accept missed days. If you find yourself skipping your daily walks, don’t give up. Remind yourself how good it makes you feel when you incorporate physical activity into your daily routine, and then get back on the road.

Once you’ve taken that first step, you’re on your way to an important goal – better health.

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I have lost both hands and both feet to a rare, fast moving and deadly if not diagnosed promptly, flesh eating bacteria. It could have been so easy to go south into a negative mindset and convince myself that my world is ending. Becoming a quadruple amputee could have made me throw the biggest pity party known to man.

Everyone struggles with their personal problems. When you add it all up, life can get pretty ugly and complicated and make us run for the mountains. If that’s not the answer, where do we turn to?

As Christians, we should know how to trust God in difficult times. But shouldn’t we put our trust in God under all circumstances? Absolutely, but why is this important? Haven’t we covered the good times ourselves so that we only call on God when we need extra help? No not at all. If we believe this, we have not fully trusted the saving grace of Jesus Christ.

God is the creator of mankind, the universe and all amazing things in it. More importantly, HE LOVES US! He is there for us. He is our Heavenly Father who loves each and every one of us, believe it or not.

Let’s first look at some of the promises of God found in His Word, the Holy Bible, to prove that He is the ONLY choice you have to make when you’re wondering where to turn, when you come to a bump in life. Then I will provide some Bible verses about trusting God in tough times as resources to help you in your times of greatest need.

Where to turn to trust in God in difficult times

It is important to understand how much our Creator loves us. I’ll get on my feet and guess you’re a parent. Can you imagine sacrificing your only child to pay for the sins of everyone on earth? Can you imagine if these people hated you? But your love was so great that you gave up your child anyway?

I would like to say that I have a heart filled with that kind of Christian love. But not me. And I’m willing to assume you don’t either. But God, our holy heavenly Father, has that kind of love. So if He is willing to give His only-begotten Son so that we may have eternal life, it’s safe to say that you should be able to trust the Lord with all your heart even during hard times. The question is will you?

John 3:16 For God so loved the world that he gave his only begotten Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish but have eternal life.

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This is how we know that God loves us. But is he able to protect us in difficult times? To trust God in difficult times, one must understand that He is ready to help us when we need Him. The next verse in the Psalms shows the ups and downs of how bad things can get, but the Lord can still protect us.

Please understand that although God CAN protect us, that doesn’t mean He will. Remember that He is an all-knowing, all-seeing God and He knows what is best for us. It’s all about His will for our lives. So don’t forget that even in difficult times, these events are still for our good and for the glory of God. Now we may not see the point this side of heaven, but it’s the truth.

Psalm 46:1-3 God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we shall not fear even if the earth is removed, and if the mountains are carried into the midst of the sea; Though its waters roar and churn, though the mountains tremble with their swelling. Sela.

Romans 8:28 And we know that all things work together for good to those who love God, to those who are called according to his purpose.7

Trust God in all aspects of life? What does that mean?

When I think of trusting God, my favorite scripture, Proverbs 3:5-6, comes to mind as the best definition. Trust and faith are an essential part of any relationship with God. For the biblical definition of faith, see Hebrews 11:1. But let’s look at the dictionary meaning of trust.

Dictionary.com defines trust as confidence in the integrity, strength, ability, safety, etc. of a person or thing; Trust. Sure, you can rely on something or someone. But the definition of Proverbs tells us that we must trust it with all our hearts. That means our full heart, leaving no room for gaps or doubts. I love how this article on Christianity.com digs into the Scriptures for meaning and practical action steps to live out one of my favorite Bible verses about trusting God in difficult times.

Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the Lord with all your heart; and do not lean on your own mind. Acknowledge him in all your ways, and he will smooth your paths.

The best way

The best way to learn how to trust the Lord in difficult times is to keep God’s promises. God’s Word is full of promises that teach us to believe in God in difficult times. He tells us not to worry, to pray, and he will give us peace like you can’t imagine. He tells us he’s with us, in the trenches. And even after the struggle, He will strengthen and soothe us. When you study the Word of God, start with a great study Bible (this list includes some of the most popular study Bibles for women). Then check out these promises.

Philippians 4:6-7 Beware of nothing; but in everything by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God, which surpasses all understanding, will guard your hearts and minds through Christ Jesus.

Joshua 1:9 Have I not commanded you? Be strong and courageous; Fear not and fear not; for the Lord your God is with you wherever you go.

1 Peter 5:10 But the God of all grace, who hath called us unto his everlasting glory through Christ Jesus, after ye have suffered a while, make ye perfect, establish, strengthen, establish ye.

But how?

Now let’s talk more about trusting God in difficult times. However, I want to be clear. You must trust God under all circumstances. That means trusting him in both good times and bad.

Unfortunately, most of the time, life as a Christian goes pretty well as long as everything is going well. When you meet this bump in the road, your faith will be tested and you will learn what it means to trust in God in difficult times.

This is also the time when the world is watching you most closely. My greatest test came when I had a quadruple amputation after a life threatening illness where I spent 3 months in the hospital including 3 weeks in a medically induced coma. During tough times, it’s easy to fall into depression, tune out friends and family, and subsist on Magnum© double caramel ice cream bars. You might think that enduring such a major life event would cause me to curl up in a ball, stop living my life to the fullest, and convince myself that I no longer have any purpose.

Instead, I gave all the glory to God and His wonderful grace for saving my life, healing my body, and guiding me through my recovery. I refused to let the enemy steal my joy in the Lord. My prayer is that you will not let him steal your joy either.

The whole message of One Exceptional Life is it’s not about the challenge. It’s about getting up and moving on after you fall. God’s grace was sufficient for the apostle Paul, and it is sufficient for you. God makes us survivors and we must keep that warrior mentality. Keep a smile on your face and keep pushing through like you never fell.

Pray

Prayer will get you through the toughest of times. I remember waking up in the hospital knowing my limbs had been amputated and all that was left were bandages where my hands and feet had been. The first thing I did was pray, “Lord, I don’t know what my future will be, but I trust you. I’m so scared right now, but I know you will be with me and my family through all of this.”

Trusting God in difficult times requires prayer and, of course, faith that He will do as He says. God will keep his promises. He’s just waiting for you to trust him. Why do we try to hold on to our problems? It seems like a tug of war between us and God. God has. But if you don’t let go, how can He help you? I have a sign in my living room that says, “Faith doesn’t make things easy, it makes them possible.” And it relates to the following scripture. truth my friend. so pray He will not answer your prayer unless you ask.

Luke 1:37 For nothing is impossible with God.

Grow your faith

How can you believe in God in difficult times? Growing your faith is a daily project that can be pretty easy if you let it. In fact, here’s a pretty cool checklist of daily activities that can help you. Print it out, stick it on your fridge, and make sure you work towards making each of these activities a daily habit.

Obviously, the first step in increasing your faith is to develop a relationship with Jesus and entrust Him with your eternal security. For a detailed look at the daily activities included in this checklist, see How to Draw Closer to God Spiritually.

Remember its blessings

If you haven’t already incorporated the gratitude journal into your daily activities, now is a good time to start. Making a daily list of things you’re grateful for gives you a place to turn to when you’re feeling down. Many of the blessings in your journal are answered prayers. Get your free printable gratitude journal here. It’s a great way to focus on what’s good in your life and a great place to go if you need reminders of answered prayers.

My personal blessings are too numerous to mention here. But let me give you a few examples. God answered the prayers of my family and friends when the doctors said I had less than a 1% chance of survival. For those who do the math, that’s basically zero chance of survival, zilch, nada. But god…

Matthew 19:26 But Jesus looked at them and said unto them, With men this is impossible; but with God all things are possible.

God answered the prayer (mentioned earlier) from my hospital bed. Not only has He healed me, but I am living an extraordinary life of joy. As a result of my experience, I created this website to share my blessings, hoping to encourage you in your struggle.

Now, when I’m feeling overwhelmed and struggling to believe in God during hard times, I look back on those answered prayers and so many others in my gratitude journal. I find confidence that he will absolutely get me through the next bump in my life, and the next, and the next.

Where is God?

God wants to be first in our lives. It’s the first commandment in the Bible.

Exodus 20:3 Thou shalt have no other gods before me.

Notice the small G in this scripture. It doesn’t have to be a god in the sense of Zeus or Buddha. A (small G) god is whatever you present to the lord. It could be your family, your job, or your favorite pastime. Putting God first in our lives creates the kind of relationship with Him where we have no doubts about trusting God in difficult times. Try it, you will see.

Lysa Terkeurst, one of my favorite authors, wrote a great reminder of what it looks like to trust God in difficult times and walk in obedience in this beautiful devotional about David’s reactions to one of his darkest times.

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Walk this way

Walking in obedience means repenting of the sin in your life. Remember, God cannot look at sin. It separates humanity from our Creator. For this reason, He sent His Son Jesus to die on the cross. When Jesus had himself nailed to that tree on Calvary, his shed blood on that cross covered the sins of all mankind.

When you have unrepentant sins in your life, you put a barrier between you and your Heavenly Father. That is why it is important to repent often. Most of us ask for forgiveness when we pray, maybe once or twice a day. But you should ask for forgiveness as many times as you catch yourself sinning. That keeps you close and obedient.

Let go

You can’t say you trust the Lord but then hold on to your fight with both hands. Here’s a tip I used to give my kids when they were little when they were scared of something or had a problem. I told them to imagine putting their problem in a box and tying it with a big red bow. Then imagine giving that gift to Jesus. When you give your problem to Jesus, it’s important to let it go and let Him take over.

I did this recently because I was struggling with forgiveness. I found it difficult to forgive anyone and it was a burden for a long time. I put this burden in a box. Holy smokers, what a struggle to let it go. It reminded me of the tug of war mentioned earlier. But I gave that burden to the Lord in its entirety. Immediately, forgiveness seemed to fully restore our relationship.

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wait for it

Sometimes we have struggles in our lives that seem to go on forever. However, it is unrealistic for us to believe that God will snap his fingers and it will all be over because of our asking. I have already mentioned that it is about what is best for our well-being and brings the most glory to God. In other words, God’s will be done.

Most of the time, God’s timing doesn’t match what we want in our lives. We grow most spiritually during our struggles. Trusting God in difficult times must become a way of life. Hard times come and go. Staying focused and maintaining our faith in the Lord will lead to greater blessings and rewards in heaven.

Isaiah 40:31 But those who wait for the Lord will have renewed strength; they will mount with wings like eagles; they should run and not get tired; and they will go and not faint.

What God Says…

God never promised us that life would be easy. Instead He said we will have trials. But there is a point in our struggles. That point is to become a stronger Christian spiritually. We are to become complete and have a closer relationship with our Lord and Savior. So when you think about the difficult times in your life, it’s best to change your mindset to see your obstacles as blessings. Because they are.

John 16:33 I have spoken this to you, that you may have peace in me. In the world you will have tribulation: but be of good cheer; I have conquered the world.

James 1:3-4 Knowing this, the testing of your faith works patience. But let patience have its perfect work, that you may be perfect and perfect and need nothing.

Trusting God in Troubled Times Bible Verses

Here are some of my favorite Bible verses about trusting God in difficult times. I’m sure you have some yourself. But these scriptures can give you a good start.

1 Peter 5:7 Cast all your anxiety on him; because he cares about you.

Romans 8:38-39 For I am sure that neither death nor life, nor angels, nor principalities, nor powers, nor things present, nor things to come, nor height nor depth, nor any other creature shall be able to separate us from the love of God which is in Christ Jesus, our Lord, is.

Isaiah 41:10 Fear not; for I am with you: do not be dismayed; for I am your God: I will strengthen you; Yes, I help you; yes, I will uphold you with the right hand of my righteousness.

Deuteronomy 31:8 And it is the Lord that goes before you; he will be with you, he will not let you down and will not leave you. Don’t be afraid, don’t be alarmed.

Psalm 34:17 The righteous cry out, and the Lord hears and delivers them from all their affliction.

John 14:27 Peace I leave you, my peace I give you; not as the world gives, I give to you. Don’t let your hearts tremble and don’t be afraid.

Trusting God in Difficult Times Quotes

If you’re a fan of quotes like me, you’ll love these quotes on how to keep your faith in difficult times. Whether these quotes are biblical or secular, the message is clear.

“If you lose faith, you lose everything.” – Eleanor Roosevelt

“Faith is invisible but felt, faith is strength when we feel we have none, faith is hope when all seems lost.” – Katharina Pulsifer

“A grateful heart is a beginning of greatness. It’s an expression of humility. It is a basis for the development of virtues such as prayer, faith, courage, contentment, happiness, love and well-being.” – James E. Faust

“Faith doesn’t always get you out of the problem, faith gets you through the problem. Faith doesn’t always take away the pain, faith gives you the ability to deal with the pain. Faith doesn’t always get you out of the storm, faith calms you down in the middle of a storm.” – Author unknown

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The most important part of trusting God in difficult times is placing your challenge in the capable hands of our Heavenly Father. There is no need to see life as ugly, complicated and enough to make us run for the mountains because God is all you will ever need to overcome any obstacle in your life.

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What Makes Motivational Quotes So Adorable? Every driven person eventually realizes that there are a whole lot of feel-good time wasters out there that suck at us because they feel like work, and trawling through endless lists of motivational phrases is no exception. And yet there is hidden value in finding a concise expression that perfectly distills our own beliefs.

Motivational quotes often feel like our own opinions are making a return visit, only complemented by someone with writing talent. And the right quote at the right time can change things – words matter, and motivational phrases can encourage us to stand up, overcome difficult times, take action, stop procrastinating, step out of our comfort zone, motivate a team, into personal Invest growth, start a business, and do the hard work that needs to be done.

Even truly successful people are in awe of a favorite inspirational quote or two – to get through tough times, remember an important personal principle, or even find some inspiration to be more productive while working from home. In business and in life, quotes are short pieces of wit and wisdom that are easy to find again when we need them.

Here are some of our favorite motivational and inspirational quotes from a variety of sources. We hope you find a few you enjoy and revisit them often to stay motivated.

Deep motivational quotes

“We cannot solve problems with the mindset we created them.” — Albert Einstein “Learn as if you will live forever, live as if you will die tomorrow.” — Mahatma Gandhi “Stay away from people who try to lower your ambitions. Small minds will always do that, but big minds make you feel like you can grow too.” — Mark Twain “When you bring joy to other people, you get more joy in return. You should give happiness a good thought to spend.” —Eleanor Roosevelt “When you change your thoughts, remember to change your world.” —Norman Vincent Peale “Only when we take risks does ours improve Life . The first and most difficult risk we must take is to become honest. —Walter Anderson “Nature has given us all the parts we need to achieve exceptional wellness and health, but left it up to us to put those parts together.” —Diane McLaren

Motivational quotes about success

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to keep going that counts.” — Winston S. Churchill

“Success is not final; failure is not fatal: it is the courage to keep going that counts.” — Winston S. Churchill “It is better to fail at originality than to succeed at imitation.” — Herman Melville “The path to success and the path to failure are almost exactly the same.” — Colin R. Davis “Success usually comes from those who are too busy looking for it.” — Henry David Thoreau “Building success from failure. Discouragement and failure are two of the surest stepping stones to success.” —Dale Carnegie “Nothing in the world can replace perseverance. Talent won’t; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. It won’t be a genius; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. education will not; the world is full of educated people. The slogan ‘Press On’ has solved and always will solve mankind’s problems.” —Calvin Coolidge “There are three paths to ultimate success: The first path is to be kind. The second way is to be kind. The third way is to be kind.” —Mister Rogers “Success is peace of mind that is a direct result of complacency in knowing you’ve strived to be the best you can be.” —John Wooden “I never dreamed of success. I worked for it.” —Estée Lauder “Success is getting what you want, happiness is wanting what you get.” “W. P. Kinsella

Motivational quotes for life

“The pessimist sees difficulty in every opportunity. The optimist sees opportunity in every difficulty.” -Winston Churchill “Don’t let yesterday take over too much of today.” -Will Rogers “Failure teaches more than success. Don’t let that hold you back. Failure builds character.” — Unknown “When you’re working on something you really care about, you don’t need to be pushed. The vision draws you.” – Steve Jobs

“Experience is a hard teacher because it gives the test first and the lesson afterwards.” ―Vernon Sanders Law “Knowing how much you need to know is the beginning of life learning.” —Dorothy West “Goal setting is that Secret to a compelling future.” – Toni Robbins

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Motivational quotes for work

“Focus all your thoughts on the work at hand. The sun’s rays do not burn until they are focused. — Alexander Graham Bell “Either you run the day or the day runs you.” — Jim Rohn “I tend to believe in luck and I find that the harder I work the more of it I get.” — Thomas Jefferson “When we’re after striving to be better than we are, everything around us becomes better too.” — Paulo Coelho “Most people miss opportunities because they’re dressed in overalls and look like work.” — Thomas Edison “Goal setting is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible.” — Tony Robbins “Your work will fill a large part of your life, and the only way to be truly happy is to do what you think is great work . And the only way to do great work is to love what you do. If you haven’t found it yet, keep looking. don’t calm down As with all matters of the heart, you will know when you find it.” — Steve Jobs “It’s not about better time management. It’s about better life management” – Alexandra from The Productivity Zone

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motivational quotes for women

We don’t just sit around and wait for others. We just do it and we do it.” – Arlan Hamilton

Women challenge the status quo because we never are.” — Cindy Gallop We don’t just sit around waiting for other people. We just do it and we do it.” — Arlan Hamilton “Think like a queen. A queen is not afraid to fail. Failure is another stepping stone to greatness.” — Oprah Winfrey “The most powerful act for a woman is to love herself, to be herself, and to shine among those who never believed she could.” — Unknown ” Whenever you see a successful woman, look out for three men who will go out of their way to block her.” – Yulia Tymoshenko “Some women choose to follow men and some choose to follow their dreams . If you’re wondering which path to take, remember that your career will never wake up and tell you she doesn’t love you anymore.” — Lady Gaga “The thing women have yet to learn is that you no one gives power. you take it easy ” – Roseanne Barr “No woman would submit to a man who does not submit to God!” ― T D Jakes “A witty woman is a treasure; a funny beauty is a power.” ― George Meredith “When a woman becomes her own best friend, life is easier.” – Diane Von Furstenberg “If you want something said, ask a man; If you want something done, ask a woman.” – Margaret Thatcher “We need women at all levels, including at the top, to change the dynamic, to reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and respected not to be overlooked and ignored.” – Sheryl Sandberg “It has taken me quite a long time to develop a voice and now that I have it I will not remain silent.” – Madeleine Albright “Women must learn to play the game like this to play like men.” – Eleanor Roosevelt “I swear by my life and my love for it that I will never live for another man or ask another to live for me.” – Ayn Rand

motivational quotes for men

“He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.” — Confucius “Try not to become a man of success, but a man of worth.” — Albert Einstein “A man of courage makes the majority.” — Andrew Jackson “One The secret of success in life is that a man is ready for his opportunity when it comes.” – Benjamin Disraeli “A man who has made a mistake and does not correct it makes another mistake.” – Confucius Kongzi “The successful man becomes capitalize on his mistakes and try differently.” —Dale Carnegie “A successful man is one who can lay a solid foundation with the stones others have thrown at him.” —David Brinkley “He is a wise man who does not mourn for the things he does not have, but rejoices in those that he has.” – Epictetus

motivational quotes for students

“Education is the most powerful weapon that can change the world.” – Nelson Mandela

“You have to get up determined every morning if you want to go to bed satisfied.” — George Lorimer “Education is the most powerful weapon you can wield to change the world.” — Nelson Mandela “The hardest thing is deciding to act, the rest is just persistence.” – Amelia Earhart “You’ll find that education is about the only thing lying loose in this world, and it’s about the only thing a lad can have as much of as he’s willing to take away .” —John Graham “Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.” — Augustine Og Mandino

Funny motivational quotes

“People often say that motivation doesn’t last. Nor do we bathe – that’s why we recommend it every day.”

“The elevator to success is out of order. You have to use the stairs, one step at a time.” — Joe Girard “Be a trampoline with positive energy – pick up what you need and bounce back more.” — Dave Carolan “People often say that motivation isn’t is permanent. Neither do bathing, which is why we recommend it every day.” — Zig Ziglar “Work until your bank account looks like a phone number.” — Unknown “I’m so smart, sometimes I don’t understand a word I’m saying.” — Oscar Wilde “People say nothing is impossible, but I don’t do anything every day.” — Winnie the Pooh “Life is like a sewer… what you make of it depends on what you put into it.” — Tom Lehrer “I always wanted to be someone but now I realize I should have been more specific.” – Lily Tomlin

Motivational quotes for teams

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael Jordan

“Talent wins games, but teamwork and intelligence win championships.” – Michael Jordan “Individual commitment to a group effort – that’s what makes a team work, an organization work, a society work, a civilization work.” — Vince Lombardi “Teamwork is the ability to work together towards a common vision. The ability to align individual performance with organizational goals. It’s the fuel that enables ordinary people to achieve extraordinary results.” —Andrew Carnegie “Coming together is a beginning. Sticking together is progress. Working together is success.” — Henry Ford “Alone we can do so little, together we can do so much.” — Helen Keller “Remember, teamwork starts with building trust. And the only way to do that is to overcome our need for invulnerability.” — Patrick Lencioni “I challenge everyone to choose forgiveness over division, teamwork over personal ambition.” — Jean-Francois Cope

Short motivational quotes

“Just one little positive thought in the morning can change your whole day.” — Dalai Lama “Opportunities don’t arise, you create them.” — Chris Grosser “Love your family, work super hard, live your passion.” — Gary Vaynerchuk ” It’s never too late to be what you could have been.” – George Eliot “Don’t let the opinions of others become your reality” – Les Brown “If you are not positive energy, you are negative energy. Mark Cuban I am not a product of my circumstances. I am a product of my choices.” – Stephen R. Covey

Monday motivational quotes

“Your thoughts on Monday morning set the tone for your entire week. See yourself getting stronger and living a fuller, happier and healthier life.” – Germany Kent

“The greatest discovery of my generation is that a person can change their life by changing their attitude.” — William James “One of the differences between some successful people and some unsuccessful people is that one group is full of doers while the other is full of desires is.” —Edmond Mbiaka “I’d rather regret the things I’ve done than the things I haven’t.” —Lucille Ball “You can’t plow a field by turning it over in your mind. ―Gordon B. Hinckley “When you get up in the morning, think what a privilege it is to be alive, to think, to enjoy, to love…” – Marcus Aurelius “Mondays are the beginning of the work week, the new one Beginnings offers 52 times a year!” – David Dweck “Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever needs to be done, it’s always your choice.” —Wayne Dyer “Your thoughts on Monday morning set the tone for your entire week. See yourself getting stronger and living a fuller, happier and healthier life.” – Germany Kent

Motivational sayings for Friday

“There are more smiles on Friday than any other day of the work week!” – Kate Summers “Oh! It’s Friday again. Share the love that’s been missing throughout the week. In a worthy moment of peace and bliss.” -p. O’Sade “I like to give myself a high five every Friday because I can get through another week on little more than caffeine, willpower, and inappropriate humor.” – Nanea Hoffman “Make a Friday a day to celebrate a job well done things to be proud of when you know you just didn’t make it to the next paycheck in time.” —Byron Pulsifer “If you get off work on Friday, get off work. Don’t let technology follow you all weekend (answering texts and emails). Take a break, you’ll start the work week more refreshed when you’ve taken a break.” —Catherine Pulsifer

The best motivational quotes to start the day off right

“You can get anything you want in life if you just help enough other people get what they want.” —Zig Ziglar “Inspiration exists, but it has to find you at work.” —Pablo Picasso ” Don’t settle for average. Bring your best into the moment. Then, whether it fails or succeeds, at least you know you gave everything you had.” —Angela Bassett “Show up, show up, show up, and after a while the muse shows up too.” —Isabel Allende “Go ahead Nothing. Aim out of the stadium. Strive for the company of the immortals.” “David Ogilvy “I’ve stood on a mountain of nos for a yes.” —Barbara Elaine Smith “If you believe something must exist, if it is something you want to use yourself, never let anyone stop you from doing it.” – Tobias Lütke

Positive quotes for motivation

“Don’t look at your feet to see if you’re doing it right. Just dance.” ―Anne Lamott “Today someone is sitting in the shade because someone planted a tree a long time ago.” —Warren Buffet “True freedom is impossible without a mind freed by discipline.” “Mortimer J. Adler “Rivers know that : There is no rush. We will get there one day.” -A.A. Milne “There is a vitality, a life force, an energy, an acceleration that is translated into action by you, and because there is only one of you at all times “There is, that expression is unique. And if you block it, it will never exist through any other medium and will be lost.” Can have patience, can have what he wants.” ―Benjamin Franklin “The only one who can tell you you can’t win is you, and you don’t have to listen.” —Jessica Ennis “Aim high and listen Don’t get up until you get there.” —Bo Jackson “Take your victories, whatever they are, cherish them, seize them, but don’t settle for them.” —Mia Hamm

Daily motivational quotes

“Life can be so much bigger when you discover one simple fact: everything around you that you call life was made by people no smarter than you. And you can change it, you can affect it… Once you learn that, you’ll never be the same again.” —Steve Jobs “Life is like riding a bike. To keep your balance, you have to keep moving.” —Albert Einstein “What you’re doing is speaking so loud I can’t hear what you’re saying.” —Ralph Waldo Emerson “I’ve never let my education infer my Education interferes.” —Mark Twain “If you can’t do great things yet, do small things in a great way.” “Napoleon Hill “If you really want to do something, you will find a way. If you don’t, you’ll find an excuse.” ―Jim Rohn “Make sure you put your feet in the right place and then stand firm.” “Abraham Lincoln “Live from your imagination, not from it your story.” —Stephen Covey “Don’t wait for the perfect time and place to enter, for you are already on the stage.” -Unknown “The greater the difficulty, the greater the glory of overcoming it.” ” Epicurus Courage doesn’t always roar. Sometimes courage is a small voice at the end of the day that says, “I’ll try again tomorrow.” —Mary Anne Radmacher “If the decisions you make about where you invest your blood, sweat, and tears don’t align with who you want to be, you will never be that person.” “Clayton M. Christensen

Inspirational Quotes

“I’m not going to lose because even if you lose, you still have a valuable lesson to learn, so for me it balances out.” -Jay-Z

“Fear of what other people think is the most debilitating dynamic in business and in life. The best moment of my life was the day I realized that I no longer care what anyone thinks. It’s tremendously freeing and liberating, and it’s the only way to live your life and go about your business.” – Cindy Gallop “The only way to discover the limits of what’s possible is to push yourself a little past them to venture into the impossible.” ―Arthur C. Clarke “Care is an abuse of the imagination.” —Unknown “Courage is the most important of all virtues, for without courage one cannot consistently practice any other virtue.” “Maya Angelou “I never look back , Darling. It distracts from the now.” —Edna Mode “In a year you’ll be wishing you had started today.” —Unknown “The reason we struggle with uncertainty is because we compare our behind-the-scenes look to everyone else’s highlights.” —Steve Furtick “There’s something incredible out there waiting to be known.” —Carl Sagan “I will don’t lose because even if you lose you can still learn a valuable lesson, so for me it evens out.” —Jay-Z “I’m not trying to dance better than everyone else. I’m just trying to dance better than myself .” —Arianna Huffington “If you don’t risk anything, you risk more.” —Erica Jong

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Positive Quotes

“Failure is simply a chance to start again, smarter this time.” — Henry Ford “Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.” — Confucius “If you change the way, how you look at things changes the things you look at.” —Wayne Dyer “We must extend our hand in friendship and dignity to both those who would befriend us and to those who would be our enemies.” — Arthur Ashe “It’s okay to celebrate success, but it’s more important to learn the lessons of failure.” – Bill Gates

Encouraging Quotes

I can’t tell you how many times I got a no. Only to find that a better, brighter, bigger yes was just around the corner.” – Arlan Hamilton “We have to accept that we don’t always make the right decisions, that sometimes we make royal mistakes – to understand that failure is not that The opposite of success is, it’s part of success.” — Ariana Huffington “When everything seems to be going against you, remember that the plane takes off against the wind, not with it.” — Henry Ford “You can’t always control, what’s going on outside. But you can always control what’s going on inside.” — Wayne Dyer “We are what we keep doing. So excellence is not an act, but a habit.” — Aristotle “Start where you are. Use what you have. Do what you can.” – Arthur Ashe “Hustle beats talent when talent doesn’t rush” – Ross Simmonds

motivational quotes

“All you’ve ever wanted is to sit on the other side of fear.” – Georg Addair

“The question is not who will let me; it is the one who will stop me.” – Ayn Rand

“Every strike brings me closer to the next home run.” – Babe Ruth

“I didn’t fail. I just found 10,000 ways that don’t work.” – Thomas A. Edison

“Don’t worry about failure; you only have to be right once.” – Drawn Houston

“You carry the passport for your own happiness.” – Diane von Fürstenberg

“Never let success go to your head and never let failure get to your heart.” -Dragon

“Idea without execution is delusion.” —Robin Sharma

quotes about life

“Never give up on a dream just because it takes so long to achieve. Time flies anyway.” – Count Nightingale

“Make sure your worst enemy doesn’t live between your own two ears.” —Laird Hamilton “It is a rocky road that leads to the heights of greatness.” —Lucius Annaeus Seneca “For greatness does not come from impulse alone , but is a collection of small things brought together.” —Vincent van Gogh “If we take care of the moments, the years will take care of themselves.” —Maria Edgeworth “Resilience is being flexible in the face of uncertainty.” – Unknown “Sometimes magic is just someone spending more time doing something than anyone would reasonably expect.” —Raymond Joseph Teller “It’s not about the will to win – everyone has that. What matters is the will to prepare for victory.” —Paul Bryant “Just as a single step will leave no path on earth, a single thought will leave no path in the mind. In order to walk a deep physical path, we walk again and again. Walking a deep mental path requires us to keep thinking about what thoughts we want to dominate our lives.” —Henry David Thoreau “Never give up on a dream just because it takes so long to achieve. Time flies anyway.” – Earl Nightingale “True humility isn’t thinking less of yourself; it means thinking less about yourself.” – C.S. Lewis

More motivational quotes

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain

“The two most important days in your life are the day you are born and the day you find out why.” – Mark Twain “Nothing ever goes away until it teaches us what we need to know.” – Pema Chodron “We can only see through others when we can see through ourselves.” – Bruce Lee “Forget inspiration first. Custom is more reliable. The habit will sustain you whether you are inspired or not. Habit will help you finish and polish your stories. inspiration not. Habit is persistence in practice.” “Octavia Butler “The best way out is always through.” “Robert Frost “The battles that count are not for gold medals. The struggles within yourself — the unseen, inevitable struggles within all of us — that’s what it’s all about.” -Jesse Owens “Without struggle there is no progress.” —Frederick Douglass “Someone will declare, “I’m the leader!” and expect, that everyone lines up and follows him or her to the gates of heaven or hell. My experience is that this does not happen. Others follow you based on the quality of your actions rather than the magnitude of your declarations. ” “Bill Walsh “Courage is like a muscle. We strengthen it by applying it.” —Ruth Gordo “Relentlessly cut out the bullshit, don’t wait to do things that matter, and enjoy the time you have. That’s what you do when life is short.” —Paul Graham “More is lost by indecisiveness than by wrong choice.” —Marcus Tullius Cicero “If a captain’s ultimate goal were to preserve his ship, he would he’ll keep it in port forever.” —Thomas Aquinas “You can be the ripest, juiciest peach in the world, and there’ll still be someone who hates peaches.” —Dita Von Teese “Keep a little fire burning; how small, how hidden.” “Cormac McCarthy

Inspirational New Year Quotes

You will never get bored trying something new. There really is no limit to what you can do.” –Dr. Seuss “I find it exhilarating when someone is so uncompromising about who they are.” —Don Cheadle “You can never leave lasting footprints if you always tiptoe.” —Leymah Gbowee “When you know the road you walk on , don’t like it, start patching another one.” —Dolly Parton “If it makes you nervous, you’re doing it right.” —Childish Gambino “What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what difference you make want.” —Jane Goodall “I’m choosing to make the rest of my life the best of my life.” —Louise Hay “To be irreplaceable, you always have to be different.” —Coco Chanel “Anything can make me want to to stop and look and wonder and sometimes learn.” —Kurt Vonnegut “People’s passion and desire for authenticity is strong.” —Constance Wu “Excess effort could overcome a lack of trust.” —Sonia Sotomayor “Doubt is deadly, you just have to w know who you are and what you stand for.” —Jennifer Lopez “No one changes the world unless possessed.” —Billie Jean King “I learned a long time ago that there’s something worse than missing the goal and that is not pulling the trigger.” —Mia Hamm “Some people want it to happen, some wish it to happen, others make it happen.” -Michael Jordan

success quotes

“You can’t be the kid that stands at the top of the water slide and thinks about it. You have to go down the slide.” -Tina Fey

“It’s remarkable how much long-term benefit people like us have when they consistently try not to be stupid instead of trying to be very intelligent.” —Charlie Munger “You can’t be the kid on top of the water slide stands and thinks about it. You have to go down the slide.” —Tina Fey “When I believe in something, I’m like a dog with a bone.” —Melissa McCarthy “And there came a day when the risk of being stuck in a bud was more painful than the risk of thriving.” —Anaïs Nin “The standard you pass by is the standard you accept.” —David Hurley “I’ve searched every park in every city and found no statues of committees.” —Gilbert K. Chesterton „Erfolg ist, ohne Enthusiasmus von Misserfolg zu Misserfolg zu stolpern.“ „Winston Churchill „Behalte die Sterne im Auge und deine Füße auf dem Boden.“ ―Theodore Roosevelt „Hören Sie nicht auf, das Leben als Abenteuer zu betrachten. Sie haben keine Sicherheit, wenn Sie nicht mutig, aufregend und phantasievoll leben können; es sei denn, Sie können eine Herausforderung anstelle von Kompetenz wählen.“ „Eleanor Roosevelt „Perfektion ist nicht erreichbar. Aber wenn wir nach Perfektion streben, können wir Exzellenz erreichen.“ —Vince Lombardi „Machen Sie sich eine gute Idee und bleiben Sie dabei. Verfolge es und arbeite daran, bis es richtig gemacht ist.“ —Walt Disney „Optimismus ist der Glaube, der zum Erfolg führt. Ohne Hoffnung und Zuversicht geht nichts.“ -Helen Keller

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Then you will call me and come and pray to me and I will listen to you. Jeremiah 29:12 (NIV)

You may be wondering, “What are the benefits of connecting with God?” You feel indifferent every time you pray.

It’s like your prayers are fading into thin air or don’t go above the ceiling.

Well, there are times when we don’t feel connected to God. Prayer becomes challenging and we feel that God is far away. We struggle to distinguish God’s voice from the enemy’s or our own voice. Sometimes we fear that we are not praying properly or enough.

You may be planning to stop praying because your prayer life has become burdensome. But listen, God wants to connect with you; he longs for an intimate relationship with you.

And prayer is one of the ways you can build that intimacy.

Now, before we talk about the benefits of connecting with God, let’s look at some benefits of prayer.

Benefits of Connecting with God

Induces fear

Life can be overwhelming. We have so many things to do in a single day that it’s easy to get anxious. Connecting with God through prayer will help you relax as it releases fear from your body.

The Word of God encourages us not to worry. Instead of being afraid, we are encouraged to pray, supplicate, and thank God (Philippians 4:6-7). Worrying doesn’t take away your problem, if anything, it only increases it. So there is no point in worrying and praying better.

Helps us focus on heavenly things

We should focus on the above things. But if we’re honest, most of us have a hard time with it. Things of this world often catch up with us because they seem more real than heavenly things.

But our focus should not be on temporary things, for the things of this world wither away. (1 John 2:17) Prayer helps us focus our thoughts on heavenly things, because when we pray we focus on the Creator and not on creation.

Builds trust

A prayer is an act of devotion. When you pray, you are actually surrendering anything that is stressing you to God. You will step out of your prayer closet knowing that the Creator of heaven and earth is behind you. And that will result in your confidence being built.

When God answers prayer, our trust is built and we are encouraged to continue to trust Him.

Allows us to find solutions to our problems

It’s hard to find someone to share your deepest fears and doubts with. Most people will make fun of your problems or gossip about you. But God cares about us, and He is ready and willing to hear our frustrations. He doesn’t stop there, God also gives us solutions to our problems.

Gives you the strength to resist temptation

We cannot resist the temptations of this world without God. Through prayer we can ask God to strengthen us inside. Our spirit connects with God’s Spirit when we pray and gives us strength to overcome temptation.

Now let’s answer the question: What are the benefits of connecting with God?

Also Related: 13 Reasons I Believe in the Power of Prayer.

Be honest

Please do not pretend to be something you are not when you pray. For example, you don’t have to pretend you’re confident or happy when you’re actually breaking inside.

God knows what’s in your heart. He is ready to listen to you and help you overcome any challenge you face. But you have to be genuine when you go before his presence.

Doing wrong before God will result in not opening yourself fully to Him. Trying to impress Him will result in you not connecting with God either. David wasn’t afraid to tell God what he felt (Psalm 32).

He prayed when he was angry, afraid, happy, and grateful. When we are truly in our prayers, we connect to God in ways we can never imagine. Let your prayers come straight from the heart.

Confess and repent

Could it be that you are having trouble connecting with God because there is sin in your life? Are you doing something that doesn’t please God?

Well, if you want to connect with God through prayer, you must confess your sins. Ask God to help you overcome temptations that can cause you to return to that sin.

Now it is good to confess your sins. But you also need to change your behavior, and that’s what regret is about. Avoid situations that will cause you to return to sin.

Stay as far away as possible from people who influence you to lead a sinful life. Try to set boundaries with them if they are your family.

Sin causes us to misjudge God. Instead of seeing God as a loving Father, we see Him as a strict and demanding God. Sin will also open doors for the enemy to come and steal you. (1 Peter 5:8)

Practice the presence of God

In order to receive the benefits of connection with God, we must use it consciously. So how about practicing the presence of God every time we go into our prayer closets?

Instead of seeing God as a distant deity, we begin to see him here with us. Believe that God is with you and answers your prayers.

Practicing the presence of God will help you connect with God on a deeper level. It will also make you walk boldly into God’s presence.

Instead of wondering if your prayers are going over the top, you’ll know he’s listening.

Do not practice the presence of God alone in your prayer closet. Do this while going about your daily activities like cleaning the house.

See God’s hands in every part of creation as you go about your daily routine. And think of God as you move from one activity to the next throughout the day.

pray scriptures

Splashing a few words in your prayer closet is not a great way for you to connect with God. The best way for you to connect with God is to pray the scriptures.

Behold, God watches over his word. That is, as we pray the Scriptures, we are assured in our hearts that He will hear us and answer our prayers.

Praying the Scriptures means praying according to God’s will. So you won’t have to worry about your prayers being out of context if you make a habit of praying the scriptures. Jesus could have used his divine authority to defeat the devil, but he used the word to resist him (Matthew 4:1-10).

The Word of God helps us repel the attacks of the enemy. It also allows us to connect closely with our Heavenly Father and is therefore an excellent weapon for prayer.

stop god

If you want to connect with someone on a deeper level, don’t just talk to them, you listen to what they have to say.

Now we all know that prayer is communication with God and communication is not a one-way street. So, as with any type of communication, we need to take the time to listen to what he is saying.

By listening to God, you can know what He wants from us and who He is. Don’t spend all prayer time talking; Also, take the time to listen to God when He directs you.

Go into your prayer closet every once in a while just to listen to God without saying anything. You can start reading the Scriptures. Then open your journal and just listen to him as you write down what he tells you.

The more you listen to him, the deeper the connection you get. And prayer will become something you enjoy and look forward to.

Questions

We waste a lot of time trying to sort things out ourselves when we can only ask. Instead of trying to connect to God on your own, how about you ask Him. Stop stressing yourself and just open up to him.

Ask the Holy Spirit for help, for he teaches us all things. You can ask this way, “Holy Spirit of God, will you reveal to me the benefits of communion with God? I want to connect with him on a deeper level.”

The Holy Spirit will teach different ways to connect with God.

Also Related: Intimacy With God Through Prayer: Top 12 Proven Ways.

praise god

There are times when you try to open your mouth and pray but just can’t find the right words. Then there are other times when we pray but feel a separation from God. We feel empty in our hearts and prayer feels like such a burden to us.

It is good to spend time praising and worshiping God at such times. When we choose to glorify God, despite our feelings, we end up truly connecting with Him. Praising God will make you forget your list of needs. And you can enjoy the presence of God.

As you focus on God, your heart will draw closer to Him. And this will lead to a complete transformation in your life.

Quickly

Our flesh is always at war with our spirit. You may have a deep desire to connect with God, but your flesh will try to prevent you from enjoying that relationship. But remember that you are a spirit being, so don’t let the flesh lead you.

The Bible says that carnality is death (Romans 8:6-10). You must crucify your flesh, and one of the ways you can do that is through fasting.

Most people think that fasting causes God to change his mind or quickly answer our prayers. But that’s just not true, because we can’t do anything on our own to move God. God’s blessings are all by grace.

Our Father is a gracious God who gives us things freely through His Son Jesus Christ. Fasting is not meant to make him do something for us, but for our own good. It enables us to crucify our own flesh, which in turn brings us into alignment with God.

Let the Holy Spirit guide you

We do not know how to pray perfect prayers in our own strength. But the good news is that God has given us His Holy Spirit to help us pray.

Only the Holy Spirit of God knows the thoughts of God and also knows our thoughts. So He knows what kind of prayers we should pray to connect deeply with our Heavenly Father.

Stop using your own power to connect with God and ask the Holy Spirit to help you. Open your heart and mind and surrender to the leading of the Holy Spirit in prayer. In this way you can surrender yourself completely and connect with the Spirit of God.

Conclusion

If you’ve been trying to find answers to this question, What are the benefits of connecting with God, you know you’re not alone. We all struggle to build an effective prayer life. But just because we fight doesn’t mean we can’t connect with our Heavenly Father.

Prayer is a great weapon that our Father gave us to fight against the enemy’s onslaught. It is also an excellent tool through which we are able to connect with our loving Father.

God wants us to speak to ourselves daily, so he asks us to pray without ceasing.

It’s quite challenging to connect with God all day long. But with the help of the Holy Spirit, you can connect with God and enjoy His presence throughout the day. Connect with God through prayer, practicing His presence and letting the Holy Spirit guide you.

David is an ordained minister and life coach. He has been an ordained pastor since 1988. Shortly after receiving Jesus as his personal Savior, he answered the call to ministry.

Walk in the Spirit, Paul tells believers in Galatians 5:16. Secure. Easier said than done.

How do I know when my actions are Spirit driven and when they are not? We humans are perfectly capable of persuading ourselves that we live by the Spirit when we’re not even close to it.

The life of the Spirit, in contrast to the life of the sinful nature, has these characteristics: “But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control; against such things there is no law” (Galatians 5:22-23). Years ago I made it my goal to live by these truths because I thought that was a very good list of qualities for every individual to pursue. What I didn’t realize at the time was that each of these qualities had a deep meaning that I had yet to discover.

Two ways to know you are walking in the Spirit

I certainly haven’t figured it all out, but here are two things that I have found helpful in my desire to live the Spirit.

1. The Spirit of God will always agree with the Word of God.

Study the Word of God. It is true, immutable, its applicability is infinite, and it is fascinating. For example, the word love has taken on new meaning over the years as I have read the Bible. We speak of loving our clothes, our vacations, our families, and God. These are all different meanings of the word love, of course, but none of them competes with the love of God.

God loves us loyally, unconditionally, and perfectly, and the only way to understand the depths of his love is to read his word and discover how he loved those who came before us and how he loved us, by sending Jesus. We can rationalize much by appealing to love, but God’s love is the only true measure of love.

God’s love is gracious, merciful and very patient. There were times when I wanted to blame someone to let them know what I really think and I justified it by saying what they did just wasn’t right. The individual may have been wrong and there may have been a time for a wise confrontation, but certainly not when I was so angry. When I acted in anger, it was clearly not the Holy Spirit guiding me; it was my sinful nature all along. After a few incidents of this nature, I learned the value of Ephesians 4:26, 29: “Be angry and do not sin… Let no corrupting speech come out of your mouth.”

Reading the Bible is the best way I know to compare what I call love with the love of God. The Spirit of God will never cause you to do anything against the Word of God.

2. The Spirit of God will lead you to freedom.

Years ago I attended a retreat on the Fruit of the Spirit. We all showed ourselves alert and ready to be inspired by the Word of God. There we learned of God’s true and unconditional love, moved to joy under all circumstances, rested in peace by faith, challenged one another to show kindness, set our eyes on good, inspired one another to be faithful, and pondered how we could be gentler.

It was emotionally draining. As we looked at what each fruit of the Spirit actually meant, we felt increasingly discouraged. How could we ever live as those nine little words ask of us? An oppressive feeling settled over the group.

Luckily, God used that moment to teach us to think backwards.

A friend of mine spoke about the ultimate fruit of self-control. She said that she naturally has very little self-control and likely never will have much of it. She identified several areas where she struggled to show control.

Quite simply, she reminded us that no one can show these fruits of the Spirit on their own. We may have an inclination or ability in one or two areas that can pass as real spirit-filled fruit. But if we do it ourselves, then by definition it is not a fruit of the Spirit. The more we try to be more loving, joyful, or peaceful on our own, the more we defeat the only hope we have in the spirit.

These nine qualities are fruits of the spirit, not fruits of our own determination or tenacity.

The fog of failure in the room lifted noticeably as we all recognized with renewed appreciation the freedom available to us in Jesus Christ. Freedom from trying so hard and always falling short. Freedom from the burden of wanting to be something we are not. Freedom from the judgment that comes upon us when we fail.

How our work and the work of the Spirit fit together

This raises another question: Does wanting to live by these attributes and have my thoughts upon them daily mean trying to take over the mind?

No it is not. My desire to live a Spirit-filled life is evidence that the Spirit lives within me (Romans 8:5). Every believer has the Holy Spirit of Jesus and the freedom to live according to His power and influence. The inevitable tension, however, arises from turning our thoughts to the Spirit while at the same time inhabiting a damaged nature and living in a sinful world. This is a tension we will experience until we get to heaven.

I wonder if we’re not giving enough credit to the Holy Spirit within us. We have the Holy Spirit of God, so why do we so often doubt that he is our guide? I’ve looked through all the verses in the New Testament that contain the word “spirit” and the warning that came to my mind was don’t quench the spirit, don’t ignore it. If we listen to the Spirit in freedom, tested by our knowledge of the Bible, then we should be able to trust the Spirit to guide us.

Without a doubt we will fail. Paul describes such a failure in Romans 7, and if he struggled with it, surely we will too. But Romans 7 comes right before the beautiful passage of Romans 8 that says we will not be judged and speaks of the power of the Spirit in our lives. If God is for us, who can be against us?

Jonathan Edwards put it this way about God’s active and effective grace in our lives:

[We] are not just passive, nor does God do some and we do the rest, but God does everything and we do everything. God creates everything and we do everything. For that is what He produces, our own deeds. God is the only correct originator and source; we’re just the right actors. We are totally passive and totally active in different ways. (Writings on the Trinity, Grace, and Faith, in The Works of Jonathan Edwards)

As we focus on the Spirit, knowing the Word of God, learning from our mistakes and successes, and turning to God’s grace, we come closer to walking with the Spirit (Galatians 5:25).

How else do you know you are walking by the Holy Ghost?

Context: Oppenheim is trying to stop Farrow’s publishing history on NBC, and he knows that Farrow will publish it on The New Yorker, even though he mistakenly refers to it as “New York” (on purpose?).

An almost pleading expression crossed Oppenheim’s face. “I’m not saying there isn’t much here. That’s an amazing” – he searched for the end of the sentence – “an amazing article from New Yorker magazine. And you know, you want to take it to New York Magazine, go with God. Go with God.” He raised his hands in a gesture of surrender.

What does it mean to “walk with Jesus”? It’s a phrase thrown around in many devotionals or small groups, but many of us struggle daily with how to truly align our steps with His. Here are 11 verses to help us do that.

#1 Start with a sincere desire

Psalm 63:1-2 says, “O God, you are my God; seriously I’m looking for you; my soul thirsts for you; my flesh trembles for you, as in a dry and weary land where there is no water. That’s how I looked at you in the sanctuary and saw your power and glory.”

Our walk with Jesus should begin with a deep longing. It has been said that each of us has a God-formed hole in our heart; We instinctively know that something is missing in our lives and only the love of Jesus can fill it. Realize that your heart longs for something beyond itself and turn to Jesus for the answer.

#2 Follow in his footsteps

John 13:34-35 says, “I give you a new commandment, that you love one another: just as I have loved you, so you also must love one another. By this all people will know that you are my disciples if you love one another.”

Jesus challenged his disciples—and therefore each of us—to follow in his footsteps. He is to be our example of service, selflessness, and love lived in our daily lives. We are to love those around us just as he himself loved others. Study His Word carefully to see how He did it, and then be fervent in your prayers to find ways to do it Yourself.

#3 Do his bidding

1 John 2:3-6 says: “And by this we know that we have come to know him, if we keep his commandments. Whoever says “I know him” but does not keep his commandments is a liar and the truth is not in him, but whoever keeps his word, in him verily the love of God is perfect. This is how we know we are in Him: whoever says he abides in Him should walk in the same way that He walked.”

Jesus commanded us to love God and to love our neighbor. This will be different for each individual, but unless we do this faithfully, we cannot claim to be guided by His love and heart. Obedience to what he has told us through his direct commands and through the Bible is the only way we can prove that we are walking with him.

#4 We should delight in his word

Psalm 1:1-2 says: “Blessed is the man who does not walk in the counsel of the ungodly, nor stand in the way of sinners, nor sit in the seat of scoffers; but he delights in the law of the LORD, and meditates on his law day and night.”

We could be obedient to His commandments, but even more important is the attitude of our hearts. There’s no use crossing items off a list if we don’t really believe it’s the right thing to do; the Pharisees were legalists at best and at worst. Instead, we should find true joy in His words and focus on them throughout our lives to guide our actions.

#5 Walk in the light

First John 1:7 says, “But if we walk in the light, even as he is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin.”

We could choose to go our own way, but that often leads to dark and sinful places. Walking in his light is the only way to ensure we are not putting ourselves in danger and that we have the best chance of resisting temptation.

#6 Realize that God wants us to walk with Jesus

Ephesians 2:10 says, “For we are his work, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we might walk in them.”

Jesus is our source of life, and he is also the source of God’s plans for our lives. When we surrender our lives to Christ, we implicitly acknowledge that God has a purpose for us and we surrender our will to His will. We choose to have our steps guided by Jesus, and we can believe that He will always walk with us.

#7 He’s ours from the start

Colossians 2:6 says, “Therefore, as you have received the Lord Jesus Christ, so walk in him.”

As soon as we become believers, Jesus begins to walk by our side. This is obedience in its simplest form: go with Jesus wherever He leads you. He called his disciples by saying, “Follow me.” He says the same to you.

#8 Cultivate a love for Jesus

Psalm 119:132 says, “Turn to me and have mercy on me as you deal with those who love your name.”

As we walk with him, our love for him will grow. A growing love for God is a sure sign that you are living according to His commandments and are drawing closer to His heart. Seek him consciously – if we follow him faithfully, he will always reveal himself.

#9 Seek him with all your heart and believe that you will find him

Deuteronomy 4:29 says, “But from there you will seek the Lord your God, and you will find him, if you seek him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

Moses said several times that the Hebrews should seek God with every part of their being: with what they said and did (body or force), with their thoughts (mind), with their emotions (heart), and with the deepest parts of themselves itself (soul). If we seek Jesus with that kind of single-minded attention, we can be sure that we will find him.

#10 See his example and follow him

1 Peter 2:21 says, “For to this you were called, because Christ also suffered for you and left you an example that you might follow in his footsteps.”

The whole reason Jesus calls us to follow him is so we can take his example to heart. He lived the only sinless human life, and while we will never attain that kind of perfection, we are instructed to do our best for the cause, surrender all to His mercy, and put His plans ahead of ours.

#11 Know that walking with Jesus grants us the desires of our hearts

John 15:7 says, “If you abide in me and my words abide in you, ask whatever you will, and it will be done for you.”

Jesus is not our fairy godmother here to grant our wishes, but we will receive anything we ask if we walk faithfully with Him. The trick to understanding this mystery is this: the closer we get to him, the more aligned our wants and needs are with his. When this happens, we are really asking for what Jesus wants. And He will always answer those longings.