How do we go deeper with God?

There is a desire in the heart of man to be connected to the eternal God. He is our Creator, our true Father. He is the one who passionately loves us. There is also a great desire in God to be closely connected with us. God’s passionate desire is to be one with the people He created.

Jesus’ whole life on earth was spent calling people into a relationship with Himself. His last prayer before He was betrayed was:

“Father, My desire is that those You have given Me (as a love gift to Me) would be with Me where I am and that they would see My glory.”

God is a relational God. His ultimate goal is for us to be with Him where He is—to talk deeply with Him, to discuss our problems with Him, to seek His advice, to tell Him we love Him, to worship Him, to look into His eyes, and to give Him our total attention. This is what God wants above everything else.

He does not want our service apart from companionship. When Jesus spoke, He often talked about us being one with Him. He spoke of a spiritual marriage. In John 14:20, Jesus says:

“At that time (when that day comes), you will know (for yourselves) that I am in My Father, and you are in Me, and I am in you.”

He was continually speaking of dwelling in Him—making Jesus our dwelling place.

“Live in Me, and I will live in you,” He would say.

A Relationship, Not Religion

Going deeper with God is relational. It is not about rules or cleaning up our lives to make ourselves acceptable. We come to Him desiring friendship, and He fixes what is wrong. His love will heal us.

Spending time with Him, making Him our priority and best friend—that is how we go deeper.

This relationship with God can sometimes be difficult, so we need to ask the Holy Spirit to come alongside us as we draw closer to God. Our desire may be small, but God loves even a little desire because He can make it grow into something wonderful.

God bless you as we go on this marvelous journey together.