What do you do when you want to get to know someone?

Spending time, a lot of time with a person. Go out to lunch. Get to know someone by asking questions about their values, family, interests, goals, background, experiences, etc. Talk about your dreams, etc. Getting to know someone is just talking to them. Have face-to face interactions.

When we become Christians, if you are like me, I knew very little about God and the Bible. So how does a Christian get to KNOW God? Well, I am not an expert in this, but for me I started by praying to Him. I shared my thoughts, my dreams, my thankfulness for His gift of salvation, my desire to learn about Him, and the fact that I didn’t know how to learn about Him.

2 Corinthians 5:17 Therefore if any man be in Christ, he is a new creature: old things are passed away; behold, all things are become new.

After being saved, I was a new creature (so are you if you are born again believer) – I had different desires, and I had the Holy Spirit living within me.

Romans 8:9a But ye are not in the flesh, but in the Spirit, if so be that the Spirit of God dwell in you.

We cannot physically speak with God, but think of it as writing letters to a “pen pal” (do they still have those???) Your prayers are letters you send to God, and through Bible reading and study, and attending Church, that is God writing back to you. Slowly over time, you will learn what God values, and learn about His values through the examples we have in the Bible like Abraham, Moses, Joshua, David, Esther, Mary, and the Disciples.

God in the Bible tells us He will show Himself to us when we ask. Actually, I believe It is easier to get to know God, than it is to get to know a person. People are not always willing to listen or to make time in their busy schedules for you. But God promises and does both.

Jeremiah 29:12-13 Then shall ye call upon me, and ye shall go and pray unto me, and I will hearken unto you. And ye shall seek me, and find me, when ye shall search for me with all your heart.

All you need to do is pray, read, study, attend church, and be willing to learn.

Will you call upon Him?

Will you pray to Him?

Will you seek Him?

Will you search for Him?

REMEMBER! God promises that He will be there and listen to you!