Why You Should Spend More Time w/ God

Here is what I mean by spending more time with God: more prayer, first of all. More talking to Him. More Bible reading, more reading His teachings, His lessons, His stories, His word. Think of the Bible as God's love letter to us/a Father's love letter to His children. If you think the bible is boring (which I once did very recently) find a book in it that isnt, and start with that. For me, it was Phillipians and Ephesians. I've now read all the way from there straight into Hebrews (don't know how far that is? Check the table of contents in your bible), and I'm not done yet! Trust me, there will be at least one book you can manage to read and, eventually, even get into to start reading it regularly. And, also, worship. Which could mean a variety of different things. It is anything where you personally feel close to God while you are doing it or something where you are praising Him while doing it. That includes a lot more besides singing. Find out what it is for you. And, finally, simply sitting in silence, absolute silence, and listening for Him. Ask Him to reveal Himself to you and/or to tell you something. His voice is often a very soft, gentle whisper. You have to be still, silent, and calm to really hear it sometimes.

Now, that was how you can spend more time with Him. Here's why you should.
There was a period of time where I would wake up half and hour earlier and spend 30 minutes every morning with God. It was the only time where the house was quiet and free of distractions. Then, I would also pray throughout the day. Doing this consistently, every single day, made my relationship with God much stronger. It took quite a bit of time, and sometimes I even wondered if it was making a difference. But soon, I had no problem thinking of things to talk about or say while I was praying. I began to actually enjoy reading my bible. I felt happier, calmer, more  relaxed and slower to anger during the day. At one time I had thought that I would never truly get legitimately close to God, but it was finally happening. It was changing how I thought of people, and how I reacted to them and treated them. Sure, I still struggled with things, but it was now actually possible to help minimize those problems with others in my life. And when it all failed and my day was horrible, I had God to fall back on, to talk to and cry with, to forgive me and to help me back up.

And that is why you should, and how you can, spend more time with God. :)

oh, and PS the reason everything is in past tense is because tbh, I haven't been great in keeping up with this lately. I've fallen away, fallen astray, and my God time in the morning has fallen to the wayside. But don't worry, I'm going to start it up again (or try to, anyway). And now I have more motivation; I know it works, and I know what it feels like when it does! :)