tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post114479234027833158..comments2024-02-17T15:07:57.852-05:00Comments on Christian Thoughts: Getting Closer to GodSonya Triggs-Whartonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09159013806978860645noreply@blogger.comBlogger35125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-17977653545159282842012-05-18T15:06:46.569-04:002012-05-18T15:06:46.569-04:00Hey, really good article. Please can I use your a...Hey, really good article. Please can I use your article to do a Bible Study?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-7794623460618037822012-05-07T01:50:10.186-04:002012-05-07T01:50:10.186-04:00I need to get closer to God if not I will eventual...I need to get closer to God if not I will eventually loose my family,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-60185005445771977642012-01-05T13:34:23.949-05:002012-01-05T13:34:23.949-05:00Great article! This was spot on with a free e-boo...Great article! This was spot on with a free e-book that I just read. It went into depth on some of the very same topics. Reading it helped me get a lot closer to God. I have struggled many years finding peace in my life and after using some of these same principles, I have truly found peace and comfort and power from HIM. The link to get the free e-book is... http://www.drawingcloser.org/freebook.htmSarah Gracehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18042659101781396317noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-20838594358298548652011-07-08T12:14:39.855-04:002011-07-08T12:14:39.855-04:00Im feeling really lost and sad at the moment. I fe...Im feeling really lost and sad at the moment. I feel like i dont know myself or God. I want to know him and i want to feel like i have a destiny. Im currently having problems with my partner who tells me he needs space to think about whether he wants to be with me. When I asked him if he still loves me he said yes but is sick of the drama. And rightfully so because i have not been the best girlfriend. I want to turn to God and I pray for him to help heal the pain and if we are meant to be then guide my boyfriend back to me. I have made a lot of mistakes and done things i am not proud of. Im feeling lost, confused, and heartbroken. I feel like my life is heading nowhere. I want to feel a sense of purpose and love from God and my boyfriend. Can anyone help?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-798777042213422282011-05-21T14:26:15.174-04:002011-05-21T14:26:15.174-04:00Thanks so much Sonya for this article. Am glad to ...Thanks so much Sonya for this article. Am glad to read it and with the enlightenment i hope to closer now and always. Samuel Azong from GhanaAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-84131296968563403552011-01-15T00:24:47.291-05:002011-01-15T00:24:47.291-05:00One thing that a friend shared with me long ago, t...One thing that a friend shared with me long ago, that helped me a lot (even though it sounds weird), is this: Don't forget that God is a telepath! He can speak to you, and you to Him, directly from mind to mind. You don't need to hear a physical voice, or speak physical words, to communicate with Him. He is outside of time and unbounded by space.RK in Denvernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-62234168928461109792010-08-18T23:42:51.450-04:002010-08-18T23:42:51.450-04:00Thank you God for bringing me to this blog. I kno...Thank you God for bringing me to this blog. I know that sounds silly but I was having an off day and feeling really confused about my relationship with God and this helped. I know HE showed it to me. Thanks, Sonya, for sharing. What a blessing :)CaityCnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-91383686100439453902010-06-25T15:33:41.891-04:002010-06-25T15:33:41.891-04:00i prayed for you guys,who asked.
time is of no mat...i prayed for you guys,who asked.<br />time is of no matter for god so im sure he got them.<br /> i been looking into god very deep after a few years of lost faith.<br />i started to look into science about the big bang.<br />i think that after looking into black holes and all that the multiverse is,nde-s god is the only answer.<br />i had doubt and praise my creator, he has shown my mind how to be at ease in the concepts of time ect.<br />i know god loves me and im glad to have him back,<br /><br />to get closer to him i feel like you need to talk to him everyday and he will make things known when the time is right. i am feeling brand new in god and i cry alot. tears of amazment.i feel like if you really want to be close to god your life will start to change because your always thinking of him and its easier to live for him. only i am not one to give advice as i said im brand new in christ.<br />i ask for your prayers to stop smoking and hate to understand gods word aswell as live it. thanks jimmyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-88226528830853586702010-06-10T01:15:06.743-04:002010-06-10T01:15:06.743-04:00ok im going to be straight up honest here. I'm...ok im going to be straight up honest here. I'm a christian and i have time and time again looked at porn. I'm trying to stop, but it's such a great temptation. I think that if i get closer to god, then maybe i could find the strength to resist the devil's temptation.I'm also trying to study god's word. <br /> PLEASE PRAY FOR ME.<br />I would greatly apreciate it. Thank you for reading and have a wonderful day and i hope to see you in heaven some day.<br /> PLEASE PRAY FOR ME.<br />-JasonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-17824376103884689762010-05-23T09:52:15.448-04:002010-05-23T09:52:15.448-04:00This is a really nice article, Sonya.
I really wa...This is a really nice article, Sonya.<br /><br />I really want to get close to God. I am finding it so hard to because my life is busy and I don't find much spare time to talk to God. When I'm at work my mind is on the job, and when I'm at uni my mind is on my studies. I'm finding that I'm unhappy without God in my life. I always want to go to church for the Sabbath and talk to God because I love Him so much, but it is so difficult. I'm not happy being busy. I just want to live my life for God, and it is so hard. I want to find God and be close to Him. Please pray for me, and please tell me how I can achieve this. Your article has made me more determined to find God. Thank you so much!Lisanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-23125080199116126272010-03-31T15:35:28.997-04:002010-03-31T15:35:28.997-04:00Thank you so much for your insight. I have found ...Thank you so much for your insight. I have found a resource for weekly devotionals targeted specifically to getting closer to God. You can sign up for them for free at http://www.drawingcloser.org . I hope that you can benefit from these weekly devotionals as much as I have!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-59360152769802862452009-12-11T02:07:24.561-05:002009-12-11T02:07:24.561-05:00Hello first I would like to thank god for letting ...Hello first I would like to thank god for letting me see this message. It was very touching to my heart and I ask god to keep you moving further in a good well direction in what you are teaching out here. My realationship is not 100 perect with god always becouse of the destractions out here in todays world. I wont to fully know my lord and worship my father in everyway that he can use me. But my qustion is I do right all the time and way is it that people try to use you or take your nices in a nother way? Thank you and god bless you always!!!Alexisnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-1505942221804559252009-08-19T22:09:30.416-04:002009-08-19T22:09:30.416-04:00I agree with your article. I just wanted to say to...I agree with your article. I just wanted to say to those without a Church home that the Church was God's idea is is His bride.Our Small Grouphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11941249714268999076noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-45025044524575106752009-07-23T08:32:50.071-04:002009-07-23T08:32:50.071-04:00I know you wrote this in 2006 but here I am in 200...I know you wrote this in 2006 but here I am in 2009 needing to hear these exact words. So simply put. <br /><br />I identity with another commentator. I too know that I look all good on the outside but God and I know what's really going on. And the root cause of all this is my not spending enough time with God, just talking to Him. TODAY, I had a real light bulb moment. I was taking God for granted and playing with my eternal life. Not anymore by His grace. Not anymore. Thank you. And Glory to God for making me click on this link!DesperateNaijaWomanhttp://diaryofadesperatenaijawoman.blogspot.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-49210185506409493892008-11-15T01:34:00.000-05:002008-11-15T01:34:00.000-05:00Am blessed...I have a group of getting closer to G...Am blessed...I have a group of getting closer to God in facebook and when I was browsing I came across this article am really blessed and God bless you so much Could link it to my group in facebook?<BR/><BR/>QuteAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-81415236288498937152008-08-09T16:16:00.000-04:002008-08-09T16:16:00.000-04:00nice practical advice thank you and keep up the go...nice practical advice thank you and keep up the good workAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-78275904203518459762008-07-23T08:35:00.000-04:002008-07-23T08:35:00.000-04:00Thank you Sonya for that wonderful article. I don...Thank you Sonya for that wonderful article. I don't think that people realize (me included) that when we spend all of our time talking at God instead of listening to what He has to say that we are missing out on a ton of knowledge and wisdom.Divine Elementshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02430632505330817023noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-67584891411020921682008-07-08T07:42:00.000-04:002008-07-08T07:42:00.000-04:00Aaron: Thank you for your wonderful comment. It ...Aaron: <BR/><BR/>Thank you for your wonderful comment. It was so great, I posted a new article to address it. You can find it here: <A HREF: HREF="" REL="nofollow" HTTP://URBANCHRISTIANZ.BLOGSPOT.COM/2008/07/TALKING-TO-GOD.HTML>Talking to God</A><BR/>God Bless!Sonya Triggs-Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159013806978860645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-66059084412988662702008-07-07T23:39:00.000-04:002008-07-07T23:39:00.000-04:00That's good stuff. After reading it I thought that...That's good stuff. After reading it I thought that most of it should have been incredibly obvious to someone who has been a Christian nearly their entire life. It is unfortunate how much common sense is lost sitting in a church pew every Sunday. I always thought that a formula such as praying to God 5 times a day wasn't the answer to getting closer to God, but I have never thought of it in these incredibly simple terms. <BR/><BR/>I know that sounds stupid. But I have read the entire Bible and never came to the conclusion "God Likes to Talk." I've never heard that in a sermon either. It's both incredibly simple and incredibly profound.<BR/><BR/>I've spent a lot of time wondering why God doesn't seem to talk to me and not enough time realizing He probably actually wants to.Aaron Halvorsonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06261662540264633710noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-7422770429831634152008-01-09T15:31:00.000-05:002008-01-09T15:31:00.000-05:00Firs of all thank very much for the wonderful mess...Firs of all thank very much for the wonderful messages you delivered. iam a boy of 20years, this year i want to be focus and get closer to God also to sick for God Present and favour, but i dont know where to start from can you please tell me how to begin? God Bless, Mikel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-79344139451117549862007-12-11T04:38:00.000-05:002007-12-11T04:38:00.000-05:00after reading this article it made me realize so m...after reading this article it made me realize so many things ,am not alone and God will always be there for me no matter what ,i love my God and will always praise his name,he did wonders for me,i hurt my ex-boyfriend with so many things,he even ended up hating me in a way,but the funny thing is i knew he is a good man ,but becouse i let Satan steal my happines i ended up losing him,i prayed with faith to my God to bring him back in my life and he just did and now taht i ahve he just doesn't believe in pre marital sex and am scared to lose him but then again i need to put God first,pls pray for me guys i really need your heplTweetyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03530398367236559055noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-61195940775981514992007-11-14T22:41:00.000-05:002007-11-14T22:41:00.000-05:00Hi, it's me again... I need some spiritual insight...Hi, it's me again... I need some spiritual insight. I use to be really devoted to God, but these past few years have proven me to be luke-warm, and weak in faith. Pride and envy are two other issues that I really struggle with. I've fallen away, and I miss God. People still see me as the Christian I use to be... just this Monday, one of my coworkers told me that it seems to him that "I don't sin as much as everyone else". He couldn't be more wrong. I'm struggling, I really am. I'm so fake, and such a hypocrite. I feel deep inside that there are certain people that God wants me to talk to, but I'm so messed up in my own spirit and so selfish that I just don't... What should I do? How do I get out of this pit? How do I get back in right standing with my Father?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-5285699983953796212007-11-14T22:25:00.000-05:002007-11-14T22:25:00.000-05:00Right on the money! So many things you mention are...Right on the money! So many things you mention are true... I spend a lot of time thinking about how I want to be closer to God, but never wholeheartedly taking the steps to do so; not allowing Him to be first in my life. I've become known for putting him off, praying at the last part of the day (when I'm sleepy). God hasn't been number one, and my actions don't match my desires. I'm glad I came accross this page. It's funny, I'm just coming home from choir practice (it was wonderful by the way) and I just felt so joyful and I was feeling like I needed to go and talk to God. I ended up reasoning with myself... telling myself that I'd just surf the internet instead, then pray to God right before I go to bed. Oddly enough, I just decieded to google "getting closer to God" and I clicked on the first link, it lead me here. It must have been God.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-4244810085708920272007-11-12T19:06:00.000-05:002007-11-12T19:06:00.000-05:00To Anonymous (About being close to God):You ask me...To Anonymous (About being close to God):<BR/><BR/>You ask me - "is it possible to be close to God without reading the bible, going to church and the like? is that still being a Christian?" My answer to you is yes, it is possible to know God (and be a Christian) without reading the Bible, or going to church, but is impossible to be close to Him without any of the above. Hebrews 11:6, says "But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him." You have the first building block - you believe in Him. But in order to get close to Him, you must come to Him and seek Him.<BR/><BR/>How can you be close to someone you have no knowledge of? How did you come to love your mother except through regular interaction, love and open communication? God loves you and He would love nothing more than to get closer to you. But in order for that to happen, you must get closer to Him. You must study the Bible, attend church services to hear sermons (or download them to your Ipod), pray, spend time with God and think about all that you have learned - what the Bible says about Him, what the preacher said and what you have learned through your own interactions with Him.<BR/><BR/>God will love you no matter what - but it is your responsibility to learn more about Him to enable you to truly get closer to Him.Sonya Triggs-Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159013806978860645noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-22904521.post-34185884138657675022007-11-12T18:57:00.000-05:002007-11-12T18:57:00.000-05:00To the 19 year-old from South Africa: You should ...To the 19 year-old from South Africa: <BR/><BR/>You should not be afraid of what satan can do to you. The Bible says we must "Put on the whole armour of God, that ye may be able to stand against the wiles of the devil. (Eph 6:11)" and "Submit yourselves therefore to God. Resist the devil, and he will flee from you. Draw nigh to God, and he will draw nigh to you...(James 4:7-8)" The enemy is not stronger than God - not even close! The key for you is to always stay close to God. Satan can attack, but he can never overcome the power of God. Do all that you can to remain close to God - pray, fast, meditate and study - and the power of God shall sustain you through all that the enemy shall do. I will pray for you.Sonya Triggs-Whartonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09159013806978860645noreply@blogger.com