What to do to spend time with God

1) Make daily appointment with God.

2) Read and study Bible - Reading the Scriptures will allow one to understand what the Lord is truly like and absorb His wisdom although analyzing the Word deeply. Besides reading His Word seems like a way that He can talk to you, although He also can converse to you through Holy Spirit.

3) Memorize the VERSES - from Bible that applies to you and your life or the verses that mostly speak to your heart.

4) Pray - to pray is to ask Him for any thing you desire for, or just to make a conversation. Prayers are not just for yourself but also for the others, anyone else. Be sure to keep your prayer civilized.

Philippians 1:19

19 For I know that this shall turn to my salvation through your prayer, and the supply of the Spirit of Jesus Christ

Philippians 4:19

19 But my God shall supply all your need according to his riches in glory by Christ Jesus

5) Spend time praising Him - we can praise God in two ways: worshiping and thanksgiving. We worship Him through singing or mediating on His Words every day. We thank Him for everything we have.

2 Corinthians 9:15

15 Thanks be unto God for his unspeakable gift.

Psalm 97:12

12 Rejoice in the Lord, ye righteous; and give thanks at the remembrance of his holiness.

1 Thessalonians 5:16-18

16 Rejoice evermore.17 Pray without ceasing.18 In every thing give thanks: for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus concerning you.

Spend time with God by making appointment with Him, pray,

read and study His Word, and praise Him, always!

We are ambassadors for Christ

2 Corinthians 5:20

20 Now then we are ambassadors for Christ, as though God did beseech you by us: we pray you in Christ's stead, be ye reconciled to God.

DEFINITION OF AMBASSADOR:

am‧bas‧sa‧dor [countable]

1PGO an important official who represents his or her government in a foreign country

As an ambassador, we must be always kind and loving to non-believers because we are representing our Lord. He is always loving to us which is why we must always show charity to non-believers who are strangers to Him.

Leviticus 19:33
33"And if a stranger sojourn with thee in your land, ye shall not vex him."

34 But the stranger that dwelleth with you shall be unto you as one born among you, and thou shalt love him as thyself; for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt: I am the Lord your God.

Exodus 22:21
" Thou shalt neither vex a stranger, nor oppress him: for ye were strangers in the land of Egypt."

Although the Earth is our adopted home, we must not be too attached to what is around us in the world. This earth is not our final, permanent home. Our lives here are temporary.

We are constantly entertained, amused, catered to, by things in the world which makes us easily forget that life is not always about the pursuit of happiness. We experience discontent and dissatisfaction here. That explains why the prayers seem unanswered, or that God's promises seem unfulfilled...

In an eternal life with the LORD, we will experience abundance of joy and happiness. No difficulty, no sorrow, or rejection!


In addition to life being temporary, we are aware that we will encounter difficulties in our journey with God here.

2 Timothy 3:12
¹²Yea, and all that will live godly in Christ Jesus shall suffer persecution.

While we walk with God, we must strive to be perfect with the LORD. He asks us to be perfect with Him.

Deuteronomy 18:13-14
13 Thou shalt be perfect with the Lord thy God.s14 For these nations, which thou shalt possess, hearkened unto observers of times, and unto diviners: but as for thee, the Lord thy God hath not suffered thee so to do.

2 Samuel 22:33
33 God is my strength and power: and he maketh my way perfect.

The Meat and Bread of Life

John 6:27, 35, 48, and 51

²⁷Labour not for the meat which perisheth, but for that meat which endureth unto everlasting life, which the Son of man shall give unto you: for him hath God the Father sealed.

³⁵And Jesus said unto them, I am the bread of life: he that cometh to me shall never hunger; and he that believeth on me shall never thirst.

⁴⁸I am that bread of life.

⁵¹I am the living bread which came down from heaven: if any man eat of this bread, he shall live for ever: and the bread that I will give is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world.

We are not to complain but be THANKFUL for our BLESSINGS/GIFTS

Numbers 11:1

¹And when the people complained, it displeased the LORD: and the LORD heard it; and his anger was kindled; and the fire of the LORD burnt among them, and consumed them that were in the uttermost parts of the camp.

Complaining becomes the accusations against the Lord

Exodus 16:8

8 And Moses said, This shall be , when the Lord shall give you in the evening flesh to eat, and in the morning bread to the full; for that the Lord heareth your murmurings which ye murmur against him: and what are we? your murmurings are not against us, but against the Lord.

CONSEQUENCE OF COMPLAINING / LUSTING FOR SOMETHING THAT DOES NOT PLEASE GOD:

Psalm 106:14-15

¹⁴But lusted exceedingly in the wilderness, and tempted God in the desert.

¹⁵And he gave them their request; but sent leanness into their soul.

Psalm 106:24-26

²⁴Yea, they despised the pleasant land, they believed not his word:

²⁵But murmured in their tents, and hearkened not unto the voice of the LORD.

²⁶Therefore he lifted up his hand against them, to overthrow them in the wilderness:

Hebrews 13:5

⁵Let your conversation be without covetousness; and be content with such things as ye have: for he hath said, I will never leave thee, nor forsake thee.