How to Commune with God: 12 Steps (with Pictures)

This article will help you know how to share or spend time (commune) with God. Sharing quiet time (called communing) with God is very important, if you want a solid relationship with Him. This means to converse or talk together, often with profound intensity, intimate communication or rapport: interchange of ideas or sentiments, derived from French "comun" meaning - common, to share!

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Find a quiet spot where you won't be disturbed whether it is in your bedroom, or out in the middle of the woods in God's creation.
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Bring a Bible and a notebook with you as well! You may bring a hard copy or you could get a digital copy on your notebook, smartphone, etc. You can always get a copy from innumerable Internet sites.
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Sit still and listen. Try to see whether God is talking to you. Even if you don't hear God talking, the sounds of nature are part of Him. In the Bible it is stated that "it is better to listen than to talk." This is stating that it is better to be quiet and listen to what God has to say rather than talking to Him but not listening.
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Read your Bible. See whether God responds to your questions. God talks to His creation through His signs. Write down your prayers, if that helps you to concentrate. Write down what God is telling you as well.
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Talk to Him! It doesn't matter whether it is in your head or out loud. The more you talk to him the better you will feel in your heart.
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If you can't get away from your business, that's okay. You can still try to not be distracted.
- Don't worry about anything: instead, pray about everything. Tell God what you need, and thank him for all he has done. (Philippians 4:6 NLT)
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Listen to traditional, spiritual, Gospel or contemporary Christian music, such as hymns, or even Gregorian chants, Byzantium chants, etc. for inspiration and spirituality. Listen to Christian music including southern Gospel singers such as David Phelps of The Gaither Vocal Band^[1], Chris Tomlin, Hawk Nelson, the David Crowder Band, Rend Collective Experiment, Group 1 Crew, Anthem 4 Today, Abandon Kansas, Amy Grant, Audio Adrenaline, Big Daddy Weave, Britt Nicole, Building 429, Jars of Clay, Steven Curtis Chapman, tobyMac, Jeremy Camp, Hillsong, Aaron Shust, Phil Wickham, To Tell, and Matt Redman. These are just a few of many more Christian music artists.
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Let God speak to you through the Christian songs and music. See whether you can hear God's Holy Spirit sending you messages through such songs.
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It can be hard to get into a habit of listening to God and reading your Bible. Find a good time to do it every day!
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Go to a good, Bible-based church. The pastor can help you answer your questions.
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Receive the Sacraments.
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If you are a kid or a teen, you may consider going to Sunday school (children), or the church youth group (teens). The pastor can help you realise whether God is talking to you in a way that you didn't realize.