How Do I Get Closer to God and Stay with Him?

5 things to do to develop a personal relationship with Jesus

Note that these are my recommendations for Catholics; they’d be somewhat different for other Christian denominations.

1. Pray daily.

Develop a prayer routine and stick to it. Include both vocal prayer (Our Father, Rosary, Divine Mercy Chaplet, etc.) and mental prayer (“freestyle” talking to God). Developing a personal relationship with Jesus is key to getting closer to God. As He said, “I am the way, the truth, and the life. No one gets to the Father but through me.”As you are praying, ask Jesus to help you get closer to Him and stay there.

2. Enlist the help of His Mother.

Having the Blessed Virgin Mary as your intercessor will get you closer to Jesus—and through Him, to VatiGod—in a hurry. Protestants tend to be dismissive or even hostile toward Jesus’s Mom, which I think is a huge mistake. Consider the Wedding at Cana and how she convinced Him to perform His first miracle there, even though He said He wasn’t ready. Don’t for a second think that she’s nobody important. If you fell in love with someone, how well you think would it go over if they took you home and you completely dissed their mother? Coming from Protestantism, I felt apprehensive toward Our Lady at first too… until she convinced me, through hands-on assistance and specific actions, that entrusting myself to her was indeed a shortcut to getting close to Jesus. Note that in her role as the “handmaid of the Lord,” she never, ever wants anything for herself. All she does is lead people to Him for the salvation of souls.