How to Find God

Co-authored by Olivia Woodford

Last Updated: April 8, 2024

Are you searching for God but not sure where to start? Finding God is an incredibly personal journey, but there are some universal paths that can take you to Him. In this article, you'll find some tried-and-true methods for discovering God in your life and becoming closer to Him.

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Find a form of worship that you feel good about, and you must go to a church or other places of worship to find your god without this it is impossible to achieve. You can search online or ask people who share your beliefs what place of worship and prayer they go to.
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You might be able to find helpful books and videos about particular faiths in the religion section of your local library or bookstore. Books that may help could be a bible, the Tao te Ching (the central Taoist text), the Bhagavad Gita (A Hindu text in the form of dialogue), The art of peace (Morihei Ueshiba's spiritual teachings), a Qur'an, Buddhist writings such as the Pali Canon or the Dhammapada, or the Talmud.
Faith can be reasonable and rational. Faith is not superstition. As a seeker, you will be looking for reasons for your faith, for the truth about spiritual matters, and for seeing your own evidence of a divine being. Be open-minded about the supernatural, without being gullible.
Examine documents that support faith in your god. Receiving your god is as salvation by your god's grace, through faith, not by works, lest any boast -- but it's the gift of your god. You're saved for good works appointed that you walk in them . Be cautious of people or organizations that mock your god and faith or that profess to possess no clarity about your god. Most churches, synagogues, or temples have at least some truth.
Ask one to offer some direction to peace. This does not need to be a pastor, prophet, minister, Apostle, nun or evangelist. Simply ask someone that you respect about their personal convictions, how and why.
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Compose questions for your search.
- Can you know God ?
- What are the attributes or characteristics of the nature of God?
- How is an infinite being revealed to mortals?
- What is God's assessment of people?
- If people need redemption, how is it transacted ?
Most religions recognize prayer as a basic function of faith. Tell your god about your quest and your reasons for choosing to become a seeker. Ask your god for help understanding your god's ways and truth while seeking your god with your whole being.
It has been said that in order to find your god, one must give up on one's, finite concept of who and what your god is. Using your finite mind to try to grasp infinity is like asking a fish to comprehend all the oceans of the world. You're bound to find something you aren't 100% ready for such as grace/love that passes all understanding. If you don't, you're not being honest with yourself in your search. Maybe your god isn't even a "He!"
Religion and your god are not the same. It isn't necessary to decide on a denomination to find your god.
Consider reading the holy books that are referred to as being or containing the word of your god as penned by prophets and apostles (followers) of your god, for example, the bible or Qur'an, or the Dhammapada, etc.
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Repent. Change your mind. Do not allow yourself to be discouraged, in the way of finding your god's grace by faith. Don't look to others to get you to your god, but try to express your god's grace with all your heart, to help others, forgive and pray.
- Without accepting the light of grace and faith you could not see your path/way. Seek the old path.
Give peace to others; pass God's grace forward. "Blessed are peacemakers".

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How do I get the thoughts out of my mind of doubts about God?

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You are on right path, if you have faith, you will have doubt too. But in this divine path you don't need someone else's light to lighten your path, you just need is raise your question, ask to God and wait for then answer, you will surely have your doubts cleared in a unexpected way.

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Think about everything you are grateful for in life. This gratitude often leads people to God.

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You can find your god more easily than you might expect because your god is also seeking you.

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You can find your god on a very limited quantity of faith, as small as a tiny mustard seed.

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If you live near a worship place that offers seeker-sensitive worship meetings, you could start there, but even songs and worship bring 'a message'. This may either help or not.

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Once you believe you have found your god, realize that some people will not appreciate it if you attempt to feed all your findings to them. Hopefully, people will soon begin to see the differences in your life and ask you about it. Additionally realize this is not an opportunity to preach to them en masse , but rather a good time to, in all modesty, point out your own personal newness of life. So, offer forgiveness and grace, not judgment or holier than thou pronouncements.

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When consulting 'religious' texts, pursue the actual translations of words used at the time of writing. Research the origins of concepts that came after the actual publishing of these texts that attempt to say 'it really meant this and that', as words tend to undergo generational mutation throughout cultures. Take note of the target audiences but be careful of people translating for you more than what is actually said. You may need to consult various translations to thoroughly seek out an idea's meaning. Religious texts are meant to describe and present your god, not to be or replace your god.

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Bear in mind that no matter how convinced you may become, there is still room for faith; decide to the best of your ability what you will believe and make a commitment. Accept your god's grace to give it to others.

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There is a wealth of difference between religion and faith. You can have faith without religion. You can have a path to your god without religion. Religion can be useful, at the very least to pray with others, to provide ceremonies at important times in our lives and simply to be part of a community.

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