Lately, I’ve been having a hard time getting interested in God. I want to know Him as my personal Savior and Father, but I get bored or busy. Any advice?

Thank you so much for your honest heart! I know we can all relate to those times of boredom, busyness or disinterest in our faith. But rather than pretending with our Creator, don’t you think He at least deserves our honesty? After all, growth never blooms from denial.

So, what do you do? For starters, tell God! If you truly desire to know Him more, then He will be faithful to change your heart. God wants you to know Him, too. According to I John 5:14-15, “This is the confidence we have in approaching God: that if we ask anything according to his will, he hears us. And if we know that he hears us - whatever we ask - we know that we have what we asked of him.”

Even when we feel distant from God, He is still with us. Hebrews 13:5 says, “Never will I leave you; never will I forsake you.” The Greek word for never is “ou” - which means “not at all, in no way, and absolutely not.” Put the two together and the Lord of your life is simply saying, “In no way will I leave you, not at all will I forsake you.” Even Matthew echoes this same sentiment, “And surely I am with you always, to the very end of the age [28:20].” So, we can know for certain that He is always with us, even when we aren’t feelin’ Him!

And second, get soaked in the Bible. God reveals Himself to us through His word [John 1], and that is where He wants you to seek. Getting in the Word will also change your heart. “The word of God is living and active. Sharper than any double edged sword, it penetrates, even to dividing soul and spirit, joints and marrow; it judges the thoughts and attitude of the heart[Hebrew 4:12]."

In times like these, studying the Name of God has helped me fall back in love with my Savior. For His names are true to His nature and His very being – and you can’t help but love that! For once you know a little of Him, you will want to know more!

Additional Reading

“You will seek me and you will find me when you seek me with all of your heart.” [Jeremiah 29:13]

“Listen to me and treasure my instructions, tune your ears to wisdom, and concentrate on understanding. Cry out for insight and understanding. Search for them as you would for lost money or hidden treasure. Then you will understand what it means to fear the Lord. And you will gain knowledge of God.” [Proverbs 2:1-5]