15 things you can do to get closer to God in 2026: 1. Bring God...
Gabe Pluguez@Gabepluguez
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Dec 09, 2025
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15 things you can do to get closer to God in 2026:
1. Bring God into the rooms you've been leaving Him out of.
1. Bring God into the rooms you've been leaving Him out of.
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Your health. Your finances. Your marriage.
If you only invite Him to Sunday service, don't be surprised when He feels distant the rest of the week.
If you only invite Him to Sunday service, don't be surprised when He feels distant the rest of the week.
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2. Stop treating prayer like a vending machine.
Prayer isn't just asking for things.
It's relationship. It's surrender. It's listening.
Sit in silence. Let God speak back.
Prayer isn't just asking for things.
It's relationship. It's surrender. It's listening.
Sit in silence. Let God speak back.
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3. Read through entire books of the Bible instead of random verses.
Pick a book. Start at chapter one. Read it straight through.
Context matters. God's Word was written in stories—not fortune cookies.
Pick a book. Start at chapter one. Read it straight through.
Context matters. God's Word was written in stories—not fortune cookies.
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4. Write the vision for your life and make it plain.
Habakkuk 2:2-3 says to write it down so you can run with it.
A vision on paper builds faith that what God promised is already yours.
Habakkuk 2:2-3 says to write it down so you can run with it.
A vision on paper builds faith that what God promised is already yours.
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5. Journal your gratitude for things you haven't received yet.
This is what faith looks like.
Thanking God for what you believe before you see it.
That's not delusion—that's biblical trust.
This is what faith looks like.
Thanking God for what you believe before you see it.
That's not delusion—that's biblical trust.
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6. Speak life over yourself daily.
Proverbs 18:21—the tongue has power of life and death.
Stop saying "I'll never change" and start declaring who God already made you to be.
Your words are prophetic. You live into what you confess.
Proverbs 18:21—the tongue has power of life and death.
Stop saying "I'll never change" and start declaring who God already made you to be.
Your words are prophetic. You live into what you confess.
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7. Confess your sin—then actually receive forgiveness.
Stop rehearsing failures that Christ already nailed to the cross.
When you refuse to forgive yourself, you're saying Jesus' blood wasn't enough.
Grace fuels change. Self-hate never does.
Stop rehearsing failures that Christ already nailed to the cross.
When you refuse to forgive yourself, you're saying Jesus' blood wasn't enough.
Grace fuels change. Self-hate never does.
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8. Replace complaining with lamenting.
Lamenting is honest. It's bringing your pain to God.
Complaining is agreeing with the enemy that God isn't enough.
Big difference.
Lamenting is honest. It's bringing your pain to God.
Complaining is agreeing with the enemy that God isn't enough.
Big difference.
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9. Find men who will hold you accountable.
Hebrews 10:24-25—don't neglect gathering together.
Your faith was never meant to be a solo project.
You need brothers who will sharpen you and call you higher.
Hebrews 10:24-25—don't neglect gathering together.
Your faith was never meant to be a solo project.
You need brothers who will sharpen you and call you higher.
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10. Steward your body like it belongs to God.
Because it does.
1 Corinthians 6:20—you were bought at a price.
When you train your body and eat with intention, you're worshiping God with your choices.
Because it does.
1 Corinthians 6:20—you were bought at a price.
When you train your body and eat with intention, you're worshiping God with your choices.
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11. Declare victory over your battles out loud.
Before the walls of Jericho fell, Joshua had to march and shout.
Speak it before you see it.
"Lord, thank you for giving me the discipline to honor you with my body."
That's faith.
Before the walls of Jericho fell, Joshua had to march and shout.
Speak it before you see it.
"Lord, thank you for giving me the discipline to honor you with my body."
That's faith.
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12. Guard what you consume with your eyes.
Your eyes are the lamp of your body.
If you're feeding on garbage all week, don't expect to feel close to God on Sunday.
What you watch, scroll, and entertain—it all matters.
Your eyes are the lamp of your body.
If you're feeding on garbage all week, don't expect to feel close to God on Sunday.
What you watch, scroll, and entertain—it all matters.
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13. Create a quiet space where you can actually hear from God.
Phone on do not disturb. No distractions.
You can't hear a whisper when your life is a constant scream.
Phone on do not disturb. No distractions.
You can't hear a whisper when your life is a constant scream.
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14. Apply every lesson God teaches you to every area of life.
That conviction about integrity? Apply it to your marriage.
That revelation about obedience? Apply it to your eating.
God doesn't speak in compartments.
That conviction about integrity? Apply it to your marriage.
That revelation about obedience? Apply it to your eating.
God doesn't speak in compartments.
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15. Believe who God says you are before your circumstances prove it.
2 Corinthians 5:7—we live by faith, not by sight.
Your reflection in the mirror is not your identity.
The Word of God is.
2 Corinthians 5:7—we live by faith, not by sight.
Your reflection in the mirror is not your identity.
The Word of God is.
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Getting closer to God in 2026 won't happen by accident.
It's daily decisions. Daily obedience. Daily surrender.
But here's the good news:
He's not running from you. He's waiting for you.
Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you.
It's daily decisions. Daily obedience. Daily surrender.
But here's the good news:
He's not running from you. He's waiting for you.
Draw near to Him and He will draw near to you.
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