I feel like im at a point in life where God is an afterthought. I’m more focused on my career, relationship goals, friends, travel and other worldly things. I want to implement practical steps to improve my relationship with God but don’t know how. Attend church every Sunday? Read a daily devotional? Any other tips?

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If God is an afterthought but you still believe, then you need to re-examine your faith to figure out why you’re not living it.

Church every Sunday is a must. That’s God’s commandment. A daily habit of reading the Bible, prayer and intention is highly recommended.

I think you need to talk to someone you trust about your faith, whether that’s a godparent or other person that models Christ in their lives. A lot of your disconnect might be from an actual distancing yourself from the Church community. Christians were not meant to practice our faith alone. We need each other to grow and strengthen our faith.

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Find the closest doctrinally sound church that you can attend every week in person (and start volunteering at some point), read your Bible, and pray. God loves you more than you can possibly imagine. Don’t grieve His Spirit. Come back to Him and He’ll receive you with open arms.

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Kudos to you for realizing that. We all have a God sized space in our lives, nothing else can fill it.
Start by talking to him about it. It’s all about relationship. Then set small achievable habits that get you to goals eg reading small portions of the Bible daily.

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Aww, I can resonate with you. Highly encourage to find a doctrinal sound church (as said above) and getting involved in weekly Bible study group. There are plenty of mens, Women’s, young adult, married couples, etc etc groups. Trust me. You will find people similar to you. It takes time but some of my bestest friends were made there and can help lift you up. ❤️ Thanks for being so vulnerable.

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Singles ministry is a great way to connect as well.
I would highly suggest joining or starting one. This really helped me stay close to God and keep Godly friends in my circle.

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