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4 Steps Closer: Aligning Your Life with God’s Will
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Intro
Every one of us wants to be closer to God. We want His presence in our lives, His peace in our hearts, and His power to help us every day. But the truth is, life often pulls us away. We get busy, we get distracted, and sometimes we even get discouraged.
The good news is that God has already given us what we need to grow. He shows us in His Word how we can draw near to Him in very real and practical ways. If we will take simple steps of faith, He will change our lives.
Today I want to share with you four steps that anyone can take to grow closer to God — steps that will help us think differently, believe differently, live differently, and speak differently.
God’s power has already given us everything we need — not just for belief, but for real change. That means we don’t need a new technique, a better method, or someone else’s anointing. We need to believe, surrender, walk, and speak the truth God has already given us. These four steps aren’t self-help — they are God-powered transformation through His Word, His promises, and His Spirit.
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Step 1 – Guard Your Thoughts
Romans 12:2 (NKJV)
“And do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, that you may prove what is that good and acceptable and perfect will of God.”
Philippians 4:8 (NKJV)
“Finally, brethren, whatever things are true, whatever things are noble, whatever things are just, whatever things are pure, whatever things are lovely, whatever things are of good report, if there is any virtue and if there is anything praiseworthy — meditate on these things.”
• Your mind is a gate — protect it.
• What you feed your thoughts will either grow your faith or fuel your fear.
• God wants to transform your life — but it starts in your thinking.
• Replace garbage with truth. What goes in, comes out.
Reminder: If you don’t guard your thoughts, you give the enemy a foothold before the battle even starts.
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Step 2 – Judge Your Beliefs
2 Corinthians 10:5 (NKJV)
“…bringing every thought into captivity to the obedience of Christ.”
Psalm 139:23-24 (NKJV)
“Search me, O God, and know my heart;
Try me, and know my anxieties;
And see if there is any wicked way in me,
And lead me in the way everlasting.”
• What do you believe about yourself? About God?
• Not every belief is true — and not every belief came from God.
• Beliefs can come from wounds, trauma, failure, or fear.
• Test every belief. If it doesn’t match God’s Word, it doesn’t belong in your life.
• Lies lead to bondage — truth leads to freedom.
• Write out some beliefs and try to re-word them.
Example: Instead of “I never have money for things I want,” say “Thank God I have enough for my needs.”
Reminder: Your walk will never rise higher than what you believe to be true in your heart.
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Step 3 – Walk in Faith (Not Fear)
2 Timothy 1:7 (NKJV)
“For God has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.”
2 Corinthians 5:7 (NKJV)
“For we walk by faith, not by sight.”
Numbers 13:33 (NKJV)
“There we saw the giants… and we were like grasshoppers in our own sight.”
• Your walk reveals what you believe.
• Fear is a sign that false beliefs are still active.
• God is calling you to walk forward — not shrink back.
• You don’t need more faith — you need faith based on God’s truth.
• Faith is not a feeling — it’s a decision to trust God.
Reminder: Faith doesn’t always feel strong — it simply obeys when God says “Go.”
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Step 4 – Speak With Power
Proverbs 18:21 (NKJV)
“Death and life are in the power of the tongue, and those who love it will eat its fruit.”
Luke 6:45 (NKJV)
“Out of the abundance of the heart his mouth speaks.”
2 Corinthians 4:13 (NKJV)
“And since we have the same spirit of faith, according to what is written, ‘I believed and therefore I spoke,’ we also believe and therefore speak.”
• Your words reveal what’s in your heart.
• You can’t speak life if you’re filled with fear and lies.
• When aligned with God, your mouth becomes a weapon of truth.
• This is not about speaking things into existence — it’s about agreeing with what God already said.
• Your words don’t create truth — they declare it.
Reminder: We speak in power only when we walk in truth.
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Conclusion – Stay in the Cycle
John 8:32 (NKJV)
“And you shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free.”
This isn’t a one-time process — it’s a life-long alignment. Life will hit you. The enemy will try to distract you. The old mindset will try to come back. But God has shown us how to stay close:
• Guard your thoughts.
• Judge your beliefs.
• Walk in faith.
• Speak in truth.
And when you do… your personal world begins to reflect His.
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Altar Call – Step 0: Give Your Life to Christ
Today we’ve talked about four steps to get closer to God — real steps anyone can take with God’s help: Believe the truth. Judge your beliefs. Walk in faith. Speak the truth.
But there’s a step before all of them — Step 0: Give your life to Jesus Christ.
Maybe you’ve heard the truth — but never fully trusted it.
Maybe you’ve had beliefs about God, yourself, or your past that have held you back.
Maybe you’ve tried to walk forward on your own but always end up stuck.
Real transformation starts when you stop trying to fix yourself and instead surrender your life to Jesus.
If you’ve never taken that first and most important step — if you’ve never said, “Jesus, I’m yours” — today is your chance.
Come take Step 0. Give Him your life. Let Him take over. And everything else will begin to change from there.
Or if you feel like you need prayer in any of the other steps, let me pray with you. God is still working, and you’re not alone.
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Final Blessing (English)
May the Lord bless you with a mind renewed by His truth.
May He gently remove every lie that has taken root, and plant in its place the promises of His Word.
May you walk with confidence in the path He sets before you — steady, faithful, and without fear.
May your heart be filled with faith, and may your words be filled with grace and power.
I pray the Spirit of God will guide your thoughts, strengthen your beliefs, steady your steps, and anoint your voice.
And may you grow, day by day, ever closer to the life God created you to live — for His glory and your joy.
In the name of the Father, the Son, and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
