I tell you, this is important. It’s simple. Some people think this is too simple. They think you have to do more than say some right things. Well, yes, you have to believe in your heart.

Heart belief and aligned confession are key for how to get closer to God

It says in Romans 10:10,

For with the heart one believes unto righteousness, and with the mouth confession is made unto salvation.

You can’t just say things and then not believe it in your heart. That’s powerless. You can’t believe it in your heart without saying it, either. That’s powerless too. You release strength and power through the words that you speak. The power behind how to get closer to God is directly related to the belief in your heart and the alignment of the things you speak.

I had a man come to me one time and he said, I agree with everything you’re saying. I believe it is God’s will to heal me, and I want it and I’m praying for it, but I just feel powerless. I don’t have any power to bring it to pass. What do I do? The first thing I did was show him Proverbs 18:21,

Death and life are in the power of the tongue,
And those who love it will eat its fruit.

I said, you got a tongue, you got power right there. But you are speaking doubt and unbelief. You are speaking what you feel instead of what the Bible says and what you believe. I said you need to quit cursing yourself. You’re hung by your tongue. You need to start speaking the Word of God, and it will literally direct your heart and move it in that direction. Proverbs 23:7 says,

For as he thinks in his heart, so is he. “Eat and drink!” he says to you, But his heart is not with you.

Out of the abundance of the heart, the mouth speaks. So how do you get closer to God? If you begin to start speaking from your heart, believe that those things that you’re saying can redirect your heart towards the Lord.