Your relationship with God will help you to serve him through your thoughts and actions. Think about your own life and what God has given you.
Prayer is a way of serving God that can be very beneficial to you as it’s a way of letting your faith guide you while you learn to focus on what’s happening in your life and address any issues. Prayer is not a way to ignore what’s happening in your life, nor should it be used as a means to ask God for things, as He’s not a genie who grants wishes. Serving God through prayer is sort of the first step on the path to serving God throughout your whole life and through your faith in Him.
Join a bible study group where you can learn how to interpret the text with other followers. Once you understand the Bible you can help others to do the same. As you read the Bible, think about how it reflects on your own life. You don’t have to read your bible from beginning to end, you can just find books or passages that you feel connect you to God.
If you are Christian you can do this at church, before a meal, at bedtime, or whenever you feel like it. Just take a moment and thank God for what He has given you, whether it’s the food on your table or the clothes on your back. If you practice another religion like Hinduism, the basic practice is to thank God three times a day. The three times are: after you get up in the morning, before your midday meal, and before bed. Whether it’s before a meal, before bed, or whenever you have a free moment, take a minute to thank God for giving you the tools you need in your life to succeed.
Getting strength from God isn’t always the easiest concept. After all, how is God going to make you physically stronger? He won’t, but you can use your faith in him to find strength in your daily life. Maybe you are quick to anger. When you feel your blood beginning to boil, take a moment and just pray to God for peace. Ask to find the strength to stay calm and let things roll off your back. Taking a minute to just breathe and pray can help you calm down. Perhaps you are having a difficult time coping with something in your life; by praying for strength, you may find that you have the ability to cope better. Getting strength from God will a lot of the time come down to faith and the knowledge that you are never walking alone, that He is there to pick you up if you fall.
You shouldn’t force anyone to pray with you or condemn them for not serving God in the same way that you do. If someone isn’t comfortable with prayer or doesn’t believe in God, then you can serve Him by praying to God that this person finds the peace, strength, and faith they need in their life.
You can help a younger family member who needs guidance, or you could join a Big Brother/Big Sister program. Putting someone ahead of you and helping others are great ways to serve.
You can volunteer at a local food shelter or soup kitchen. You can also serve God through cleaning up your neighborhood or being part of a neighborhood watch, and protecting those in your community you love. Remember that serving God can be as simple as helping out a neighbor with a small task or favor and doesn’t have to be a big grand gesture.
This is a great way to serve God as you can easily look around your home and find things you don’t use or need anymore to give away. Instead of throwing out old clothes or furniture you can donate them to places like Goodwill. You can also donate any extra canned food you may have to your local food shelter.
You don’t have to do something grand as helping someone can be as simple as opening a door and picking up something someone may have dropped.
Maybe someone let you merge ahead in traffic or in a line at the store. Now it’s your time to do the same for someone else. Paying it forward is a great way to serve God and doing something good for someone else will make you feel good as well. It’s a win-win.
Going to church is one of the most common ways people serve God. Even if it’s not your favorite activity, try and use that time to forget about any troubles you may have in your life and focus on your relationship with God. Church can be a very spiritual and cleansing experience not unlike meditation or exercise. In this case, you’re just exercising your faith.
However, just as you shouldn’t be ashamed of God, this doesn’t mean that you should shove him down someone’s throat. Serving God doesn’t mean forcing Him on others.
Quietly reflect on how your faith has given you a fortune and remember that it’s your job to use it to help those in need. Maybe you got a big promotion at work. Don’t go around bragging about it, instead use your new status to make your workplace better or help your coworkers when they might need guidance. If you win an award for something or have received recognition for an accomplishment, remember that God gave you the tools you needed and chances are you didn’t accomplish this alone. Serve God by setting an example of humility that others can follow.
Read books to your kids that teach them about spirituality. Show them how God exists in their daily life and teach them how to walk with God in their hearts using examples from the Bible or real life. [7] X Research source
This can also be a sort of prayer to God. It’s good to pause sometimes and take a moment to ask yourself, “How does God want me to act?” Letting God and your faith in Him help you decide how to act is not only a great way for you to find some inner peace, but will also show others around you your best self. And others will follow your example.
If you’re having a hard time forgiving someone, use the other ways that serve God to help you. Pray, talk to God, go to church, and even do something good for someone else. You can write down the good that’s come of out of a bad situation and ask God to give you the strength you need to forgive and focus on those good aspects.
