There is within each sincere believer a heart cry to know God and experience Him in a deeper way. Over the years there have been many different ideas on how to make this a reality. Of course, the only real authority in this matter is the Word of God.

In James 4:7-10 the apostle gives us eight principles for greater intimacy with God. These principles are not new, but often overlooked. The attempt of this study is to re-examine this teaching of James to see how it applies to the subject of drawing near to God.

The principles listed here are not mine. The Lord God Himself inspired James to write them down for us. My goal is simply to open up what James says. My prayer is that it will be useful in drawing the reader closer to God.