How Can I Feel Closer to God?

Tools and tips for growing your relationship with Jesus and making faith a real part of your life.

Sooner or later, kids ask big questions about themselves and their faith: If God is real, why doesn't he feel real? How can I make him seem less far away? What does a relationship with Jesus actually look like? What about when going to church or reading the Bible just feels boring and pointless?

Christian Studies teacher and school chaplain Chris Morphew has been answering big questions from kids for over a decade. In this fun and fast-paced book, he shows children how to grow in their relationship with God through the ordinary yet powerful habits of everyday discipleship: prayer, Bible reading, church community, rest, and simplicity.

Lively stories and illustrations make this book easy for 9-13s to engage with. Readers will be helped to develop a vibrant, living, and life-altering faith of their own as they learn to walk with Jesus day by day.

1. Opening Credits
2. Dedication
3. Chapter 1: If God is Real, Why Doesn't He Feel Real?
4. Chapter 2: What Do I Have to Do to Get Close to God?
5. Chapter 3: Why Does It All Feel So Hard, Boring and Pointless?
6. Chapter 4: How Do I Get Started?
7. Chapter 5: How (and why) Should I Pray?
8. Chapter 6: How (and why) Should I Read the Bible?
9. Chapter 7: How (and why) Should I Do All This With Other People?
10. Chapter 8: How Much Time Do I Have to Spend On All This?
11. Chapter 9: How Do I Figure Out What God Wants Me to Do?
12. Chapter 10: Something Bigger than Our Feelings
13. References
14. Thank Yous
15. Closing Credits