Let’s never forget that it is not sufficient just to pray. Prayer is the key to success, it means you trust God that He can do what you want but prayer isn’t that thing that will take you close to God.
When you pray to God, it isn’t the same as trying to get close to God.
When you are working towards getting close to God, it means that you are practicing the acts of Jesus Christ. You are doing the things that Jesus Christ carried out during his lifetime. When you read the Bible, you should practice the good deeds of the Bible and if you read the Bible well, you will see that every bad acts has its repercussion.
In the Bible, Matthew 7:7 says; Ask, and it shall be given you; seek, and ye shall find; knock, and it shall be opened unto you:
When you seek and find, it means that you are working towards what you want. If you want God to give you money, you pray to him, right but you need to get out of your comfort zone to work as well.
You cannot stay inside all day and night and expect a miracle to happen. Things do not work that way. Once you ask God, put some action into it as well. Praying without putting an action is just like having a zero trial and that’s not enough.
And when you pray that you want to get closer to God or you want to know him more, you have to study the Bible. When you study, act it out and that’s how to get closer to God.