im on a mission to come close to god
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Thre’s one sure fire way to drive one closer to God.
Get involved in one to one street evangelism or going door to door, seeking conversations about Jesus.
One quickly learns that ones courage runs away, that one becomes tongue tied, lost for words and the only thing that keeps one going is God.
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god is my evrything y because he shows you uncondition love and happiness 
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Great! I mean, how do you plan on doing that?
John records Jesus saying in ~John 14:6 that He is the way and the truth and the life and that no one comes to the Father except through Him, and the verb erchetai for comes is present middle which shows intentional movement toward God that is only possible through the mediating Son who stands as the exclusive path into the presence of the Father and not one person crosses that threshold apart from Him.
Jesus declares in ~John 6:44 that no one can come to Him unless the Father who sent Him draws him, and the Greek helkō for draws carries the idea of pulling or compelling movement, not by force against the will, but by divine initiative that awakens the will, and this verb stands in the future active indicative meaning the Father Himself will effectually bring the responsive heart to the Son and raise that person on the last day because the saving movement begins with God and not the seeker.
Jesus deepens this truth in ~John 6:65 where He says that no one can come to Him unless it has been granted by the Father, and the Greek didōmi for granted reveals the gift nature of faith itself, given by divine generosity, awakening a person to the glory of the Son so that the coming is real, voluntary, joyful, and Spirit birthed.
Paul echoes the same truth in ~Philippians 1:29 where he says that it has been granted to believers not only to believe in Christ but also to suffer for Him, and here the verb echaristhē carries the idea of grace being bestowed so that even the act of believing is the result of divine grace enabling the heart to move toward the Son.
Paul roots this drawing work in the gospel proclamation itself when he says in ~Romans 10:17 that faith comes by hearing and hearing through the word of Christ, meaning the Spirit uses the preached message of the crucified and risen Lord to pull the heart toward Him through conviction, unveiling, and illumination.
Jesus describes the Father’s initiative again in ~John 10:27 when He says My sheep hear My voice and I know them and they follow Me, where hearing is akouō in the present active, describing ongoing recognition, and following is akoloutheō in the present active, showing continuous discipleship that flows from being known by the Shepherd who calls His own to Himself.
Peter affirms in ~Acts 2:39 that the promise is for all whom the Lord our God calls to Himself, and the verb proskalesētai indicates summoning into fellowship, a divine invitation that initiates salvation and brings sinners into the saving sphere of Christ.
Paul speaks of this supernatural calling in ~1 Corinthians 1:9 where he says that God is faithful who has called us into fellowship with His Son Jesus Christ our Lord, and the verb ekalesen is aorist active, pointing to the decisive divine act that created our entrance into Christ.
Jesus anchors the entire reality in His identity when He states in ~John 12:32 that when He is lifted up from the earth He will draw all people to Himself, using the same verb helkō, showing that the cross itself has a magnetic divine pull through the Spirit’s witness, extending the call widely while effectually saving those who respond in faith.
You agree @jop510 ?
J.
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