Fun Ways To Deepen Your Relationship With Jesus

Because faith doesn’t have to feel like homework

Let’s be honest for a second. Sometimes we make “growing closer to Jesus” sound like a spiritual bootcamp. Wake up at 4am. Read Leviticus before coffee. Whisper-pray for exactly 42 minutes. Journal until your hand cramps. Smile through it because, you know… joy.

Meanwhile, real life is over here feeling like a juggling act involving laundry, emotions, expectations, and the occasional identity crisis.

So let’s take a breath.

Your relationship with Jesus?
It’s not supposed to feel like a performance review.
It’s a friendship. A walk. A conversation. A journey.
And yes — it can actually be fun.

So here are a few lighthearted, meaningful, and very real ways to deepen your relationship with Jesus… without turning it into a spiritual to-do list.

1. Talk to Jesus like you actually talk

You don’t need a polished script.

You don’t need long, poetic paragraphs.

And you definitely don’t need to sound like you swallowed a King James dictionary.

Just talk.

In the car.
In the shower.
While you’re trying to remember why you walked into the kitchen.

Tell Him when you’re overwhelmed.
Tell Him when you’re annoyed.
Tell Him when you’re grateful — even if it’s just because your coffee finally tastes right today.

He’s not grading your grammar.
He just wants your heart.

And yes — He can handle your honesty. Even the messy kind.

2. Turn worship into your personal praise party

Worship isn’t about sounding holy.
It’s about remembering who God is… and who you are with Him.

So yes — sing loud in the car.
Off-key is fine. God’s not cringing. Promise.

Turn your favorite worship playlist into your morning soundtrack. Let truth meet routine. Let lyrics soak deeper than worry. Let joy interrupt your overthinking.

Worship doesn’t have to be fancy.
It just has to be real.

3. Go on “Jesus walks”

No, not the Kanye version.

I’m talking about grabbing your shoes, heading outside, and walking with the intention of being present with God.

Notice the sky.

Notice the air.

Notice the peace that sneaks in when you finally pause long enough to realize you don’t have to carry everything yourself.

Talk to Him as you walk.
Listen more than you speak.
Let silence be sacred, not awkward.

Sometimes clarity shows up somewhere between step three and “oh wow, I really needed this.”

4. Make Scripture part of your real life (not just your quiet time)

You don’t have to read entire books of the Bible in one sitting to be “spiritual enough.”

Take one verse.

Just one.

Sit with it.

Ask:
What does this show me about Jesus?
What does this change about how I see my day?
What truth do I actually need to believe here?

Then — bring it into your real life.

Into your reactions.
Into your stress.
Into your relationships.

Faith grows when truth meets Tuesday afternoon reality.

5. Invite Jesus into the messy parts — not just the polished ones

Spoiler alert:
Jesus is not impressed by your pretending.

You don’t deepen your faith by acting strong.
You deepen it by being honest.

Let Him into:
the overthinking
the insecurity
the exhaustion
the control issues you keep pretending you don’t have

(Yes. Those.)

Tell Him where you’re struggling.
Tell Him where you don’t trust.
Tell Him where you want to grow… but haven’t quite figured out how.

He doesn’t shame you.
He shepherds you.

There’s a difference.

6. Find your people — and talk about real faith, not performance faith

You do not have to walk this journey alone.

Find a friend who loves Jesus and isn’t afraid to talk about real struggles. The kind of conversations where you laugh, cry, confess, and maybe roast yourselves just a little for being dramatic humans who desperately need grace.

Faith flourishes in honest community.

Not perfect community.

Honest.

7. Start expecting God to show up — even in the ordinary

Growing closer to Jesus doesn’t always feel dramatic.

Sometimes it looks like:
a deep breath you didn’t know you needed
a moment of clarity
a quiet peace in the middle of chaos
a shift in your thoughts that leads to freedom

He’s in the subtle.
He’s in the simple.
He’s in the quiet work no one else sees.

And when you start watching for Him —
you’ll realize He’s been there the whole time.

Here’s the truth

Deepening your relationship with Jesus isn’t about trying harder.

It’s about opening your heart wider.

It’s about surrender.
It’s about trust.
It’s about showing up — imperfect, honest, hopeful — and letting Him meet you there.

And yes… you’re allowed to have fun while you grow.
Faith doesn’t erase your personality.
It redeems it.

So laugh.
Learn.
Let go.
Lean in.

And walk with Jesus like the friend, Savior, and King He truly is.

Because He loves you — fully, freely, and right in the middle of your beautiful mess.

And that?
Changes everything.