Our relationship with God according to his word is not a one way route. It requires understanding. This means that studying our bible will reveal that God wants several things from us. Basically a relationship with God in the bible involves, worship, trust, obedience, fear, acceptance and above all love. God wants our love,trust,obedience and yes fear.

Bible Verses About Relationships With God

So let us list bible verses that highlight different aspects of this relationship with God. What we should always bear at the backof our mind is that God desires this relationship with us. He wants us to have a deep and meaningful relationship with him.

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Verses About Relationships with God (Roman Catholic Good News Bible – GNB):

1. Jeremiah 29:11-13
   “I alone know the plans I have for you, plans to bring you prosperity and not disaster, plans to bring about the future you hope for. Then you will call to me. You will come and pray to me, and I will answer you. You will seek me, and you will find me because you will seek me with all your heart.”
2. John 15:5
   “I am the vine, and you are the branches. Those who remain in me, and I in them, will bear much fruit; for you can do nothing without me.”
3. James 4:8
   “Come near to God, and he will come near to you. Wash your hands, you sinners; purify your hearts, you hypocrites!”
4. Psalm 34:18
   “The Lord is near to those who are discouraged; he saves those who have lost all hope.”
5. Matthew 11:28-30
   “Come to me, all of you who are tired from carrying heavy loads, and I will give you rest. Take my yoke and put it on you, and learn from me, because I am gentle and humble in spirit; and you will find rest. For the yoke I will give you is easy, and the load I will put on you is light.”
6. Isaiah 41:10
   “Do not be afraid—I am with you! I am your God—let nothing terrify you! I will make you strong and help you; I will protect you and save you.”
7. Romans 8:38-39
   “For I am certain that nothing can separate us from his love: neither death nor life, neither angels nor other heavenly rulers or powers, neither the present nor the future, neither the world above nor the world below—there is nothing in all creation that will ever be able to separate us from the love of God which is ours through Christ Jesus our Lord.”
8. Proverbs 3:5-6
   “Trust in the Lord with all your heart. Never rely on what you think you know. Remember the Lord in everything you do, and he will show you the right way.”
9. Psalm 63:1
   “O God, you are my God, and I long for you. My whole being desires you; like a dry, worn-out, and waterless land, my soul is thirsty for you.”
10. John 14:23
    “Jesus answered him, ‘Those who love me will obey my teaching. My Father will love them, and my Father and I will come to them and live with them.'”

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Verses About Relationships with God (King James Version – KJV):

1. Psalm 46:10
   “Be still, and know that I am God: I will be exalted among the heathen, I will be exalted in the earth.”
2. Revelation 3:20
   “Behold, I stand at the door, and knock: if any man hear my voice, and open the door, I will come in to him, and will sup with him, and he with me.”
3. 1 John 1:3
   “That which we have seen and heard declare we unto you, that ye also may have fellowship with us: and truly our fellowship is with the Father, and with his Son Jesus Christ.”
4. 2 Corinthians 6:16
   “And what agreement hath the temple of God with idols? For ye are the temple of the living God; as God hath said, I will dwell in them, and walk in them; and I will be their God, and they shall be my people.”
5. John 10:27-28
   “My sheep hear my voice, and I know them, and they follow me: And I give unto them eternal life; and they shall never perish, neither shall any man pluck them out of my hand.”
6. Psalm 23:1-3
   “The Lord is my shepherd; I shall not want. He maketh me to lie down in green pastures: he leadeth me beside the still waters. He restoreth my soul: he leadeth me in the paths of righteousness for his name’s sake.”
7. Matthew 22:37-38
   “Jesus said unto him, Thou shalt love the Lord thy God with all thy heart, and with all thy soul, and with all thy mind. This is the first and great commandment.”
8. Hebrews 11:6
   “But without faith it is impossible to please him: for he that cometh to God must believe that he is, and that he is a rewarder of them that diligently seek him.”
9. Micah 6:8
   “He hath shewed thee, O man, what is good; and what doth the Lord require of thee, but to do justly, and to love mercy, and to walk humbly with thy God?”
10. Isaiah 43:2
    “When thou passest through the waters, I will be with thee; and through the rivers, they shall not overflow thee: when thou walkest through the fire, thou shalt not be burned; neither shall the flame kindle upon thee.”

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Verses About Relationships with God (Book of Mormon):

1. Ether 12:4
   “Wherefore, whoso believeth in God might with surety hope for a better world, yea, even a place at the right hand of God, which hope cometh of faith, maketh an anchor to the souls of men.”
2. Mosiah 4:9
   “Believe in God; believe that he is, and that he created all things, both in heaven and in earth; believe that he has all wisdom, and all power.”
3. Alma 37:6
   “By small and simple things are great things brought to pass; and small means in many instances doth confound the wise.”
4. 2 Nephi 9:23
   “And he commandeth all men that they must repent, and be baptized in his name, having perfect faith in the Holy One of Israel.”
5. 2 Nephi 2:25
   “Adam fell that men might be; and men are, that they might have joy.”
6. 3 Nephi 9:20
   “And ye shall offer for a sacrifice unto me a broken heart and a contrite spirit.”
7. Moroni 10:32
   “Yea, come unto Christ, and be perfected in him, and deny yourselves of all ungodliness.”
8. Doctrine and Covenants 88:63
   “Draw near unto me and I will draw near unto you; seek me diligently and ye shall find me; ask, and ye shall receive; knock, and it shall be opened unto you.”
9. Doctrine and Covenants 18:10
   “Remember the worth of souls is great in the sight of God.”
10. Mosiah 18:10
    “Now I say unto you, if this be the desire of your hearts, what have you against being baptized in the name of the Lord?”

From these verses it is very obvious the kind of relationship God wants with us. To elaborate on more verses focused on

1. Fear God Bible Verses
2. Bible verses about Gods Love For us

Here are Bible verses that encourage us to grow in our relationship with God:

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Roman Catholic Good News Bible (GNB):

1. 2 Peter 3:18
   “Continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. To him be the glory, now and forever! Amen.”
2. Colossians 2:6-7
   “Since you have accepted Christ Jesus as Lord, live in union with him. Keep your roots deep in him, build your lives on him, and become stronger in your faith, as you were taught. And be filled with thanksgiving.”
3. Psalm 1:2-3
   “They find joy in obeying the Law of the Lord, and they study it day and night. They are like trees that grow beside a stream, that bear fruit at the right time, and whose leaves do not dry up. They succeed in everything they do.”
4. James 1:22
   “Do not deceive yourselves by just listening to his word; instead, put it into practice.”
5. Hebrews 12:1-2
   “Let us rid ourselves of everything that gets in the way, and of the sin which holds on to us so tightly, and let us run with determination the race that lies before us. Let us keep our eyes fixed on Jesus, on whom our faith depends from beginning to end.”