As e dey for Bible, when person near God e de think like God and de really hungry to do wetin go make God happy. Person wey de allow God holy spirit to direct-am de try to live im life the way God want and as God holy spirit de direct. a—Romans 8:5; Ephesians 5:1.

 Many times, when Bible de explain wetin e mean to near God, e de use the things wey people wey no near God de do to explain-am. For example, “person wey im body de control no de accept the things from the spirit of God” or the things wey God de teach, but e no be like that with person wey near God. (1 Corinthians 2:14-16) People wey allow make their flesh de control them de “jealous other people and de cause trouble”‏, but no be so e be with people wey near God. Them get open-hand and de make peace. (1 Corinthians 3:1-3) Bible talk about people wey de talk bad about other people and de separate tight friends, as people wey de “behave like animal and … no get God spirit.”—Jude 19; Proverbs 16:28.

For this article

•  From where we fit get the spirit of God?

•  Why e dey important for person to allow the spirit of God direct-am?

•  How I fit allow make God holy spirit de direct me?

•  I need to join religion to fit near God?

•  Wrong ideas about wetin e mean to near God

•  Bible verses wey talk about how we fit get tight friendship with God

 Because God make us for im image, we fit get im spirit and de think like-am. (Genesis 1:27) So, e no de surprise us say many people value things wey them no fit see and touch, and even want learn about them.

 Jehovah b God make us to fit get character like e own, like peace, to de pity people, and no de do partial. (James 3:17) God still de give holy spirit to people wey de try to obey im command.—Acts 5:32.

 To get the spirit of God de bring “life and peace.” (Romans 8:6) Life and peace na gift wey really get value wey God de give.

•   Life: God promise to give life wey no go end to people wey im spirit de direct.—John 17:3; Galatians 6:8.

•   Peace: This na when person get peace with God. People wey de put mind for only wetin their body want de make theirself God enemy. (Romans 8:7) God de bless people wey allow im spirit to direct them with ‘peace wey pass anything wey person fit understand.’ (Philippians 4:6, 7) This kind peace de help them to really dey happy for their life.—Matthew 5:3.

•   De learn and obey God command. You fit do this one when you de read Bible. Na “holy spirit direct c people” to write wetin God get for mind for inside Bible. (2 Peter 1:21) Wetin you go learn go help you to fit worship God “with spirit and truth,” and na holy spirit go direct you for way wey God want.—John 4:24.

•   Pray make God help you. (Luke 11:13) God go help you to fit get the kind character wey go show say you be person wey get God spirit. (Galatians 5:22, 23) Prayer fit still give you better sense to fit handle the problem wey life de bring.—James 1:5.

•   De make friend with people wey near God. Them go encourage you to be person wey God holy spirit de direct more-more. (Romans 1:11, 12) But if you de make friend with people wey no de think like God this one fit spoil your friendship with God.—James 4:4

 If person de worship for one religion, this one no mean say e dey close to God. Bible talk say: “If anybody de think say e de worship God, but e no de control im tongue, e de deceive im own heart and e de serve God for nothing.”—James 1:26, footnote.

 Even with that one, Bible show say people wey the spirit of God de direct de worship-am the way e want. Them know say na only “one spirit” dey— this one na God holy spirit. The spirit de direct them to worship God as “one body,” as people wey arrange well as one group and wey de maintain “the one mind from the spirit with the peace wey de hold people together as one.”—Ephesians 4:1-4.

 Wrong idea: Everything wey God make fit near-am.

 The truth: Everything wey God make de honor-am. (Psalm 145:10; Romans 1:20) But, na only human being and angels fit near God? Animal no fit think and them no fit get friendship with God. Animal de do things as their body want. (2 Peter 2:12) So na e make Bible talk say people wey no know God de think and behave like animal.—James 3:15; Jude 19.