Step One – Establish Quiet Time

That takes care of outside noise. But what about inside noise? Our own mind is constantly thinking about what to do, what's going to happen, what others are thinking, what we aspire to be, etc. Those sorts of thoughts are also noise, at least to our spirit. Remember to turn the inside noise off, and once you do, this leaves us free to hear God whisper to us.

Step Two – Pray

Make sure you take time daily to communicate with God in prayer. We can tell God how much we love Him, talk about the circumstances of our day, thank Him for His nearness and His help and confess our failures to Him. By constant communication with God, it grows easier to hear His Holy Spirit as He ministers to you and tells you what is right and wrong. It’s a great routine to begin each day in prayer, asking God for guidance when making your daily decisions.
 

Step Three – Read the Bible

When spending time in reading the Word of God, make every effort to memorize it. Memorizing Scripture is sometimes called “hiding God’s word in your heart.” What better thing is there to memorize than the very words of God Himself? What reason could you give for not memorizing it to the best of your ability? Memorizing God’s Word is a privilege, not a duty. Remember, God wrote only one book and you honor Him when you show respect for that Book (the Bible) by hiding it in your heart. The benefit is all ours, but the pleasure is all His. Joshua 1:8 says, "Do not let this Book of the Law depart from your mouth; meditate on it day and night, so that you may be careful to do everything written in it. Then you will be prosperous and successful."

Develop goals for memorizing the Scripture.  This will get and keep yourself focused on memorizing the Word. The keys to memorizing scripture are dependence (on God), training (yourself) and self-control (mastering your body and time) in order that you may meet your goal (spiritual maturity). 

The Chronological Plan: Read the events of the Bible in the order they occurred.

The Historical Plan: Read the books of the Bible in the order in which they were written in the original languages of Hebrew, Aramaic, and Greek.

The Old and New Testament Combined: Read portions from both Testaments each day to see the continuing thread of Truth from Genesis to Revelation.

From Beginning to End: Reading through the Bible from Genesis 1:1 straight through to the last page of Revelation. Stop and start as if you were reading a novel.

The Yearly Plan: Many Bibles are available that are divided into 365 sections, allowing you to finish the Bible in one year. The 1,189 chapters in the Bible can be read in a year at a rate of 3 1/4 chapters per day.

The Blended Plan: Combine the Bible reading plans above to find the plan that works for you.

Is there any example for me to follow?

Is there any command for me to obey?

Is there any error for me to avoid?

Is there any sin for me to give up?

Is there any promise for me to claim?

Is there any blessing I can enjoy?

Is there any failure from which I can learn?

Is there any new thought about God Himself?

Is there any truth that has greatly affected me?

Re-read the Word. Reading the passages for a second time (after meditation on the Word) usually brings to light things you didn’t notice the first time. In addition, pray and ask God to help you understand His Word (Psalms 119:18) so that the Holy Spirit will be your teacher (John 14:26). 

Mark key verses and thoughts in your Bible. Some people find it helpful to record what they have learned in a notebook. This will help you to refer back to them later.

Try to carry the thought you have learned with you throughout your day.

Step Four – Memorize God’s Word

Having the word in our hearts allows us to encourage and teach others (Colossians 3:16; 2 Timothy 2:14-17).

Knowing and using the Word teaches us right from wrong (Hebrews 5:13-14). The Psalmist said it this way: “Your words have I hidden in my heart that I might not sin against You” (Psalm 119:11). When you are tempted to sin, you need a strong defense. God has provided that defense in His Word. If you have memorized portions of God’s Word, you will be ready for the tempter. When he badgers you and tries to get you to fall into sin, you will need your arsenal of Scripture.

It can increase our ability to distinguish truth from error in doctrine (Philippians 1:9-10).

It will help our prayer life (John 15:1-11).

If we know the scriptures we can meditate on it anytime wherever we are (Psalms 119:97; Psalms 16:7).

Here are the components of a successful Scripture Memory Program:

• Write out a statement of intent - describing your personal resolution to memorize Scripture.

• Have a way of way of fine-tuning your resolutions as you learn more.

• Make a list of the various time slots in you weekly schedule, which you will dedicate to the task.

• Have a way of regularly checking to make sure you are pursuing your goals to the best of your ability and to make course corrections as you go along.

• Learn how to select and organize the material you will memorize.

• Develop effective ways to memorize the selected texts.

• Develop effective ways to review the passages to ensure it is permanent.

• Build a routine of prayer, meditation and study into your life so you understand what you have memorized. Strive to gain a hunger for the word of God and a thirst for the knowledge of God.

• Design the whole process to make sure that youapply the memorized verses in your life.

• Link yourself with one or two others who have the same goals as you so you can assist and encourage one another along the way.

Step Five – Attend a Church

• For believers, there is no substitute for attending church. Besides something that pleases God, it’s necessary for a believer’s spiritual well-being. People unable to attend church due to illness or unchangeable work schedule make use of radio or TV ministries that will be the only kind of fellowship or spiritual nourishment for them. However, there is no excuse for those who could attend church but do not because they are too lazy or put other things such as entertainment and amusements before God or who harbor bitterness or indifference toward other believers. It’s important to attend church for the following reasons:

• It is an Expression of our Love for God. 

   

• Going to church is a visible and a tangible expression of our love and worship toward God.

• It’s where we gather with other believers to publicly bear witness of our faith and trust in God.

• It’s a place to bring God offerings of praise, thanks and honor, which are pleasing to Him.

• The primary purpose of the corporate gathering is to bring “service” to the Lord as a blessing to Him. Indeed, the Lord deserves our praise and honor.

It builds up our Spiritual Strength.

• Receiving the preaching and teaching of God’s Word increases our faith and builds us up.

• Every believer knows what it is to face spiritual conflicts to their faith and must realize the importance of being fed spiritually so that they can overcome the challenges.

• It provides fellowship with other Christians.

  • Gathering together also has compounded importance to the relationship of the Christian brethren. The Bible teaches that a right relationship with God requires a “vertical” and “horizontal” alignment; we must have vertical fellowship with God and horizontal fellowship with believers.

  • It’s not possible to love God and refuse to love the brethren. If you have a problem loving other Christians, you have a problem in your relationship with God. 

  • One of the most important reasons that we go to church is to practice love toward the brethren in the form of fellowship. The Bible clearly shows that if we have a right relationship with God, we have fellowship with others believers.

  •  Keeping ourselves in love and harmony with other believers keeps us humble before God so that Christ’s Blood can continue to cleanse us from our sins.

It combines our spiritual strength in prayer.

• The Bible indicates that agreement in prayer with other believers has special favor with God. “Again I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning anything that they ask, it will be done for them by My Father in heaven” (Matthew 18:19).

• There is multiplied strength in the combined faith of God’s people and it is clear that greater spiritual gains can be realized through corporate prayer and worship.

• If we study the meaning of “worship”, it means to declare worth, to attribute worth. Thus, when we worship, we are saying that God has worth and that He is worthy. Do you love God? Are you thankful for what He has done for you through His Son Jesus Christ? “Ascribe to the LORD the glory due his name; worship the LORD in the splendor of His holiness.” (Psalm 29:2).
   

• Only God should be worshiped. It’s not that He should be worshiped more than other gods are. It’s that He is the only Godworthy of worship. Luke 4:8 says “Worship the Lord your God and serve Him only.” Nothing can compare with Him, so we give Himexclusive worship. We do not divide our loyalties between Him and saints, prophets, statues, idols, angels, or even self. Worship is done for God and God’s pleasure alone! 
   

• Worship involves our entire relationship with God: our words, our attitudes, and our actions. Therefore, we can state that there are three kinds of worship:

• Worship that is an expression of the heart – This involves speaking such as giving praise upward in words and song.

• Worship that is an expression of the mind – This involves listening such as to instructions when we want to learn what God wants us to do.

• Worship that involves the body – This involves taking physical action when we obey and when we serve.

• We need all three types of worship. Some people focus primarily on speaking or singing praise to God. Praise is good, but if all we do is praise God, without ever listening to what He says, we have to ask whether we believe the words we are saying. If He is really all wise and all loving, then we need to be attentive to what He is telling us, because He is worth listening to. Similarly, all talk and no action does not show God the respect He deserves. Actions speak louder than words, and if our behavior isn’t changed by God, then our actions are saying that God isn’t important — He’s a nice idea, but not relevant to our day-to-day lives. When we really believe that God is worthy of every praise, then we will be willing to listen and to change the way we live in response to such a worthy God. It is the giving of our entire self, our thoughts and our emotions, to God’s use. 
   

• Worship can take place at any place and anytime. This is possible because all of life is an act of submission, an act of worship. Our service to God is not centered around a specific time or only at church, but is done whenever and wherever we are, because weare the temple of God. Romans 12:1 says, "I urge you, brothers, in view of God’s mercy, to offer your bodies as living sacrifices, holy and pleasing to God — this is your spiritual act of worship." The test of worship is not only what happens at church, but also what happens at home, on the job and wherever we go.  Worship includes praying, speaking God’s Word, singing, breaking bread and serving others. It’s not limited to one act, but is done properly when the heart and attitude of the person is in the right place. 
   

• God wants our worship to be sincere. We shouldn’t worship for the expectation of something in return, such as a miraculous healing. True worship is felt inwardly and then comes out through our actions. Jesus tells us that true worshipers will worship God in spirit and in truth (John 4:24). This means we worship from a pure heart! “Going through the motions” out of obligation is unpleasing to God and is done completely in vain. It doesn’t do us any good to worship at the right place or with the right rituals if our attitude isn’t right. We can sing the right songs and hold our hands in the right way, but if our heart isn’t in it, it isn’t really worship. He can see through all the hypocrisy and He hates heartless worship (Amos 5:21-24). For worship to be sincere, we must know Him and not be ignorant of His good and glorious nature. 
   

• For worship to be acceptable to God, we must have obedient lives.If our lives are full of sin then worship becomes unacceptable to God. It is hypocritical to worship if it isn’t changing the other aspects of our lives. If we are going to say that God is worthy of all worship, then we should believe it in our hearts, and if we believe it, it will show in our actions. Is God important enough to make a difference in the way we live, in the way we work, in the way we get along with other people?