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TRACE: Bible Study Method

The Secret to Getting Closer to God (It’s Not What You Think)

TRACE: Bible Study Method

Darin Starks

Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

4.91.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 December 2025

⏱️ 12 minutes

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Summary

Ever feel like your faith is just going through the motions? In this episode, I share how true intimacy with God isn’t about doing more it’s about abiding more. Learn how surrender, focus on Jesus, and stepping into His presence transform your life from the inside out.


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It feels like I should have this figured out by now. And by this, I mean this thing that we call

0:35.0

life. I recently told my friends it feels like I'm going through a

0:38.2

quarter life crisis every single week and I'm only 23. One moment I know exactly who I am, where I

0:44.3

want to go, what I want to do. And then the next I'm questioning my entire existence. Ask myself,

0:50.7

what is my purpose? What's the point of all of this, and what even matters? Shout out

0:56.2

Lauren Hill. Growing up, it seemed as if all the adults just live with a sense of certainty

1:00.8

and had it all figured out. Subsequently, coming into adulthood, I put pressure on myself to live

1:06.2

to that same standard. So any questions, concerns, or doubts I had weren't just seen as a normal part of the

1:13.3

human experience that became a mark of shame, failure, and disappointment. Because there's no way

1:20.0

I'm doing this adulting thing right and still feeling all of this at the same time. But I've soon

1:26.1

come to realize that no one actually knows what they're

1:29.8

doing, no matter how hard they try to fake it. So I'm starting to rethink this. Maybe life isn't

1:36.5

about reaching this euphoric destination of complete certainty, but a forever discovery of the unexplored

1:43.2

parts of who we are.

1:45.0

I'm learning that the human experience is not monolithic.

1:48.0

We are multifaceted, multi-dimensional, multi-passionate creatures.

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