James 4:8 Draw near to God, and he will draw near to you.
The words 'draw near' means to come near or approach. The subject to this statement is 'you'. You draw near to God, you make the first step or action to draw near to God. How does one draw near to God? I would say the most obvious would be to go to church and read the Bible. These activities would definitely be an effort to get closer to God, but what else? Acts 10:38 tells us that Jesus went about doing good. We know Jesus pleased God and since he is our example what can I do to do good? Matthew 7:16-17 gives us some insight that we are recognized (identified) by our fruits (words and actions). Let's look at some good fruit; Galatians 5:22-23 But the fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control. So if any of the good fruit is coming out of you, you are drawing near to God. Taking Bible reading to a deeper level, would be to meditate on the scriptures day and night (Psalm 1:2). You might think of other ways but why do this? One reason is that God is light (1 John 1:5), when you draw near to God and he draws near to you, you start seeing things in a different light, things become clearer, solutions to your problems may be revealed and solved, etc. One obedient step may change your life forever.