How many times have you truly searched for Him? Did you go to church once or twice, not really wanting to be there, just so you could say you went and didn't "FEEL" anything? Jeremiah 29:13 says: "You will seek me and find me when you seek me with all your heart." (NIV)
Many times we go to church and aren't really interested in knowing this Jesus that a few, compared to the rest, seem to be obsessed with. But a question that never seems to get answered is, "Why are YOU so afraid to be a christian?"
How many times do you feel something, but are afraid of what your friends will think if you "give in?" I will admit, it's not easy trying to be a christian and have to work, live, and spend everyday life around people that aren't. But if you ask Him, God will help you through your everyday life.
I know a man who had to work around a guy that liked to swear all of the time and he said to God one day, "Lord if you don't shut him up I'm gonna have some testimony tonight" and when that guy tried to swear around him, the other guy couldn't even talk when he wanted to swear. I'm Not saying make that your prayer, but if you pray about the situations you are having to face, HE WILL HELP YOU.
James 5:16 says "....The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availeth much."
How many times have you actually took a problem to God and let Him take care of it, and if things went different then you expected, thought "Oh well, I must not really be saved, because my prayer didn't get answered." I heard a friend make the statement one time that God doesn't say "NO"... He say "Yes", "Not Now", or "I Have Something Better". Don't Give up... Keep on SEEKING HIM. He is the only one that can really help you. You never know when He will send the answer.
If you give up now, you might miss your chance tomorrow. So keep pressing on, God WILL BLESS you for your work.
God Bless You for reading,
David Pate
