Last time we talked about how God gives us faith to believe He is there, the beginning of an opportunity to know Him, and our response to that revelation determines where our relationship goes. Just as in human relationships, if you reach out to someone and there is a friendly response the relationship goes forward and real friendship can develop. If the other person has no response to your overture, it is pretty certain they are not interested in a friendship with you. This analogy fails if you assume you have only one chance to respond to God, you have all your life to respond, He doesn't give up on you.
Now suppose you have heard God's voice calling you or felt the nudge of His Hand or had the urge to find out more about Him. Suppose that is His outreach to you. Will you respond by believing He is there and trying to know Him? If so, you will begin by going to the Bible, His written revelation of Himself. There you will find depths of personality which take a lifetime to plumb. You will also seek Him in prayer, as you understand more about what He has accomplished for you, you will worship Him. If you make the mistake of picking up books other have written about the bible you run the risk of erroneous belief. Find out truth for yourself.
And soon the time will come for you to surrender to Him by faith. Another way of thinking about this is to pray the prayer that never fails, Thy will be done, and mean it. As I respond to God in real surrender, He reveals more of His character and nature to me. As He deals with the root of sin in me - self, I grow up in my faith.
Surrender to God is the biggest step in faith, more about this next time.
Kelly
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