That is true too. And every time this question comes up (wink: you KNOW the one I am referring to), I say, "Dog:Tail")
I was lost, but now I'm found.
I remember my journey to God was over a period of years and that of investigating several different faiths often opposing one another just by their system of beliefs....not realizing that even that was God preparing me for His service when I finally arrived at the truth He would have me to know.
But you know God places within us that gnawing sense that no matter how much we might want to believe a system of believes, if it's not His truth we will never be satisfies...it will not be enough.... So all the study with the various ones I still came out "empty"...even though I was certainly "learning " a great deal about them.
It was His Written Word..the Bible..that I eventually spent hours with apart from any teaching/teachers...BECAUSE I read a verse that He would teach me....and when I was finally ready God provided a teacher. A retired Pastor Of Moody Bible Institute who came to work at our company and led me to the Lord at he and his wives dining table....but not until many questions were answered and notably from the scriptures alone.
Didn't intend to tell the story...I guess my point is the walk we take to Him can have diversions along the way but I will always think that I could have known Him 'all that time' from the day my journey started....so always best to remember as is written...
..." I tell you, NOW is the time of God's favor, NOW is the day of salvation."
2Cor,6;2
I remember my journey to God was over a period of years and that of investigating several different faiths often opposing one another just by their system of beliefs....not realizing that even that was God preparing me for His service when I finally arrived at the truth He would have me to know.
But you know God places within us that gnawing sense that no matter how much we might want to believe a system of believes, if it's not His truth we will never be satisfies...it will not be enough.... So all the study with the various ones I still came out "empty"...even though I was certainly "learning " a great deal about them.
It was His Written Word..the Bible..that I eventually spent hours with apart from any teaching/teachers...BECAUSE I read a verse that He would teach me....and when I was finally ready God provided a teacher. A retired Pastor Of Moody Bible Institute who came to work at our company and led me to the Lord at he and his wives dining table....but not until many questions were answered and notably from the scriptures alone.
Didn't intend to tell the story...I guess my point is the walk we take to Him can have diversions along the way but I will always think that I could have known Him 'all that time' from the day my journey started....so always best to remember as is written...
..." I tell you, NOW is the time of God's favor, NOW is the day of salvation."
2Cor,6;2