[D-fendr]

Thanks for your reply, but you seem to have missed the "Without His grace.." part in my post.

God promises never to leave us.

Yep, and I'm proof of that.

Christians just need to simply take God at His word.

Oh, I do, but we have different definitions of "His word".

People today put too little emphasis on trusting God's holy scripture.

Well, it might help if you guys would quit arguing about what it means. :)

People want experience.

Well, of course. Do you want to know God directly or by someone else's description?

We all want to be with God, consciously in each moment. If there's something wrong with that, let me know.

[HarleyD]

but you seem to have missed the "Without His grace.." part in my post.

No, I didn't miss it. It simply doesn't address the issue about who gives us our faith. I find Catholics tend to obfuscate the answer by plopping in grace and Protestants squirm in their seats. But few want to acknowledge the Author of our faith and don't wish to answer the question. They know where the answer will lead.

I hate to nag so since I'm not getting an answer I won't ask again, at least for the time being. William Shakespeare once said, "This above all, to thy own self be true." It's not scripture but there is a lot of true to it.