I've heard people say, "The Bible says that God helps those who help themselves." No it doesn't. What the Bible does say is that, "God blesses those who are poor in spirit and admit that they need him." I once heard an old indian tale of a caterpillar inside a small ring of fire. As the fire grew and the smoke thicken the caterpillar rather than crawling would raise the front half of its body straight up in the air balancing itself with the back half, jus tlooking for a way out. I think that there are a lot of people stuck in a spiritual ring of fire and rising up to look for anyway out. Jesus said that he was the only way out and that no man would be able to see the Father except through him. So why do we try so hard to find answers in other places?
Dungy gives the following three suggestions to protecting your heart as you search for truth. First, guard what goes into your mind. As the computer world has taught as "garbage in" means "garbage out". Second, spend time in the Word of God. You have to know the word to live the word. Third, pray! Not just pray about those who are sick and dying, although you should never stop praying for them. But expand your prayer life to include the real life day to day decision making that you have to go through on your journey to have a relationship with Christ. Let him guide the way!
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