Some Practical Help

Keeping in mind the previous questions, here are some practical ideas to guide you in your spiritual search:

• Ask God to reveal Himself if you're not sure He's there.
• Read the Bible - start with the New Testament books of John, Acts, and Romans.
• Talk to people who display a genuine relationship with God - those who obviously love Him and who live by a different set of principles.
• Spend time in nature, observing and experiencing God's creation.
• Question things everybody seems to take for granted - be a lover of truth.
• Ask God-followers why they believe what they believe and how they know their beliefs are true.
• Recognize that following God must make sense: truth may go beyond reason, but not against it.
• Scour the shelves at a Christian bookstore or church library for credible authors, or ask your Christian friends for a list of authors who have inspired them in their walk with God.
• Write down your questions, especially about what you read in the Bible, and take them to a knowledgeable Christian who respects your seeking process.
• Know your presuppositions - the things you already believe - and try not to let them interfere with your quest for the truth.
• Stay open to actually finding what you're looking for: fear of commitment and change can keep you from finding the truth.
• Keep a journal of your thoughts and feelings during your search.
• Know your personal issues: your past will profoundly influence your present ability to be objective.
  Remember that you don't have to know everything to know something.
• Determine to seek for a specific period of time, and continually evaluate your progress. Then try to reach an appropriate conclusion.
• Act on what you decide.