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Suffering From the Common Dought
I use to struggle a lot with doubt. Was God real? Did he really care about what happens to me? Is the Bible relevant? I e-mailed the Webmaster of the Underground, he challenged me to actively try to apply a passage from the Bible every day for two weeks and see if that made any difference, he said he would pray that God would reveal himself to me through this. I read some of the psalms and found that they were wonderfully relevant. When I felt lonely and had not one to turn to, I found that David’s words perfectly expressed my feelings. Another passage I came across reminded me that God has promised never to leave us. Then when I came across Jesus’ words in Matthew 7:24-27, I realized that it’s only through obeying and applying God’s Word that we know he’s real. His Word is the only solid thing we have to build our lives on. The Matthew passage, and my two-week experiment, motivated me to try to live out what I read more and more everyday. I want to thank the Webmaster for helping me to do this, and I encourage you to follow my challenge as well! It WILL help you beyond belief!
Laura Age 17
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Modern Day Moses
Whenever I get discouraged because I can’t persuade a friend of the truth of the gospel, I remind myself that we are never going to convince those who don’t want to be convinced. This has been a tough thing for me to accept; there are some people I want so badly to become Christians. But I find solace in the story of Moses and Pharaoh. Nothing would convince Pharaoh that Moses represented the one true God-not plagues, not miracles, not even the death of Egypt’s firstborn. If calamites of this magnitude couldn’t move Pharaoh to repent, I am not longer surprised that the daily witness of faithful Christians fails to make a dent in the hearts of many people in our society.
However, I am convinced that the best tactic is the slow, steady work of Christ in our lives, coupled with prayer and our attempts to live the Christian life. I’m learning to place the rest in God’s hands.
Richard age 18
The Core
We recieved word of a few pictures from a place called "Camp Greenville" in South Carolina are coming to us soon! So be on the look out for those beautiful pictures. Also A Student Ministry called "The Core" wants to invite those in Northen Georgia to join them at Mount Paran Church of God... their site is just a click away with the link below!
www.corestudentministries.com
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