Only one way

Two ladies were talking after attending church service one Sunday. The first lady, we’ll call Ruth and the second will be Alice. Alice was talking all about her troubles, her husband was not making enough money at his job, she never knows where her teenage daughter was, her mother expected her to be always at her home, and there were more things but the fact was that she was an unhappy lady.

“Do you pray about those things?” asked Ruth.

Alice was quiet, trying to figure out why Ruth asked her that question. ” I do pray, but I never hear any answers” Alice finally answered. ” So, what’s the use?”

“What’s the use! God doesn’t always answer the way you want, but things around you would change, if you ask, believing He really hears you.”

“Well, when I pray, I  don’t know who I’m praying to. It feels like I’m talking to the wind or something. I hear pastor praying and he sounds like he really knows the person he’s talking to, but I figure he has to know,  He’s a pastor after all,” said Alice.

“Do you honestly know God, and that Jesus, God’s own Son died for you Alice?”

“Yes, of course, I know God and Jesus are real, you dummy,”replied Alice, laughing.

“But have you invited Him to be YOUR father and Jesus YOUR salvation, Alice?” asked Ruth, who was thinking she was getting a little heavy. Maybe I  shouldn’t ask that. She   looks like she will start crying any minute.

“You have given me a lot to think about. Can we get together sometime just to talk about this?” said Alice.

“Let’s do that, I’ll call you tonight and we’ll set up a time and place. Okay, Alice?”

“Okay,” she said as she walked toward her car.”

Is Alice like you? Maybe it’s time you think about that. God is our Father. He created all things like that beautiful sunset you saw last night, or that baby girl you finally saw right after she was born. But more than that He loves you and says he will never leave you. He gave his only Son to come down to earth to save you. And He watched as his Son was tortured, and died a terrible death, just for you. You want to be on speaking terms with Him, don’t you?