Returning To God

Returning to the Lord is the key to experiencing

His blessing.
Dr. Charles Feinberg notes, “This call to return dare not be passed over
lightly, for it is the basic and fundamental plea of God throughout the
Bible to all sinful men” (God Remembers, p. 18).
So what are the steps to returning to God?
The first step is repentance,

the second step is prayer,

and then the third step is growth.

 A. Marking your progress (1 Samuel 7:12-13a)
• Take note of your milestones
• Take note of your blessings
• Take note of your achievements
B. Seeing the changes (1 Samuel 7:13-14)
• Experience the positive effects of obedience
• Experience God’s deliverance in times of difficulties
• Experience God’s peace that surpasses all understanding
C. Living it out in your daily routine (1 Samuel 7:15-17)

• Serve God from day to day

• Stewardship of daily living
• Search for the meaning in what you do
The Example of Enoch
• Now Enoch was a representative of those who will be upon the earth
when Christ shall come, who will be translated to heaven without
seeing death.--Sermons and Talks, vol. 1, p. 32 (1886).
• Enoch had temptations as well as we. He was surrounded with society
no more friendly to righteousness than is that which surrounds us.
The atmosphere he breathed was tainted with sin and corruption the
same as ours, yet he lived a life of holiness. He was unsullied with the
prevailing sins of the age in which he lived. So may we remain pure
and uncorrupted.--Testimonies for the Church, vol. 2, p. 122 (1868).