These meditations will help to begin searching, and to take that leap of faith with Jesus into a new dimension.
 

FOREWORD
This book of short meditations was written to illustrate the varied thoughts and feelings of a young person (or in fact a person of any age) as he or she embarks on a search for the reality of God. Part One tells of the searching, with all its questions, doubts and fears. The second part records the experience of coming to a relationship with God through Jesus Christ, while Part Three tells of the gradual development and understanding of that relationship.

The Christian life is not an easy or straightforward one; at every stage there are questions to be asked which cannot always be answered satisfactorily, there are mysteries and sometimes seeming contradictions. Neither is the Christian guaranteed a life free of trouble and difficulty in the normal business of living. Doubts and uncertainties, disappointments, perplexities and frustrations will crowd in from time to time. But the Christian life is also one that is exciting, fulfilling, challenging, enriching and glorious.

I had no particular person in mind when I wrote Godsearch, but I drew on the shared experience of people that I know, as well as on my own experiences. I know at least one person who is still at the stage of about he middle of Part One, not yet ready or able to come to a decision about which direction their life will take in relation to faith in God. Others could identify with the first faltering steps in believing, others again have already launched out into the exciting adventure of committing themselves to Christ.

My hope is that anyone reading these meditations will be challenged to begin their own search. If they have already begun, I pray that they may be encouraged to take that glorious leap of faith which will land them in a new dimension. And for those already committed to Christ, may they be daily blessed by his presence and led on to ever-unfolding wonders.