"How hard is it for a lost sheep to find its master? Likewise, how hard is it for us to find God? Of course, we have tried to meet God ourselves. We have even believed in several religions. But it doesn’t work. We suffer all kinds of afflictions. However, most people who try to look for God can’t meet Him. It is really difficult even if they try all kinds of things. I’m sorry to say this, but you must know how worthless a human being is. You must first know what kind of person you are, feel the nothingness of life by uselessly trying this and that religion, and become a person who sincerely looks for God for the first time to barely see Him. It is not easy for us to find and meet God. People who suffer to a certain extent and surely realize that it won’t work no matter what they do have the possibility to meet the Lord; but it is hard to meet the Lord for people who think they can do it by their own strength. Such people don’t believe the gospel of the water and the Spirit if they don’t suffer a certain amount. They must suffer to death, be on the verge of death several times, and fall into hell to be able to really believe in the gospel. The Lord comes through the Word and says, “I saved you this way,” and when our Master puts out His hand, we say, “Thank you, Master” and can firmly grasp His hand. Otherwise, no matter how tenderly the Master puts out His hand, we don’t believe in the Lord like foolish sheep and think, “Is that my Master’s hand or not?” We don’t grasp His hand to the end." Paul C. Jong