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I know the feeling, Daeriel-- sometimes it is hard to "remember" (how it is possible to forget I may never know....) And it is frustrating when no one else seems to want to when you do remember. But that shouldn't stop you from hanging out with Him; sometimes, the best time you can spend with Him is in quiet prayer, or by yourself so no one will interrupt you for talking to the clouds/ceiling/whatever happens to be above you (I've been known to do this... but that's just me sweatdrop ).

As much as I try to spend real, quality time with God every day, what I really look forward to every year is Camp Edisto-- a week-long, residential Christian camp held not far from my home. Camp was the first place I was exposed to the idea of having a "personal relationship" with Christ, and not surprisingly, it was where I came to accept Him as my personal savior (as opposed to "I came, I saved the world, I went home"). But that's my story-- hang out with God for a week, and I'm now His for eternity!!

*runs off, singing* I am my beloved's and He is mine...!

I know what you mean Soul_Streak, its hard to say God is not with us constantly because He is allways with us. But sometimes, we are not with Him. We get rapped up in our daily lives and forget about Him except when certain events happen to remind us He is there. What bbydaeriel93 probably means is that she has a hard time seting aside time devoted only to God. This period of time that you "hang out" with God is very important. It helps us grow in Him and structure our thoughts and lifes to please Him. I can relate to not being able to devote this time spend time with God and what I realized is that you have to make time. Sit down and come up with a reasonable schedule in which you may make time to study His word or talk with Him. This can be hard if your life is pretty busy, (something I struggle with), but it is something that is necessary to our growth in Him and adds more structure to our lives as well. This is something very important and should be done by all Christians, but can be very hard to do because of the fact that we live such busy lifestyles. I urge all of you to try setting aside some time with God daily, it helps a lot.

I know what ya' mean... I often find myself distracted or just "Not in the mood." I used to meditate and think or even just talk with God aloud as I am shooting or practicing my sword steps... I often find it easier to talk with God while listening to music or doing something physical.

MY favorite music to listen to while hanging out with God is classic rock, E Nomine, and P.O.D. (alot of their songs are talking about their walk with God and their trust in him... listen and hear it in your soul not on MTV)

Before entering college, I had an intimate, excellent relationship with God. I knew on my vacations that college would change everything, and sadly, it did. It's not that I don't pray, but I don't pray as fervently as I used to. It's not that I don't read the Bible, but I don't read it as much as I used to.

There's hope, though. God is waiting on us, every single day for us to come to Him. He's waiting to hear from us in prayer, to speak to us through reading His Word, to bless us if we obey Him.

I'm starting to work my way back, to cut time on a lot of things so I can get the relationship I used to have with the Father. It's going to be hard: I don't doubt it, but it's possible. I don't even have two years in faith, yet God has done great things in me... and I'm sure He will continue working on me.