There is a school of thought that says that once you are elected by God that over night you become familiar with the things of God and you have nothing to do except wait until the Lord comes or you go to meet him. I believe that this is not supported by bible text. So my use of the words pursuit and seek which are pretty much interchangeable, speaks to the way in which GOD draws you unto himself. Every one is born into sin and you know the rest, and GOD I believe from bible text knows exactly who will complete the race and who will not so from HIS point of view it does not matter how the road gets ahead of the person who is among the elect.

But from our point of view in a practical sense we feel a pull that makes us want to attend church if we did not before, makes us want to enquire about the things of GOD and how to be saved from our sins (whether it is in the format of church message or someone speaking at work at a gathering etc. when we begin to feel this drawing) and at a point in our minds when this pulling or drawing from God causes us to actively seek out the things of GOD then I believe it can be termed as a pursuit of some sort.

Not that I believe that a person can of their own feelings, outside of GOD's intervention can just decide to seek the Lord. No. Now I dont profess to be a great writer who is capable of expertly explaining himself so I know that my posts must be dificult to comprehend sometimes especially since I may use words in a context that you may not. Could be a cultural thing <img src="/forum/images/graemlins/scratchchin.gif" alt="" /> I hope I did better this time.

Roy