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Most people who believe in God are in this state. Most of the time, they live in an unthinking, unconscious condition, and when nothing out of the ordinary has happened, when they are not in any great difficulty, they don't know to pray to God or rely on Him; they don't seek the truth in the face of regular problems, but live by their own knowledge, doctrines, and inclinations. They're well aware that the right thing to do is to rely on God, but most of the time they rely on themselves and the beneficial conditions and environments around them, as well as on any people, events, and things that are to their advantage. This is what people are best at.

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What they are worst at is relying on God and looking to Him, because they feel looking to God to be too much of a bother, that no matter how they pray to God, they will still receive no enlightenment, illumination, or immediate answer; so they figure they'll save themselves the trouble and go and find a person to fix the problem. Thus, in this aspect of their lessons, people perform the worst, and their entry into it is the shallowest. If you do not learn how to look to and rely on God, you will never see God work in you, guide you, or enlighten you. If you cannot see these things, then questions such as "whether God exists and whether He guides everything in mankind's life" will, in the depths of your heart, end with a question mark.

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If you do not truly rely on or look to God, you won't be able to give rise to genuine faith in Him. If you cannot give rise to genuine faith in Him, then for you, those question marks will forever be there, accompanying everything God does. When people have a lot of doubts about God, they're already on the brink of danger. They have the potential to fall and betray God at any time. Looking to God may sound like an obvious way of practicing, but it's a lesson that every follower of God should study and enter into during their lifetime.

from The Word, Vol. 3. The Discourses of Christ of the Last Days. Belief in God Must Begin With Seeing Through the Evil Trends of the World