Following Hard After God
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Psalms 63:8
My soul followeth hard after thee: thy right hand upholdeth me.
Christian theology teaches the doctrine of prevenient grace, which briefly stated means this, that before a man can seek God, God must first have sought the man.
Before a sinful man can think a right thought of God, there must have been a work of enlightenment done within him; imperfect it may be, but a true work nonetheless, and the secret cause of all desiring and seeking and praying which may follow.