I remember the story told of D L Moody after speaking at a student conference and of a young man who followed out of the auditorium as Moody walked toward the beach. The student expressed a desire for God and to know Him and hear His voice. He kept on and one and Moody didn’t say much. Then finally Moody stopped by the water edge and said, “So young man you hunger to know God do you?”
“Yes Mr Moody, I do.”
“Follow me then son” and with that Moody started walking out in the water, deeper and deeper. When they were chest height Moody suddenly grabbed the young man and held him under the water until he started to fight Moody’s hold to get back to the surface. Holding him a few seconds longer, he then let the young man up to breathe again. Upon which the youth gasped and said, “Mr Moody, what did you do that for?”
“Son, when you long for God like you longed for air then you will find Him.” And then D L Moody walked off and left him.