How I became Christian

 I use to be atheist. The only prominent individuals in my life that were Christian were my mom and aunt. And I viewed them both as very ignorant. I thought the only reason people believed in God was because they didn't understand science.

When I was nineteen working at Taco Bell I thought about it for a minute. I realized the "scientific" community doesn't have an explanation for how we came to be. I thought maybe it's possible that we were created by an intelligent force. What do I know?

I count that as the moment I went from atheist to agnostic. I no longer had any personal barriers between me and God. But It wasn't like I was looking for him either. But that's how God works. You don't find him. He finds you. Because I no longer had a figurative no solicitation sign on the door of my heart Jesus was welcome to nock. And that's what happened.

A girl I liked invited me to her church. The pastor asked if there was anyone who hasn't accepted Jesus that would like to. I wasn't really looking to get saved but I didn't have anything against the idea either. So when the girl I liked nudged me to go up there, I went up and invited Jesus into my heart.

Even after the girl I liked moved to another state I continued to go to church. That was kind of surprising to me. I thought that I would have ended up back sliding and falling away.

Eventually I got baptized. I didn't think anything special would happen. I figured I'd go into the water and come out the same person. I'd still be a believer and continue to go to church. I was wrong. When I came out the water I actually physically felt the holy Spirit activate inside me. She felt like a tiny light that just turned on at the center of me. I've been in a close relationship with God ever since, no longer a believer but rather someone who knows God.

It didn't take any clever arguments or evidence to convince. Not that there isn't evidence, there's lots of evidence. I was just willing to admit to myself that I don't know if God exists or not, but a leap of faith can't hurt. Even though I didn't expect my faith to pay off, it did. And to my surprise I learned beyond the benefit of doubt that Jesus Christ is God through my experience of the holy Ghost.

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