How did you come to know God?

Question

Lets share are testimony

Answer 1

I journeyed inward,seven levels deep until I came to the core of being.It was there that I found him.He had always been there,and He-she was nothing like the church said.I learned volumes of information that would take years to translate.You would have to become familiar with certain terms and concepts you are not now familiar with,just to lay the foundation for discussion.I love your question.

Answer 2

I had heard about him while growing up, and my grandmother always went to Church, and sometimes I went to, But it wasen`t till I was 30 or 31 ,that I Had an experiance, that turned me around in my thinking, I was invited to a church, by a relative many times, and to get him off my back i finally went, and this was a church, I would never have went to, It was the church of God, I was brought up in Church of Christ, anyways I wasen`t expecting anything, Just wanting to get through the service, and go home. LOL didn`t happen, I don`t know what happened really, some feeling came over me like i`ve never felt before, My heart ached, I started crying, and I was not the type, to let people see me cry, I was tough, But that day my heart was changed, I had so much love, and it was for everyone, I was on a high, I had never felt before in my life, that was the day I knew without a doubt that Jesus Christ was not dead, that he was alive, and in that place, wow it was the best feeling, and most wonderful experiance I had ever had in my life.

Answer 3

1984,summer was just beginning.On my way to work 4:00am.Monday morning,on the freeway,nothing good on the radio,tuning up and down,suddenly,I hear a talk show,the guy 's talking about Constellations,the great Pyramid,the translating of the Rosetta Stone etc. very interesting.That afternoon I tune to the same station,same guy on the radio.I realize it's recorded and he 's on 24 hrs a day.It was Dr. Gene Scott,and he was just what God knew I needed at that time,an unconventional preacher with long hair and a beard.He knew I detested "suit and tie"guys.By Aug. I gave my heart to the Lord.I thank God for the teachings of Dr.Scott,Dr. J. Vernon McGee,and Pastor Chuck Smith especially and all the Calvary Chapel teachers.It's been a great 22 yrs.Thanks Lord.

Answer 4

Actually it was through following all the blind guides of this plane of existence that lead me blindly into the same ditch as them that GOD keep pulling me out of.Then after HE got me back on my feet and set me back in the right direction I managed to do what I do best and totally destroyed it time and countless time again.But one thing I can testify too now is HE was always there.HE never left me never gave me what I should have recieved at least looking back I would have recomended extreme torture for the B.S. I pulled.But when things keep you going even when they shouldn't you get to know they are more than mere coincedence and I have seen enough miracles and supernateral in my life I Know for myself it is the LORD JESUS without a second thought.It could only be the loving,kind, and from my experience-Truly merciful GOD the Bible talks about.But I can truly say without hesitation that GOD has been totally envolved with my life since birth.You see when I was born I had fluid in my lungs they drugged my mom up so they could break the news to her about that I wouldn't make it til morning.Well my mom like alot of other moms at that time believed in the Lord JESUS and she prayed to him and that night my mom saw a vision of the Lord JESUS with His hands on me in my isolette,Then in the morning the doctors were astounded to see me in 100% bill of health told my mom they didn't know what happened but as soon as she could go home I was ready.And Basically I am living on a prayer.And I have seen uncountable supernateral that totally agrees with everything the Bible says JESUS is.The choice for me is JESUS all the way! Praise JESUS!!! And May God Bless You.

Answer 5

I've always felt the desire for God's closeness but i feel far away from Him because i'm so weak and sinful and i pray for His fogiveness many times a day but i still screw up.. Its as if He cant hear or will not hear me but i need and want Him very badly to dwell with me ,but i'm afraid my short commings and weaknesses are preventing this...I do not fear death but i dont want to now but if i do then i do,but i feel i have a mission here and i want to fullfill it before i leave.. All i can say is i think something is wrong with me is it my weaknesses thats preventing my closeness to my Lord or satan ??? I pray morning and evening as well as throughout the day for His intervention that i will overcome my weaknesses --- I need His help !!

Answer 6

I was being abused as a child and I always heard grown ups talk about God and how great and loving he was. I got down on my knees and prayed and asked God to stop me from getting beat. My sister was not being watched and she drank water with bleach in it. The ambulance was called and the doctors and ambulance people said they were going to turn them in if we came to the hospital for anything else, and we were never abused again. I thanked God and always talked to him since then I was 5yrs. old.

Answer 7

Several years ago I had an unusual experience concerning an uncle, a distant relative who lived over a thousand miles away.

While driving my car I suddenly felt the unmistakable presence of this relative that I hardly even knew. He was more like someone I had heard about than someone I knew. It was very strange; it felt as though I was momentarily lifted right out of my physical body. I seemed to be suspended somehow beyond space and time, bathed in a love so intense It felt like I could have just disappear into it at any moment if It would have let me. It only lasted for a few seconds, but it seemed to last forever at the same time. I realize how crazy this must sound. The experience was so strong that at first I was afraid I was loosing my grip on reality. I finally managed to chalk it up to an over active imagination.

Three days later I got a call from my aunt telling me that this uncle we are talking about had gone into a coma and died the day I had the experience. It felt like ice water had been poured down my back when she told me this. I had lost any real ideas of God or faith and had become somewhat of an atheist. Needless to say this experience caused me to rethink some of the conclusions I had come to.

I feel blessed to now understand that even in our darkest confusion something loves us so much that it went out of its way to assist me and bring me back to a state of absolute certainty about Gods love for us.
During the experience it seemed like there was a vast amount of information that I was somehow allowed access to. One thing that I came away from this experience understanding beyond any shadow of a doubt was that any Idea that God is unhappy with us or would judge or allow us to be punished for any reason is simply impossible.

I can’t explain the love I felt with words. They simply don’t make words big enough or complete enough to do this. The only way I can begin to convey this love to you is to say that there was simply nothing else there. Nothing but love. No hint of judgment, no displeasure of any sort. It is as though God sees us as being as perfect as we were the day we were created. It is only in our confused idea of ourselves that we seem to have changed.

I hope this is of some help to you. Good luck. Love and blessings.

Your brother don

Answer 8

Well I've been raised in a Christian home all my life and gone to church every Sunday. As I've grown older I've realized that Jesus is the only way to heaven and that Christianity is the real deal. I'm very happy to know where I'm going when I die

Answer 9

God was always in my heart since I can remember, about age four. Even though I've lived a hard life, he was always there to protect me. God Jesus did lead me down some hard roads in order to teach me and to get me on tract. God has been there to protect me, and to guide and teach.

Answer 10

Trotting stupidly around the city of destruction He graciously called to me and gave me ears to hear and feet to follow and even a rod for when I slowed down or started to look back.