what made you turn to god?

Question

there are many reasons people get saved or turn to god in times of troubles, what made you turn to god?

Answer 1

aren't all the horny chicks in church

Answer 2

I believe there were a number of occasions in which the Holy Spirit encouraged me or showed me how I needed a Savior. But I ignored them for a long time. Mostly I passed it off as a figment of my imagination as I was not very familiar with church and was quite anti-religion. Not just Christianity.
Then one day I was talking to this guy I had been dating and I asked him with all sincerity if it was true about Jesus being the only way to heaven. He said yes and recited "I am the way..". Literally at that moment all doubt and misunderstanding fell away. I finally "got it" and in that moment I realized that the Holy Spirit communicated with my spirit that I was hearing the truth and I acted on it then and there.
I had also just before that had the desire for alcohol removed from me through the AA program. It was there that I finally was able to accept the notion of a Higher Power or a God.
It was just a matter of time that I came to see Jesus Christ as the true Savior of the world.

Answer 3

I don't really have a reason. All my life, I have felt close to God and Jesus. BUT, I never really followed my beliefs until about 10 years ago, I am 39 now. The only thing that I can think of that MAY HAVE brought Jesus into my life is that I prayed a lot when I was very young due to the HORRIFIC divorce that I witnessed my parents go through.

Answer 4

I went to church most of my life. There was a time I thought I could get by on just being a good person but I was lacking something. I needed study and fellowship. My life just wasn't going right so I asked the lord to come back into my life and my life has never been the same sense. I am happier and things don't seem to bother me as much as they used to. God gives me peace.

Answer 5

My hatred for God and Christ. I've always knew in my heart that God was real and the only clear manifestation of him is through Christ, but following him has been more difficult. My first girlfriend died when I was 17 and because of that I became very hateful toward God because she and I would pray every night that we would be together forever, and she had accepted Christ the day we met so I felt like God was interfering with the perfect relationship..... Anyway a few months later I stood in an empty field in front of a large cross with an image of Christ on it and I began swearing at it and cursing God, saying that he was sadistic, not understanding what it means to suffer and feel loss.......... But then I looked at that cross and realized I was talking to God, and because of that I obviously did not disbelieve, and I realized that God loses many of us by our wicked and stubborn hearts..... I considered how, of all the people, I deserved to be hit by lightning because I was not only neglecting God, but I was vengeful against him. But seeing what Christ did for me was like a President taking the bullet in the place of a corrupt and wicked Secret Service agent. Christ died in my place when I did not deserve it, and because that is so forgiving, it would be foolish to reject it.

Answer 6

I turned to God when my life was in turmoil. I was very sick, my marriage so awful and no one else would listen. He took the time to reach down and gently lift me up and fixed all that was wrong in my life and I realized He really loved me and was concerned with me. He has been an awesome friend, never judging or criticizing. When I need admonishment, he administers it so gently. People can fail you but if you turn to God He will never fail you. He knows your past and your future. He saw me while He was still on the cross and was willing to die for me. Who else would do that?

Answer 7

Are you a good person? What a question, most of us believe that we are good people because we can look around and find someone that is far worse than we are. We can always point to the things that we think make us a good person.

But how good are we really? Dare we take this test and look at ourselves and see if we really are good? Hmmm.

If you are willing try this and see just how good a person you are.

The Good Person Test.

How will you do? Pass or fail?


Have you ever told a lie?
Doesn't matter how big or small, just a lie.
What does that make you? Before answering think about this, if I told you a lie what would you call me? A liar?

Have you ever stolen anything? Cost doesn't matter, a piece of gum, failed to give back an ink pen that you borrowed, anything.
What does that make you?

Jesus said, "You know the saying of old, you shall not commit adultery but I say that if look at someone to lust after them you have committed adultery in your heart.
Have you ever lusted?

Jesus said that hate is equal to murder.
Have you ever hated anyone?

See one day we all are going to stand before a Holy God on Judgment Day and he is going to judge us based on His Holy Law, the Ten Commandments. These are just 4 of them and how did you do? Guilty? I have broken all of these and more, what about you? How well will you do on Judgment Day?

If we break just one point of God's Law we are guilty of breaking all the law and Gods Wrath abides upon us all. Based on God's Law we are all guilty and all are deserving of punishment. But there is an out for us.

Jesus paid the price for each one of us, took on himself God's Wrath so we wouldn't have to face it on our own. Jesus was beaten, battered, bleed and died so we wouldn't have to face God's Wrath. He rose again so that we would life in his presence. Our crimes, His payment.

The real question is where will you stand on Judgment Day. Pay yourself or have it paid for you. Think about it.

Answer 8

I hated my life, became an alcoholic a drug addict, and a wife abuser. Then God appealed to my suicidal tendencies and offered me a better way to do it. Then I snapped out of it and began to value my life the more I became valuable by my own scale. And the need for all those bad habits disappeared and so did the need for God.

Answer 9

I didn't turn to God I accepted and grew up getting to know Him along with noticing what He created despite trials in my childhood and my adult life. I've goofed quite a few times but I'll tell ya I've never strayed from being hungry to know more about Him and see more of all he has created.

Answer 10

I had been in Hell. I was homeless, living in a tack room at the reacetrack, i drank a lot, cut my arm all to Hell, then i got arrested for DUI. when i was sitting in jail, i knew it had to end and i realized that a God of my own understanding would help me if i believed and communicated with Him. Since then, I haven't drank, I have a home, and i have a decent job. And, most importantly, I'm happy.

Answer 11

the awesome way that God took care of my parents every time they hit a tough spot. it seemed like no matter what God always protected them and me and my siblings as well. when i asked my Dad why, he told me that though we would always have times in our lives we were sad or hurt or lost, but if we let Jesus take the wheel it would always work out. so far he has been right. over the last 14 months i have dealt with the worst pain and fear imaginable. but he has put enough good things in my path to soften the bows and help me to see how lucky i am. with out God i would be insane right now. but he gave me what i needed to accept the bad and enjoy the good.