Dear Greg;
I hope you realize what a broad question that is but I am happy to share my testimony with you. At the birth of my daughter, I began to question my atheist beliefs. I began to search for something more because it made no sense to me that the universe simply happened. Science as we now know it seems to evidence that the universe had a beginning because it is expanding and cooling. Nothing that cools can be forever in the past. It would have cooled out so to speak. I give you background to show that my orientation was science, and I studied cosmology from that perspective.
My search began in the Unitarian Church because its minister, like me was atheist, and I believed it would be a tolerant group of people. One day a very old man shared a need for God, and when he was laughed at, I had to leave. I simply went home to my family and forgot about the issue. If the most intellectual church was intolerant, I simply had no use for organized religion.
Years later a man came to work on my house, a dry waller, who was a Christian. I enjoyed him very much and saw a love in him that attracted me. He did many extra things in my home and did not charge me for them. When he was through, I paid him on the front lawn and said good-bye. He invited me to church, and I politely refused. He told me that the G-d had told him I was to come, and he promptly got down on his knees and prayed for me to come. Out of embarrassment really, and the feeling of obligation at the work he had done, I agreed.
His church was wild. What is known as Pentecostal and I was ready to leave as soon as I got there but he drove and I was stuck. When the service was finished, a very tall and imposing gentleman asked me in a very harsh tone, what I was doing there. I explained that I was ready to go and he asked me if I knew the Lord? I felt rather glib in my answer of Who Wouldn't. I did not belive in G-d, and felt they were all very silly, but if he wanted to pre-suppose the question, I thought if there really was a G-d, Who Wouldn't want to meet him.
His demeaner totally changed. He smiled, and like a little kid announced to the room, "Who want's to help Don meet the Lord?", " I do, I do" came many answers from the room. I was stuck, but figured if it would get me out, why not, no one would be listening anyway. They got on their knees with me and led me in a prayer of repentance, and I felt like fine, if you are there show me. They all were praying in a weird tongue, which I to this day do not understand or do. One man kept asking in English, "Lord in three days, make yourself real to Don, in three days."
When I got home and shared this with my wife, she said. "I hate Christians, if there is one thing I cannot stand it is a Jesus freak." That was enough for me so I wrote it off as a strange experience, and nothing more.
Three days later, he made himself real to me. I really cannot put it into words but it happened. My life change dramatically, and I began to read the book of John. The words glowed like burning coal, and I knew they were the truth. For years my wife fought me about it, and I tried to deny it rather than fight. I could not. Years later, my wife was saved at a Calvary Chapel in California. Praise Yeshua. The Lord has since continued to prove himself to me but I know this is already to long to go on. Suffice it to say it was the most wonderful thing that has ever happened to me. I have researched the facts, which is still my nature, and they are too many to deny. I Love the Lord Yeshua, and will never deny what he has done for me.
I hope this is not to long winded an answer, but it is the truth, and is why I am a Christian.
In Yeshua's Love for you I pray that you will continue your search through the scripture. - DLL
|
