| I was raised a Roman Catholic!
Between the age of 18 through 23, for many reasons I was disillusioned and I started believing that there really wasn't any such thing as God! In January of 1955 I started coming to the end of myself. I didn't want this life any more. I contemplated finding a way to do away with my life. When a voice spoke within me and said, "What about God?" I replied, "What about God? There is no such thing as God." The voice within me then said, "But you don't really know, do you?" I had to admit, to the truth. I really didn't know. Then the voice said, "You know as a Roman Catholic that if you commit murder and don't find forgiveness before you die you will go to hell!" I said, "I don't believe there is such a thing as hell!" Again the voice within me said, "But you really don't know, do you?" Again, I had to acknowledge the truth, I really didn't know! Then the voice said, "Don't you think it would be wise to find out before you do something foolish?" I believe that made a lot of sense! So I started my 6 month search. I bought my first Bible. Started reading it sometimes all night long. Didn't understand what I was reading. The book wasn't opened to me! I was going from church to church, organization to organization, from this group to that group. I was looking to find God's reality outside of myself. In the world so to speak. My question was, "If God is real, which of these religious organizations is the right one." I needed to know that God was real! If He was real how can I know for sure. The more I searched outwardly the more confused I became. In August of 1955 God brought me to the end of my search. I was an emotional mess! I went out to try to go to work about 8:00 A. M. I just began crying uncontrollable. As a result the tears caused me to be unable to see. So I pulled over to the side of the street and parked. I started speaking out, "God if you are real, how do I know? Which church is the right one? How am I going to know? As I was speaking I looked down on the seat where I always set the Bible I had bought. I always laid it on the seat beside me, closed, but when I looked it was open there on the seat. I Picked it up and my eyes fell on the page to a particular scripture in Luke 17:20-21 than read... "And when He
was demanded of the Pharisees, when the kingdom of God should come,
I was there parked in my car from 8 to
11 A. M and the Holy Spirit was ministering the Word of God making Jesus
real to me personally. When He finished I knew that it was Christ in me
the hope of Eternal Glory. I knew that eternal life is only given by Jesus
and what he accomplished on the cross of calvary to give me forgiveness
of sin and a whole new life!
"If we receive
the witness of men, the witness of God is
greater:
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