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Getting to Know Him as a Real Person
As a teenager growing up in a Christian home, it seemed easier just to ignore the Lord than to pursue after Him and try to be a “good” Christian. In the beginning of my college years at the University of California at Berkeley, however, I realized my real condition before God. Just because I attended a couple of church meetings every week and prayed every now and then, didn't mean that the Lord was happy with me. With deep regret, I saw that everything He had done for me and how much He loved me was in stark contrast to the way I responded to Him. Even in such a small thing as being polite to Him, I had drastically failed. Because I barely even acknowledged His presence in my daily life, I had no idea who He really was and what He wanted with me. So, I began to talk to Him. No matter what I was doing or where I was going, I invited Him to join me. Even in the darkest of places and the most sinful situations, I made it clear that I was still open for Him to be there with me. To my delight, the Lord still found a way to meet me where I was to be exactly what I needed. I began to know Jesus as a real person that lives in my spirit and found that He's a lot cooler than I had thought (2 Timothy 4:22). At that point, I really began to enjoy the small group meetings of the local churches. Every Friday night I met with these genuine lovers and seekers of Christ and each time, I found myself strengthened, healed and satisfied. For years, I was into many distracting things, but I can testify that my enjoyment of the Christian life thrived on these meetings. Regardless of my condition, I was given a taste of eternity every Friday. It was a definite and fresh reality compared to my time spent with the rest of the world in some counterfeit search for permanent satisfaction. Gradually, through countless conversations with the Lord and through many experience of Christ shared with these other believers, I began to trust Him in a deeper way and allow Him to spread in my heart and in my life (Ephesians 3:17). I knew Him as a person of love and light and life. He was not concerned with my behavior; rather He just wanted my time so I could know Him in all of His riches.
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