I have had a relationship with God for about 35 years. Most people that know me understand that this relationship is very important to me. When I first met the Lord, I didn’t know Him. I knew about Him but it wasn’t personal. I was raised in the church and was taught about God. It was a few years after I left home that I was introduced to God. I had come to the end of myself and didn’t like what I saw in the mirror. People helped me by introducing Jesus to me. At first I wasn’t sure what I had, but I knew that I needed His help if my life was ever going to straighten out. What surprised me most of all was that God is a real person with thoughts and feelings just like me. Of course, He had everything I had, but without sin. I found out that we are the image and likeness of God. That means that we were made like Him. Because God is the one who made us. But He is a real person who speaks, feels and reaches out to us. I drew near to Him as fast and as hard as I could. You know people still look at me funny when I say that God talks to me. But I would rather have God talk to me than most people. You see I’m one of His sons. And I can enter into His presence at will. In fact, He wants me to be at His side all the times. So, it is nothing to me to say that God speaks to me, because He is my Father. You have to choose to walk with God. He will not force you to join Him. When you do, you will find out that He is a real person who loves you without reserve.
Joseph1637/Crain Blanchard 