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"The philosophy of Sartre did not encourage me at this point -“The meaning of life is despair”, is cold comfort to any person having a difficult time....
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I came to believe in Christ as my lord and Saviour as a student in 1984. An ‘independent thinker’ in my late teens I dabbled in existentialism and new age ideas but held to the idea of morality. Just when I was beginning to grow in self- confidence something happened which changed the direction of my life. A strong romantic relationship that I was in hit a patch of heavy turbulence. I was amazed at how this affected me on an emotional level and how difficult it was for me to cope with the feelings I had. The philosophy of Sartre did not encourage me at this point, “The meaning of life is despair”, is cold comfort to any person having a difficult time. I began to look to God for help. I realised that if I were to trust God in this matter it meant relinquishing control over the situation. It might or might not work out like I hoped. As I trusted God real peace and comfort flowed into my life. Having experienced God’s care I began to seek Him more.
I came into contact with born again Christians and saw that they knew God in a very real way. I yearned for the same experience and began to read the Bible. A growing sense of my sins developed over time together with the awareness that Jesus was so very different to me. Listening to a man explain why Christ died, I was given to see and understand that He died for me, because God loved me. I responded by giving my life fully to Christ, trusting that His death on the cross paid for all my sinfulness. I knew in my heart that I was forgiven and cleansed.
From that moment I knew that I was different. I felt compelled to share the news about Jesus with as many people as possible. The Word of God became more important to me and I began to understand it more as I read it and put it into practice in my life. I enjoyed meeting other people who knew Jesus and found a local Church where Jesus was really honoured.
One thing I really love about being a Christian is that God works things out for our good. The relationship that I had been in did not last but God had other plans in mind. Some years later I met a lovely Christian girl who has become my wife. The Lord has blessed us and has given us six children.
The most difficult thing about being a Christian is the realisation that I am not yet what God wants me to be. Sin is still a reality though much has changed and is changing. Probably the main practical difficulty about being a Christian is the isolation that we can experience. Those who really know Christ are a bit thin on the ground at present. The tolerance in our society is little more than a mask for indifference or apathy and we can feel excluded at times. This however is a very small price to pay when placed against the great privileges that we enjoy now and will enter into more fully when we go to be with the Lord
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