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Bingo Q Flamingo
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Well, since I'm new here, I might as well start by explaining how I ended up here.
I wasn't raised in or even raised near religion for the majority of my life. I had never really formulated any concrete beliefs about God...it's not that I didn't believe, more that I was just pretty much areligious. Around the age of 22, I began feeling existentially empty. I ended up spiraling into a deep depression which took me to some of the darkest places I'd ever been and oftentimes I would feel trapped, like there was nothing more to life anymore.
One night, just completely out of the blue, I was suddenly compelled to start learning more about God. It was a compulsion that I just couldn't explain nor shake; I eventually went out and bought a Bible to start reading it, starting with the Gospels. I could feel my life changing as I read them. The words of Christ resonated so deeply with me. Not really knowing what would happen, I got down and prayed for the first time in my life and I was filled with a feeling I'd never felt before. It was an intense mix of relief, catharsis, happiness, comfort, warmth...it was the feeling that someone was with me and was listening to me. I had felt God's presence and without a moment's hesitation I gave my life to Him.
I'm really the last person I would have expected to become a born-again Christian, but now I can't imagine my life without it. When I was at my lowest, God reached out and embraced me even when I wasn't looking for Him. His love is eternal and it gave me endless strength and encouragement to overcome the obstacles in my life. I finally have meaning in my life and I know God has many more great things in store for me in the future.
Anyways, that's my tale to tell. Thanks for listening!
I wasn't raised in or even raised near religion for the majority of my life. I had never really formulated any concrete beliefs about God...it's not that I didn't believe, more that I was just pretty much areligious. Around the age of 22, I began feeling existentially empty. I ended up spiraling into a deep depression which took me to some of the darkest places I'd ever been and oftentimes I would feel trapped, like there was nothing more to life anymore.
One night, just completely out of the blue, I was suddenly compelled to start learning more about God. It was a compulsion that I just couldn't explain nor shake; I eventually went out and bought a Bible to start reading it, starting with the Gospels. I could feel my life changing as I read them. The words of Christ resonated so deeply with me. Not really knowing what would happen, I got down and prayed for the first time in my life and I was filled with a feeling I'd never felt before. It was an intense mix of relief, catharsis, happiness, comfort, warmth...it was the feeling that someone was with me and was listening to me. I had felt God's presence and without a moment's hesitation I gave my life to Him.
I'm really the last person I would have expected to become a born-again Christian, but now I can't imagine my life without it. When I was at my lowest, God reached out and embraced me even when I wasn't looking for Him. His love is eternal and it gave me endless strength and encouragement to overcome the obstacles in my life. I finally have meaning in my life and I know God has many more great things in store for me in the future.
Anyways, that's my tale to tell. Thanks for listening!
