God keeps His word

Grant Swank recently wrote an interesting column on the Renew America Web site about how he was searching very hard for God in the tenth grade, but couldn't seem to hear from Him:

I wondered why I had to try so hard to know God in His fullness.

Then I thought back to some of those saints' testimonies. They were glorious. They related how God was especially close — there in front of them, behind them, inside them.

Why was it so difficult for me to come upon that same real awareness?

Then it was that God spoke to me within my heart. It was without doubt that God said to me: 'I was with you the first night you sought me. Do you not remember? I was there in that family room. You knew my peace and power in a very special way.'

It was true. Immediately, I recalled how the room that first night seemed to fill with His holiness. There was a splendor in that space which had come from without. It had to have been the Lord Himself.

It then dawned upon me that I had been seeking others' experiences rather than allowing God to be personal with me.

That relates to the focal point of this blog: we can have a personal relationship with Christ. He meets us where we are, in the manner that is most appropriate and unique to us. I'm sure that many readers of this blog have had personal experiences with Christ. How does God relate to you? Share your story with others by clicking on the comments link under this post!

P.S. I have decided to start selling a lot of my stuff. There is a link on the left-hand side of the page to my current eBay auctions.