How I came to Christ

Next remember how you came to Christ. Was it in a church service or on a lunch break? On a mountain top or in a fox hole? Did Christ draw you to Himself little by little over a long period of time or did your conversion happen all at once like Paul's "Damascas Road Experience"? It is beautiful how each Christian's story is so unique. How patient and loving our Savior must be! Try to recall as much as you can about your conversion. Remember, you are telling a story, your story. Small details about your story may help keep your listeners attention or somehow cause them to relate with you more.

Also, as you work through this portion of your story remember these very important theological truths. God chose us; we did not choose Him. God first loved us; we did not first love Him. Jesus said to His disciples, "You did not choose Me but I chose you..." John 15:16 In I John 4:10 the Apostle reminds us, "In this is love, not that we loved God, but that He loved us and sent His Son to be the propitiation [payment] for our sins." We must be clear when telling our stories, not one of us woke up [on our own] and decided that we would look for God. God was first looking for us. We did not decide to choose Jesus. No, He chose us and pursued us. We did not love God He loved us! The emphasis of our love story must rest upon God's work in us.

It is sometimes difficult to tell someone who has never experienced new birth what it means "to hear" God. We will explore this challenge in another post. Keep working on writing out your conversion story.

Bro. John