When I was young, many people were “trying to find themselves”. I think people still do that, but they call it something else, like maybe finding their divinity within. Science doesn’t help us with a satisfactory answer to some of the most important questions people ask, like Who Am I? Why am I here? Is there meaning to this life?
People who ask these kinds of questions are on a journey of faith. A journey of faith is a journey about identity. We all have multiple identities: woman, son, mother, husband, gay, straight, poor, educated, cop, banker, scientist, janitor, actor, atheist, Muslim, athlete, singer, and so on. People also identify as depressed, abused, sick, prostitute, suicidal, unfaithful, stressed, imprisoned, victim, etc.
Despite our varied identifies, experiences, and unique circumstances, we are all human beings. If God exists, we are all created by Him, made in His image, and loved by Him. That’s what the Bible says.
If the Bible is reliable as a spiritual guide, and if the God of the Bible really exists, we should expect to similarities peoples’ encounters with that God. Though individual stories are as varied as the people who tell them, the commonalities of their experiences with God point to the one Creator of us all.
God invites us to seek, knock, and ask for the door to be opened. He stands on the other side waiting for us to turn toward Him. He invites us to “taste and see” see that He is good. He wants to encounter you. Are you ready to encounter Him?
This page contains links to the stories of many people who have encountered God from various diverse religious, cultural, ethnic and other backgrounds with experiences as diverse as the people in the world. Each one claims to have encountered the God of the Bible in their own unique and personal way. Together, the similarities of these stories reveal the character of the one true God they claim to have encountered. I hope these stories uplift, encourage, and guide you along in your own journey of faith.
Following are the stories from people of disparate backgrounds and all walks of life, identities and circumstance, but they have one thing in common: an encounter with the God of the Bible.
If you are interested in my journey of faith, you can follow me on Navigating by Faith.
Jesus changes lives.
A more disparate group of people who have a fundamental connection one might not be able to find.
Zach Trudeau explains how God made Himself known to him in a physical, tangible way. He had a pretty rebellious life, experimenting with things he shouldn’t have. He had been hanging with friends, but he was in a dark place in is life. He was empty inside. He came home one might and just surrendered to God, confessing his sins, and asking God to take his life. He poured out his heart. In that moment, the ceiling opened up, and a huge light shone over. It was powerful, good and righteous. It felt good and joyful. All of his burdens, pain and suffering was washed away. God pressed a reset button on his life, and he felt alive. He felt God’s Spirit inside of him. God is real, and God changed his life.
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