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I was raised in a Christian family in southern California. At the young age of thirteen I determined to attach myself to a group of believers. When I found the local church I knew that I was at home. At that time in my life I had not had many personal experiences of the Lord so I attached myself to a group of believers who really knew the Lord in a personal way. My aspiration was to become a genuine, seeking lover of the Lord like all those around me. I remember sitting in a meeting on Sunday morning, asking myself why I was not out playing basketball with my friends. Instead I was spending my time with other Christian believers, listening to them share their most recent enjoyment of the Lord. It was at that time, I believe, I had my first strong inward sense from the Lord; my being was filled with peace and rest. This was in contrast to my feelings of unrest and discomfort that I had sometimes outside those gatherings. I did not realize it then, but today I know that one way the Lord speaks to us is by the sense of life and peace within. This was my first experience of the contrast between life and death (Romans 8:6). Ten years later I can say that I have had many more personal experiences of the Lord, and that the Lord is daily making me more of a genuine, seeking lover of Him.
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