Hard work, high moral values, honesty, and helping others
were commonplace in the McGee home. Even thought we went to church regularly I
still felt God was far away. I was lonely. My brother and I would fight a lot
and he was constantly making me angry. Many times my parents would get on to me
about things. I would mumble under my breath things I shouldn’t say but only
quietly so no one could hear me.
One evening we were in a special meeting. I was Twelve and
it was as if the speaker was talking directly to me. At the end of the meeting
it was like a giant magnet pulling me to go to the front and pray and give my
heart to Jesus. I did. I prayed and asked Jesus Christ to forgive me of all my
mistakes and I placed my trust in Him. I invited Jesus Christ to come into my
life and make me the person he wanted me to be.
I had a peace come over me like I had never felt before. On
the way home I knew that if we had a car wreck and I died I would go to heaven.
God seemed so close to me, not far away like before. I wasn’t lonely any more.
My life began to change. My wanter changed. I would still
fight with my little brother but I didn’t want to any more. My language
changed. Instead of mumbling things I shouldn’t, all I could say is God is
Love. I wanted to tell everyone what God had done and how they could know God
as a personal God instead of a faraway God. Jesus became my best friend and I
talk to him everyday and read his word. God is still in the process of changing
me and making me more like him everyday. As you can see it is easy to be
excited about knowing Jesus Christ.
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Sincerely Yours,
Jim McGee
