Faith As a Verb.

I've been reading The Case for Faith by Lee Strobel for a few weeks now.  I had put it down and recently picked it back up the other day.  It has a lot of great insights and is a great read...I highly recommend it!  Anyway, I have been reading the section called Objection #8: I still have doubts, so I can't be a Christian.  This quote in particular spoke to me, under a heading called Faith As a Verb:

"You could probably come up with a hundred questions about God that I wouldn't be able to answer.  But do you know what?  It doesn't matter, because I've discovered that this is true.  I didn't develop a silly grin and glassy eyes.  I've discovered it is more blessed to give than it is to receive.  I've walked and walked with this.  Every time I discover a new insight, every time Jesus speaks to me personally in ways I can't even articulate, every time I practice his teachings and experience the results - well, after a while I don't care how many intellectual questions you have about while this can't be true.  I KNOW it's true." -Lynn Anderson, from The Case For Faith by Lee Strobel

There is tons of evidence out there for Christianity.  It's the only religion substantiated by history, archaeology, literature, and experience.  For me, the experience part is the most important.  How do I know that doing God's will is what's best for my life?  Because when I do it, every thing is better.  When I don't?  Things start to fall apart.  When I'm actively seeking God, things just seem...smoother.  Are they always easy?  Not by any means! But when I look back at the many, many (many, many, many) mistakes I've made in my life, I see that the main problem was that I wasn't letting God be Lord over my life...I was trying to do things my way, and live the way I saw fit.  You should have heard some of the excuses I came up with to justify my behavior!  It's appalling.

While my former life may have been more appealing for many reasons (acceptance, excitement, and feeling good to name a few), living for Christ has so much more for me.  It's like the appeal of my former life, but times a million.  The acceptance you feel when you're with other people doing drugs doesn't even touch the acceptance you feel when you're surrounded by other believers.  The excitement of doing something illegal can't touch the excitement of being part of a bigger plan...being used by God for His good!  And well...getting high was nothing like the high you feel when you feel you're in the will of God.

Just wanted to share.