It was a long and arduous journey for me. I fell away beginning in high school as I began partying and drinking becoming agnostic and then a full on atheist in college, which I remained for the better part of 16 years. As an engineer with a hard science background, I remained convinced of my position in life and of my disbelief. I felt I knew enough.
Beginning in 2014/2015, I began a long road back to Christianity. The reason for my conversion back to what I had been growing up? Politics. I began to notice far leftist behaviors in more than just internet websites and began seeing it spreading into the mainstream and more. Then I began to research why these things were being pushed and why the elites were pushing them so hard. The Satanic imagery and apparent belief of the elites in defiance of God convinced me that if that level of evil existed then there must also be a corresponding good side in the world. If the elites were so convinced of their position in defiance of God then this must mean Jesus was the representative of absolute good. The tyranny and push to indoctrinate kids from the left pushed me more and more until I could no longer ignore my own eyes.
It appears to be just in time for my family as well. We joined a Baptist church earlier in the year right before my wife's family began experiencing numerous issues including her grandfather dying, mom having long term covid issues, dad having surgery, and her grandmother having surgery with significant complications (may have sepsis now). I am absolutely convinced that without God bringing us back at just this right time that our relationship with everyone including each other would have suffered. I never really gave any serious consideration to the idea that God has a plan for us until this year. I am now convinced of it after all that has happened. He gave us the foundation to persevere through these trying times surrounded by genuine people who even have kids with similar issues that ours do.
I am not one to admit I was wrong often but I'll never forget my father telling me years ago that I would come back and to never say never. I know he prayed about it for years. Well he was absolutely right and I did.
Beginning in 2014/2015, I began a long road back to Christianity. The reason for my conversion back to what I had been growing up? Politics. I began to notice far leftist behaviors in more than just internet websites and began seeing it spreading into the mainstream and more. Then I began to research why these things were being pushed and why the elites were pushing them so hard. The Satanic imagery and apparent belief of the elites in defiance of God convinced me that if that level of evil existed then there must also be a corresponding good side in the world. If the elites were so convinced of their position in defiance of God then this must mean Jesus was the representative of absolute good. The tyranny and push to indoctrinate kids from the left pushed me more and more until I could no longer ignore my own eyes.
It appears to be just in time for my family as well. We joined a Baptist church earlier in the year right before my wife's family began experiencing numerous issues including her grandfather dying, mom having long term covid issues, dad having surgery, and her grandmother having surgery with significant complications (may have sepsis now). I am absolutely convinced that without God bringing us back at just this right time that our relationship with everyone including each other would have suffered. I never really gave any serious consideration to the idea that God has a plan for us until this year. I am now convinced of it after all that has happened. He gave us the foundation to persevere through these trying times surrounded by genuine people who even have kids with similar issues that ours do.
I am not one to admit I was wrong often but I'll never forget my father telling me years ago that I would come back and to never say never. I know he prayed about it for years. Well he was absolutely right and I did.
