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The Real Thing
Growing up in a Christian family, I had always been a “good kid”. I studied hard, got good grades, played piano and hung out with the “right” crowd. In addition, I believed in the Lord Jesus and sincerely loved Him. Every week, I would go to a Christian young people's fellowship meeting and the Lord's table meeting. I enjoyed being with other Christians singing, praying, calling on the Lord and fellowshipping together. Since the meetings were on the weekends, my weekends were usually the highest points in my Christian life. It was easier to love the Lord, touch my spirit and pursue Him in the meetings. During the week, however, my contact with the Lord was very little. I did not experience the Lord much in my daily life.
I thought my Christian life, a life where God was enjoyable and real in the weekends but non-existent during the week, was a normal Christian life. In my second year in university, this thought was revolutionized. In one college Christian conference, the Lord broke through my religious thoughts. The speaking from the Lord was clear and His shinning was bright. The Lord showed me how religious I was. It was not normal to merely be a weekend church-goer. I realized that I was going to the meetings because it was my religious duty. It had become my habit. In fact, my entire Christian life was merely a good habit. I was proud to be a “good kid”. I had resolved in myself to go to the meetings even if they were not so enjoyable. I would rather be a good kid sitting in a church meeting bored, than a bad kid having fun in a dance party. It was in that conference that I truly realized that the Lord Jesus was a real person, especially in my daily life.
With this realization, I came to my knees and repented with tears. Thank the Lord for His precious blood, and thank the Lord for a new beginning. Since that time, I pray to the Lord often that He will be the reality of every positive thing. By His mercy and grace I have enjoyed Him in my spirit in many aspects of my daily life. Slowly but surely, I am being led to live one life. There will be no difference between my daily life and Christian life.
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