5 months ago I was saved.

Believe it or not, I found God through this very website. This website changed my life; it has made me who I am today as a very young man and I have met some of the best friends I could ever have or ask for.

I always believed that I would forever be an athiest. The fact that I trust the Lord with all my heart and see His actions every day is proof enough for me that He is very much real and He loves us all very, very much.

It started out once the year 2011 started. My job requires me to be outside a lot, keeping to myself. I observed nature; I saw the ways bees worked together with flowers, I saw the caring family ties that the birds have with each other. I read "The Lakota Way" every morning. This is a compilation of Native American teachings of virtues such as humility, love, honor ( I believe Jesus came to N/S America and taught His ways here). Anyway, I started to realize that there is God inside all of use, animal, plant, human--whatever.

Long, long story short: from then on a bunch of very weird, subjective, personal experiences started happening to me (almost dying, finding glp, being scared for my life, finding new friends, the poem "If", the book "The Way Home or Face the Fire( I suggest anyone look it up online for free), and being banned from glp).

I ended up being banned from glp just when I was starting to meet people who loved God. I was so amazed with people's faith on this site, even though it's full of a lot of jerks. Anyway, I was banned from glp for no reason! you see, glp was my "crutch"--it really guided me spiritually. God was forcing me to face 'real life' and go out in to the world and apply what I learned on glp to every day (I wasn't aware of this at the time).

Well, I lived a vain life upon being banned. I mindlessly searched for women and they hurt me. I was very vain in my appearance to the point of cockiness and arrogance. Well, nothing led to happiness, just despair.

One day, for NO reason, I felt lost and I searched the internet for proof of God. I found a book called "The Way Home or Face the Fire." Well, I read it, and immediately after it I gave my life to God and finally accepted Him. Guess what? The moment I accepted Him I tried to get on to glp and I was unbanned ;)

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God is a VERY personal God. You have to experience Him before you can truly believe and trust Him!!! He is in you...He is in us all...and He loves us with all His soul.

My life has changed since finding God. I am a confident, charismatic, loving individual. I am closer with my family than ever before. I have straight A's in school! The only thing I can contribute to my successful year is God.