My Story

As a child I was brought up a Catholic, have been christened and confirmed, but it never really meant that much to me. I would have previously said I was an atheist to the extent I put my religion at the last census as Jedi!  I think Charlotte had me down as a complete sceptic and non believer.

That all changed on the evening of the 9^th October last year. I had been attending the Journeys’ sessions with Charlotte and was convinced I was only going for the social. That evening was a catch up session and there were only 3 of us there. After the DVD the conversation went in various directions, but the only thing that stuck in my head was the word TRUST, and this word just wouldn’t go away.

I walked down the road with a friend with the word still going round my head and after we went our separate ways I asked, in the general direction of the sky, like you do, don’t know why, because I didn’t believe - how is this for an opening line with GOD,

“Why the French Connection should I trust you?” the answer came back “Just trust me” “OK then, if you are real, show me a sign”, Got you I thought. Try getting out of this one…. So I carried walking thinking nothing of it until……

I turned the corner of my drive way, there was the sign and it was God showing me exactly how GOD saw me. For a complete sceptic and non believe it completely knocked me for six. I was completely amazed. I had asked for evidence and He had provided. What more could I want? He had knocked on the door and I had opened it.

My life has changed considerably since then and its been a huge learning curve. Its been a huge adjustment, not believing one minute and believing the next. I’m still half expecting this just to be a fad but I have a relationship that I never imagined possible, I’m happier, more content and I now have someone who will be there for me and I only have to ask. Its completely different from everything I felt as a Catholic as I was growing up, because this is personal. Its like trying to describe colour to a blind man.