AJ Norton

Jesus completely changed my life

I grew up knowing Him

Trusting in Him

Seeing His miracles in my family's lives

I took it so for granted

I thought everyone experienced that

I prayed many prayers and they were answered

And they weren't answered because I was special, rather they were answered because of my complete faith in God when I was young

I had no reasons to doubt; His existence was clear to me

I then moved to back Georgia one day which I had prayed for

So many people didn't believe

They told me about their lives and I was so heartbroken for them

I couldn't relate and I wanted to so I could understand their situations better

All I wanted was to share this truth of how amazing life with Jesus was

Most didn't want to hear it
I became disappointed and discouraged

7th grade I prayed that God would use me in big ways for His kingdom

It's all I had wanted since I was young
Then in 8th grade I understood something

I needed to suffer and experience pain to help others

So I asked for God to give me pain and suffering so that I could help others, and boy did it come

I became depressed and anxious

Then I became sick and afraid

I stopped believing in God, and I forgot that prayer I had prayed

How could a good God allow such horrible things into my life

I ran from Him. I researched Islam, Hinduism, Buddhism, Taoism, Witchcraft, atheism, nihilism, and any other type of philosophy that could disprove God

I couldn't find anything, so I gave up and wanted to be here no longer

I one day on a retreat heard God calling me to talk to Him

It's hard to explain, but I felt like I needed to talk to Him

I walked into a semi-empty field and looked up, and what I saw I can't explain to this day

He showed me "His face" which I can't describe as something physical

It was a feeling of overwhelming divine presence and He clearly spoke to me that I had been selfish and had asked for the things in my life

I rededicated my life to Jesus, this evidence was now undeniable

I was either insane or Jesus was the truth, and from the answered prayers and miracles I believe with all of myself it is the later
I can't keep it to myself anymore. Matthew 10:27