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To all that have been saved or born again, did you all feel something instantaneously or was it more of a gradual “uneventful” transition ?
For example, when my dad got saved he saw angels and heard a voice and got warm feeling like he had been cleansed. But my mom from my understanding was more transitional over time and just became saved or born again without really a specific encounter like my dad did
That being said, my dad had a much harder/tougher life and was not in a good place at all. Where as my mom had a good close family life and was always happy and social and stuff. My got saved or born again after my dad.

I ask because I have had a great life, as far as family and friends and stuff. Still periodically through my last few years or so, it’s seems that something is missing

I was taking with my mom a little bit about it and thought i would get some thoughts and experiences on here

For me, I spent many years “saved” or believing in Christ, but there was a period where I died to self and became completely filled with the Spirit. Those who experience this connectivity understand the difference of being a follower of Christ and being the Body of Christ. It is a loss of individualism and an awakening to the Spiritual. Until that moment I was trying to be obedient to a system of beliefs while fighting carnal temptation. Now it is more like understanding that I am not my flesh, nor do I need to satisfy it. Like the hand is just responsive to the brain, i believe those who are “born again” are responsive to the Almighty. We don’t act because of what we read, or rationalize, we are just as limbs of God who are neurologically connected by the Spirit.

Didn't He tells us that? That in these last and last of the last days there would be an outward form of godliness, denying the power?
Seems when Constantine stopped the pagan temple worship and had Christians meet in the former pagan temples it started a hierarchy and resulted in a church telling people they had to go through them to be saved, Jesus came to model relationship, not religion, we can't do enough rituals and practice enough rules to be right with G-d, only through the Jesus atonement can we be made right with the Father.
Heard a good one, most Christians believe in creation and not evolution, yet act as though if they go to church once a week somehow they will evolve into the image of Jesus, rather, we need to be doers of His word in relationship and not hearers only.
Todays average American christians are more like the scribes and pharisees of Jesus day than Jesus, who came to model how we should be.
blessings

For me, I spent many years “saved” or believing in Christ, but there was a period where I died to self and became completely filled with the Spirit. Those who experience this connectivity understand the difference of being a follower of Christ and being the Body of Christ. It is a loss of individualism and an awakening to the Spiritual. Until that moment I was trying to be obedient to a system of beliefs while fighting carnal temptation. Now it is more like understanding that I am not my flesh, nor do I need to satisfy it. Like the hand is just responsive to the brain, i believe those who are “born again” are responsive to the Almighty. We don’t act because of what we read, or rationalize, we are just as limbs of God who are neurologically connected by the Spirit.

To all that have been saved or born again, did you all feel something instantaneously or was it more of a gradual “uneventful” transition ?
For example, when my dad got saved he saw angels and heard a voice and got warm feeling like he had been cleansed. But my mom from my understanding was more transitional over time and just became saved or born again without really a specific encounter like my dad did
That being said, my dad had a much harder/tougher life and was not in a good place at all. Where as my mom had a good close family life and was always happy and social and stuff. My got saved or born again after my dad.

I ask because I have had a great life, as far as family and friends and stuff. Still periodically through my last few years or so, it’s seems that something is missing

I was taking with my mom a little bit about it and thought i would get some thoughts and experiences on here

Hi all.

Great thread.

It's amazing to hear people's experiences of how they came to faith.
It's also comforting because not everyone's is the same, which can some people an issue if they did not experience what someone else did.

For me, will try to keep it short.

My ancestory in Muslim.
I was dedicated to Allah by my Muslim grandfather.
He can over from Pakistan.

My mum did not bring me or my two brothers up as Muslim.
We were allowed to watch Jesus of Nazareth (a film over here)
I love football but I watched the film. I was about 8-9 at the time
The following year I was due to play in a match but I wanted to watch the film again.

As I did, I had my football in my hand.
I remember thinking "This true"
I believed it all.
When Jesus died on the cross I cried, when he rose again I was so happy.
Then I went out and played football.

We moved away but I asked my mum if I could go to Sunday School.
She said yes (as it gave her a lie in on Sunday's)
So me and my two brothers went.

I did not fully understand what being a Christian was all about.

43 years later I am still here.
It's been a long hard walk (awful upbringing, shocking to the extent I would not wish on my worst enemy as we say over here)

I run away from God so many times, hurt, pain and fear of rejection from drove me.

But praise his name he never left me. Wherever I went he was already there.
I genuinely believe he prepared my path to the places I went.
He must have done because I'm here.
I am married and have 4 kids.
All are belivers, in fact my eldest boy who has just finished uni is going to work in his church.

My mum who through me out at 14 is now a Christian.
Jesus is her saviour and not a prophet.

The generational curses as such have now been broken with me and my kids.

And I genuinely believe it happened when I first watched Jesus of Nazareth at that young tender age.

Didn't He tells us that? That in these last and last of the last days there would be an outward form of godliness, denying the power?
Seems when Constantine stopped the pagan temple worship and had Christians meet in the former pagan temples it started a hierarchy and resulted in a church telling people they had to go through them to be saved, Jesus came to model relationship, not religion, we can't do enough rituals and practice enough rules to be right with G-d, only through the Jesus atonement can we be made right with the Father.
Heard a good one, most Christians believe in creation and not evolution, yet act as though if they go to church once a week somehow they will evolve into the image of Jesus, rather, we need to be doers of His word in relationship and not hearers only.
Todays average American christians are more like the scribes and pharisees of Jesus day than Jesus, who came to model how we should be.
blessings

Unfortunately most are sheep being led by false shepherds. They enjoy the junk food they are fed so they stay. Those who are real seekers of truth find it.

That's what I am saying, we weren't brought up to understand relationship, we were taught religion. many stay stuck there, we are supposed to grow in wisdom and understanding. Just as Jesus.
Luke2-40

Berean Study Bible
And the Child grew and became strong. He was filled with wisdom, and the grace of God was upon Him.

Absolutely! I too had to come to this PLACE in my spiritual walk with GOD. THANK YOU!

Thanks for all the responses. Just so everyone is aware, I do know that each person has a different “way” to the saved path. I was just curious as to people’s different ways to Him since my parents had completely different paths to Him