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I am one in a million, well not a million really, more like one in a quadrillion. I don't say that as a boast, but as a simple fact that I believe I am the only ME ever created by a loving God who made me and every other individual ever born, ever to be born. Uniquely and individually, with a purpose for each creation.

I was raised 'in the Church'. As a child of Christian parents, I never really questioned my faith in God; I just always had it. I was baptized at age seven. I knew what I was doing - accepting Jesus as it is called. I poured my whole, childish heart into loving Jesus. I have felt his presence, as well as that of the Holy Spirit, my whole life since that day in April 1972. There were peaks and valleys during the ensuing years, but I always felt the pull of God, as if I were tethered to a string and if I ventured out too far, God would pull me back in, letting me know I was His; always His.

Fast-forward from the time of baptism to adulthood. I still remember the day when a thought occurred to me that was like an epiphany. Even though I knew I was God's child, I had a relationship with him that was growing and thriving, this exact thought had never occurred to me: Even if I had been the only person ever born, Jesus still would have come here and died JUST for me. I believe that is how deep his love for me, me the individual, not me the Christian, just me, plain and unvarnished is. What an overwhelming thought that is. The responsibilities that I have as a Christian took on a new meaning for me that day. I knew I couldn't just rest on my own virtues any more - I had to cast His light out into the world.

I understand that some people view Christianity as a delusion, a fairy tale people invented to make themselves feel better. I fear I would have believed that way as well had it not been for my faith as a young child. There are just so many points and particulars of the Bible that don't make a lot of realistic sense. It seems unfathomable that some of the things recorded in God's word actually happened. I praise God every day that He occupied my heart when I was a child. It allowed me to have the faith of a child and grow into adulthood with that faith intact.

He brought into the open parts of Himself along the way. God allowed me to question Him. I believe he has no problem with people questioning him; that is part of the relationship we create with God. He meets each of His children where they are and takes them to a place where He wants them. Each journey is as unique and individual as each one of His children are. He empowers us all to be exactly who we were created to be.

I will never be unrecognizable to my God because He is my creator and I am His creation. Now that I have been created, it is my job to see what God wants me to do with my life. It is my constant aspiration to make him proud, just like any child wishes to please their father. With His help, I will succeed.

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