Sometimes people say to me that they wish they had my faith, kind of as if it were something I could hand over to them, like a sweater or a book. And I really wish I could do that!

But my faith isn't something I just accepted at face value and went on my merry way. It is something I have worked at, something that never stops challenging me and that I've learned from long experience is the only thing worth having.

Honestly, when I had my conversion experience at age 21 I was shocked, dismayed even! I didn't want God and did my best to discourage myself from pursuing Him. I would run from Him, hide from Him, but He never gave up on me... until at last I saw how much He loved me.

This probably sounds insane to a non-believer. I can understand that. And I really, truly wish there was some way for me to show you how incredible a life given to God is.