No Lightning or Thunder

My thoughts this morning were on an event that changed my life. I was reading in a book about someone who claimed becoming a Christian was the biggest and best event of their life. The writer said it wasn't so for him, there were other events in his life that were pretty special also. The writer was saying there is not a certain way we have to feel. No one else can dictate to us how we feel. Yet of times I believe that happens. My wife was telling about the time she accepted Christ into her life, there was not a lot of emotion. She sat on what their Church called the Mourners Bench when she wanted to accept Christ into her life. Not a lot of emotion. It wasn't what her mother expected and she wanted her to do it again. My wife knew she was saved, not great emotion, but she had accepted  Christ into her heart. I grew up in a Church that also displayed much emotion and I heard of people just faking it and showing all kinds of emotion that wasn't real. When I accepted Christ into my life no thunder rolled, no lightning flashed, no earthquake happened. When I look back on life, I do feel it was great. Looking back I see the help God has given me over the years and I think it was one of the best decisions I ever made in my life. It didn't feel that way all at once. I've gone through periods of discouragement.I've gone through good times too. I think maybe sometimes people can look at it and count the cost and very methodically choose to accept Christ into their life. Hey, I am going to try this for myself. One of the biggest draw backs from being a Christian is other Christian. That is no lie and I understand that, I really do. They are all imperfect to begin with and Jesus takes us as we are. I have been married more than once and I have to say I knew I'd made a mistake early on a time or two. But the last marriage has been good.  I feel I made a very good choice. I also looking back see where it was a good decision. I see others that meet my wife and it seems in a short time they also see a genuine sweet heart and love her also. Lightning didn't flash, Thunder didn't roll when we married but I also know I made a good choice after the fact. Maybe it don't sound flashy but it is a choice I can live with for the long term. So also was accepting Christ into my life. No thunder or lightning but I know I made a choice I can live with for the long term. I have a hope of eternity with Christ. I haven't been there yet. I gone through hard times, I given up some sinful pleasures, but I still have that hope. I don't think its a bad thing to have something to look forward to in the future. I Corinthians 15:19 says "If in this life only we have hope in Christ, we are of all men most miserable." Sometimes this life isn't all that great and sometimes it is. I do have a hope of eternity with God. I haven't seen it yet and don't know what to expect. But if the past is any indicator, I have no doubt I've made the right choice to have that to look forward to. Still no lightning and thunder, just a hope of good things. God bless, LVZ.