There are lots of moments, events from memory to document here. I do the best I can to pick out the ones that gave meaning to life. However.... It is important to see the big picture. My own childhood was not made of these moments in isolation. There was a steady stream of miracles that far surpass anything seen today.
During the 70s, miracles of various sorts were weekly. Good moved constantly is a variety of ways. Healings, words of wisdom, prophesy, revelation, exorcism, angels, the list is long. The weekly question was not "will God work miracles this week", it was "which miracles will we see this week"
I am not talking about little potential answer to prayers.... No... I am referring to verifiable instant supernatural miracles. Things that are simply impossible, happening almost daily.
That's how I grew up... Exposed to so many miracles and shows of extreme power that they became commonplace, expected, almost trivalized. I can relate to the hebrews under moses lead that kept asking for bigger and bigger miracles, never satisfied. Miracles don't satisfy a rebellious heart like wealth doesn't satisfy a greedy soul. We took gods power for granted.
But what days they were! I have seen more miracles in this few years as a teenager than most people see in a lifetime. Those experiences are cemented inside me as a solid foundation that will never be shaken. God is alive and well, period. Organized religion... All of them... Are wrong. It's that simple. I have personally meet Jesus, seem enough of his work and his heart to never doubt. Of that i assure you.
Curiously... I still walked away for a time. I ignored god. I never ever denied him... Just ignored him, went my own way. Add expected that ended in misery deeper than any imaginable... But that's another story. The thing is.. I know and have always known than god is alive and well today.... I saw first hand hundreds is examples of the supernatural. Yet... I went my own way for years. Miracles, signs, wonders, they do not change a person's heart.
Bottom line is... My teenage years were filed with miracles like today life can be filled with TV shows. These few that I write about are but an example.
God is real. Religions are wrong.
