I grew up in a largely Jewish community, one in which there were very few, if any, Christians.  In high school, one of my best friends grew in his Jewish faith and became Orthodox.  During his experience I asked him tons of questions, mainly wondering what it was that was different for him now versus the year before.  He shared that how his desire is to honor God with his life.  This was new to me—I hadn’t ever met anyone who wanted to honor God with his or her life before, and had no idea what it looked like.  I began thinking more and more about this God fellow, and after another few years I ended up meeting a wonderful believer in college who introduced me to Jesus.  I rejected Him, though, thinking that I was way smarter than religion.  After suffering through a series of trials, a friend of mine, who had recently gotten saved, boldly declared that I just needed to “get saved.”  Having no understanding of what that meant at all, I sought the answer, first out of indignation, then out of a real desire.    Finally, I began praying to God to show me how to get to Him, whatever that meant.  This led to a somewhat strange prayer for salvation led by a television preacher (yes, God used the television to save me).  I love the Lord, am proud to be one of His children, and can’t wait to see what the rest of His plan is for me!   He is so creative, so deep, and so perfect!