I remember as a child being drawn to Jesus but the RCC made it feel impossible to know Him and there were things that I was taught that an ALL loving God would never do. Years of wandering around with something missing in my life, left me with an empty feeling that was unfilled. For some unknown reason my mother asked me what I wanted for Christmas and I answered a bible. Oh I went away shaking my head and wondering what possessed me. The Christmas came and I looked at the presents that my siblings were receiving and I was wondering why I asked for a bible. My mother saw me and said but you asked and she was right.
That bible collected dust for awhile and then I just started it reading from the beginning til the end. I saw the RC teachings were not in it. I also wanted Jesus in my life. I went outside and said I will give you a mustard seed, I will agree you might exist. I never had an explosion of change in me, but that mustard seed grew, I started talking to Jesus. I saw clearly why He died on the cross and I repented and He became Lord of my life. I was not going to a church, the journey was just Jesus and myself.
Later on this was confirmed when my husband who brushed me off everytime I spoke about Jesus decided to come to a church with me and keep me from joining a sect. This man was crying and saying did you speak to the preacher, I had never met the man. My husband did a radical change that day, he said he felt he was hit by a speeding truck. He became a believer and has never looked back. He only wants to please the Lord.
Jesus is the focus not Mary or the saints or the pope. Jesus loves us just as we are, He changes us and does what we cannot do. I saw more and more as my faith grew how off the RCC was and is.
I want to be like Paul a bondservant of Jesus, a true disciple.
Jesus can reach you without another person speaking to you, without going to a church. All you need is to be lead to Jesus, He does the rest.