Why am i Christian

Ok , so after Paster rick talked about today at 3rd space , why are we Christian, and after what my friend Paul said about how in todays world the word Christian is (in my view,) in some places could be as bad as saying your Muslim. meaning the moment you say it , people think your an extremist and are out to shove God in to peoples faces , and are closed minded.

it was interesting, when i said once when i worked at a construction site when one of the painters said they were working at my church to paint it, i said i go there, everyone in that room stopped and looked at me my boss said really? what do you think of those that don't go to church, i said its up to them if they go or not, i am not going to force my views on them. some of them said thats good your not like some religious types i know. my boss went on to say the only time i ever go to church is for funerals and weddings, i said thats your choice. i enjoy going , it helps me in my life. it might not for others. so later that week, one of the workers came up to me and said Chad i have been watching you, you don't swear you don't go on about what you did with your girlfriend the night before, you don't judge people. i said ok thank you? he said there is something different about you. i said i just try to be me, and how God would want me to be, an example of him , the guy walked away with a confused look on his face but kinda got what i was talking about.

so back to what todays thing at 3rd space. i said why am i Christian, i said i was searching and i found him again. i was 13 , catholic , didn't feel any connection at all to God. still went to church, forming questions like why do we have to pray to Mary, why cant priests get married, its no where in the bible that even says that. so by the time i was 21, i moved away for college, met some people and got my questions answered, and since then i have came to understand why i am a Christian, its not to force my views on people, but to show them how awesome he is, when my mom died 3yrs ago, my brother asked how i was handling it, i said threw my Faith, thats about it, praying to God helped me with the pain and anger of losing my mom suddenly to some heart issue. i forget the name, it doesn't matter.

Since then i feel my faith has grown more, gotten a job, moved out of the hole i had been living in for 7yrs been more willing to help those that don't know him. met some more people that have helped me understand God and help me grow in my faith,

so basically why am i Christian, bc i was searching for something and i found it. he was there when i need him the most and is there when my world is not falling apart. it just feels right, to me Christ is like the Dude from The Big Lebowski. cool and even tempered unless he has to flip over tables and cause a scene to make a point.