Significant<\/span><\/h2>\nI was nearly 12 years old when that happened.<\/span><\/p>\nSo you can imagine the impact it had on me…<\/span><\/p>\nThe realisation that this guy, Jesus, is for real.<\/span><\/p>\nNow the earlier pub conversation with Jesus obviously was imaginary.<\/span><\/p>\nBut Mum’s healing was very real. And it lasted.<\/span><\/p>\nA few years later, I invited Jesus into my life.<\/span><\/p>\nThe experience when I asked him to forgive my past was incredibly real. I knew that something happened, and reckoned the future was going to be exciting too.<\/span><\/p>\nBut why the healing?<\/span><\/p>\nMaybe because Jesus just loves making a difference for people. It certainly made a huge difference for my Mum.<\/span><\/p>\nMaybe it’s because I have a logical brain and I needed that bit of proof to begin a faith journey. My mate Jesus knew exactly what I needed.<\/span><\/p>\nSo That’s How I See Jesus<\/span><\/h2>\n\n- An extrovert<\/strong> who loves chatting with introverts<\/span><\/li>\n
- Someone who’d be a great\u00a0best mate<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- Someone who enjoys doing\u00a0good stuff for you<\/strong>\u00a0– just because he can<\/em> and he wants<\/em> to<\/span><\/li>\n
- Someone who makes you feel important<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n
- Someone who’d\u00a0stand up<\/strong> for you<\/span><\/li>\n
- Someone who’d\u00a0die for you<\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n
Yes. My best mate Jesus definitely is the life and soul of the party!<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Let’s talk about Jesus. No – it’s not a religious article! I dislike religion. I thought you were religious, David…? Nope. Not one bit. Forgiven, yes. And therefore I’m totally grateful to my mate, Jesus. Who is This Guy, Jesus? How do you see Jesus? What sort of guy is he? Some ancient religious […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2443,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3,289],"tags":[295,293,294],"yoast_head":"\n
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