![]() Even as an atheist, in many ways, I was happy. Lots of different things make people happy. Their response made it seem as though the goal of Christianity is not seeking the truth or growing closer to God, but obtaining happiness. This struck me as a very odd thing for an older Christian to say to new Christian. Often, instead of saying something along the lines of, “I’m glad you’ve seen the light” or “Thank God that you’ve finally found the truth,” they tell me, “It’s good that you’ve found something that makes you happy.” Yet my friends’ reactions have surprised me. There is no doubt that the decision to become a Christian has made me happy. I can only discuss my coming to Christianity with glowing terms and a wide smile. This, of course, involves discussing my conversion story with many of my Christian friends from high school. Now that I am back at home for the summer, I have to go through the obligatory process of rebuilding all the friendships that I neglected when I moved 3,000 miles across the country. My not-as-close friends were politely informed by a status update on Facebook. My closest friends were surprised, but not shocked, by my decision to get baptized. Most, however, do not go from being the “most militant atheist in high school” (a friend’s description, not my own) to becoming a devoted follower of Jesus Christ. Obviously, people change after going away to college. If you had told me last summer who I would be one year later, I would have laughed and called you a liar. ![]()
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