Many people think that being religious is the key to finding spiritual power and contentment. In my case, even though I thought I was very religious, I was not experiencing these things, until, through some life-changing events, I found the answers.
When I was a child, my mother took me to church every week, where I prayed and heard spiritual teaching. I was given a Bible, which I enjoyed reading. These religious activities were good things, but I needed a deeper reality of God in my life.
At the age of four, I stood before our church congregation, recited a poem, then ran to the edge of the platform. With one big leap, I jumped off the platform, fully expecting my dad to jump up from the front row and catch me.
Growing up, I learned about God's love and His forgiveness of our sins. However, I had some big misconceptions:
1) Being a Preacher's Kid (PK) gave me a free ticket to heaven. I was a good, religious girl, and had never done anything really bad, and never thought of myself as a sinner.
