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Why I Became a Christian
Chris Hahn

Quite honestly, my initial “coming to Christ” story is somewhat boring. For a long time, I felt guilty about that. I felt like I should have had some dramatic story where my life was out of control and I hit rock bottom and found Jesus who pulled me out of the pit of my life and rescued me. However, I was blessed to grow up in a Christian home with parents who built a fabulous spiritual foundation for me. I came to Christ as a kid mainly because it’s what you did and I didn’t want to go to Hell. I wanted to go to Heaven and be with Jesus when I died. Nothing to be ashamed of really, it’s a great reason to come to Christ – hope for a secured future.

As an adult, I discovered who Christ is in me now, which is why I stayed a Christian – hope for a free here and now. I gave up. I came not to a crisis in my life, but a crisis of belief. I surrendered to be voluntarily broken, to release entitlement in life and rely entirely on Jesus EVERY day. When I came to this crisis, Jesus freed me and made me realize that any life – no matter the age or upbringing, without Jesus – IS a life out of control and at rock bottom. I am Christian because Jesus sets me free daily, gives me hope and has restored my relationship with God to the way it was meant to be.