There are some things that I keep very close to my heart that I prefer to not write about. The reason I do it is cause I like to have a certain aspects of my life just open to experiencing, something that should only be felt and not documented. I don't have a good enough reason as to why I do it but it is what it is and it defines who I am. Which is the point of this blog anyways.

Today for some reason I feel like writing about it. So I am a Christian and not a Christian by religion or by family but by faith. I was a nominal Christian cos of my Christian family background but I really became a follower of Christ when He made Himself known to me about 3 years back. I realize it's been a little over 3 years but for me it's been 1170 days (massive days) of living my life getting to know Christ. The reason I bring this up today is because of a friend of mine. A childhood friend of mine, similar religious (Christian) background who actually (from a mortal standpoint)is a very good person but not really a person who has experienced Christ. The faith aspect of it ( and I might be using the term "faith" very loosely here, my apologies) is kinda missing in him. After knowing Christ, its only natural that you want to share Him with people around you. Especially your close friends, family etc but you need to be careful not to come across as a fanatic. It's cause Christian life is not about being this religious fanatic or this person who abandons materialistic mortal pleasures and establishes base in the mountains with meditation the only means of livings. In fact far far from it. So coming back to my friend, I think the only thing thats stopping him from being a good person to an amazing man of God is he hasn't experienced, felt Christ. Sure he acknowledges His presence and what He might have done for him but then there is a difference between acknowledging something and experiencing something, no? In that regards, I've been a little (more than 3 years) fortunate than him but today I really felt Christ working through me for him. I really hope for his sake, he experiences the same thing that has changed my life.

I used to be the guy who felt it was probably best to just leave this God stuff alone. Good and all that but thank you very much. Practically speaking I know why people think along those lines and I completely understand where they are coming from (cause I was there too). The first fear people have is about completely changing their lifestyles (remember the monastic lifestyle I tried describing?) and the way you live. The other fear is what do I do now? Which is why I stress on the fact that there is nothing fanatical about being a Christian. If you've experienced Christ, there is nothing that compares to the spiritual nourishment that you get. Absolutely nothing. Which also explains why I don't quite like writing about it. It's something that you need to be experiencing before you can have faith or come close to having one.

He is a dear friend of mine who I'm sure with time will have his own experiences. My only hope is that I've done my bit to help him. The truth being in doing so, I've really only helped myself.