Dimmer-Switch Conversion

I used to feel bad that I did not have some magnificent testimony of divine rescue...  I did not come to faith in Christ in a prison cell or after decades of substance abuse...  For many Christians, there was a single moment of life-change – a specific day of clarity – where the “light switch” of believing in & following Jesus drastically changed in their lives from “off” to “on”.  For me, my conversion to Christ didn’t happen like that.  I came to faith slowly, over the course of years.  I know many other Christians like that – who stepped into belief – and released control of their lives to Christ's Lordship – slowly, over time...

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I used to feel bad that I did not have some magnificent testimony of divine rescue...  I did not come to faith in Christ in a prison cell, or at a transformational revival service, or in the pit of despair, or after decades of substance abuse...

For many Christians, there was a single moment of life-change – a specific day of clarity – where the “light switch” of believing in & following Jesus drastically changed in their lives from the “off” position to the “on” position.  In the twinkling of an eye, they were transformed!  They were dead, but now alive!  They were lost, but now found!  They were shattered, but now restored!

For me, my conversion to Christ didn’t happen like that.  I came to faith slowly, over the course of years.  I experienced life change and transformation at the hand of God, but gradually.  I stepped into belief – and released control of my life to His Lordship – slowly, over time.

I know many other Christians like me.  Our faith is deep.  Our transformation is real.  We are alive, found, restored.  We believe in and follow Jesus!  But, for us, it did’t happen overnight.  We can’t pinpoint a single date of conversion.  The truth is, those like me DO have a magnificent testimony of divine rescue.  It’s just not as obvious or as visibly drastic or as rapid as it may be for some others.

For me, faith came on gradually, like a dimmer switch.  My friend Will introduced me to this concept – he affirmed in me that the value of a “dimmer-switch conversion” to faith is just as high as that of the drastic instantaneous rescue that some experience when they first encounter Christ.

So let me ask you: what was your conversion like?  Were you divinely rescued in an instant, like Paul who saw the blinding light from heaven on his way to Damascus?  Or, did your conversion to faith come on slowly, over time, as the Spirit gradually wooed you to faith in Jesus by degrees?

Share your story with me and others by emailing it to PracticalFaith@LikeTreesPlanted.com.