I have never questioned God’s existence. I have also always wanted to feel close to Him. Even as a child, I knew that I could pray and have Him hear my prayers. I remember one day I took the bobbin from my mothers sewing machine. She had warned me never to remove it. I took it outside so I could use the thread from the spool to fly my kite. I lost track of the bobbin and searched with great anxiety but could not find it. I finally closed my eyes prayed and asked God to help me find it. Immediately, upon opening my eyes, I saw it. God had answered my prayer. Needless to say, I never did that again😊.
I searched for God in many different religions. I remember always feeling that there was something missing in each one. Then one day a stranger told me about the "sinner's prayer". After saying the prayer asking God to forgive me of my sins and come into my life, I told someone that I had said the prayer. When I did that, I felt a feeling of great peace flow into me. I had received the Holy Spirit.
I knew I had found the way. Jesus says I am the way the truth and the life no one comes to the father but by me (John 14:6).