Do you ever feel like you are "just ordinary"--that God would never use you?This book looks at the lives of ordinary people whose meetings with Jesus shared a common experience--a brief but life-changing encounter with Jesus. Jesus reached out to each individual and caused a change so dramatic that their lives were never the same. Today we still hunger for that personal experience. We long for unquestionable and complete love. It is that need that draws us toward "strange gods", towards crystals or fortune tellers, towards alcohol or drugs, even towards unhealthy relationships. This longing is a basic part of our humanity and only God can fulfill need. People need to know that God is there for them, not in the abstract but in reality. His desire is to have a personal relationship with everyone. In every Biblically recorded encounter between God and us, God approached the individual on their own turf and the encounter was always initiated by God, to the surprise of the individual. The setting was always in the person's familiar surroundings and "out of the blue." This was also the way Jesus came into people's lives. Once Jesus touches our heart, our lives are forever changed and new directions become a necessity.Also published in large print.For other great books that you might be interested in, please go to: www.storiesforpublication.com