Hi all!

I've contributed once or twice on this forum before, but I thought I'd take the time to introduce myself (given there's a 'Getting to Know You' section!) and ask maybe one or two questions. I'm Richard, I'm from the north of England, 21 years old and unempolyed. I've sort of been a Christian nominally on and off most of my life, not sure I can recall a point when I made a decision to believe in and follow Christ once and for all, I've always struggled with doubt and sin a lot, and not been too sure I've really committed myself totally to God, but I know I ought to and it is my desire. I guess the time I spent at university has helped, I was quite involved in the Christian Union and I remember this being the time I understood the gospel properly, and I remember a couple of times I believe I felt the Spirit's presence. I remember reading 'Nine O' Clock in the Morning' by Dennis Bennett, which I think persuaded me that the gifts of the Spirit and all that were around today (I know some in the CU who doubted that, and prayed with a friend to recive the 'baptism' or something- I remember feeling something- don't know what it was but it was pretty amazing! Another time I remember having some sort of dream (on a trip away with the CU, and I was deciding whether to get up or not to go to the early morning prayer meeting, I remmeber something seeming to say something about God giving us good things, and sort of seeing a picture of what looked like last night's tea, some rice dish which happened to contain courgettes-not one of my favourite vegetables- I thought maybe it meant that God would give us good things, or what was good for us, even if we didn't always enjoy it!) There's more I can say, maybe I'll post more here, once I've thought it all out. But I suppose I really need to trust in and obey God more, something I don't really do a lot of yet! Any prayers from people for God's help in this, and any advice, would be helpful. Yet I am s

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