Why do Christians become Christians?

[Polaris]

I was not raised as a Christian nor did I attend Church, but I always had some inclination to the spiritual. I believe spirituality is hard-wired in our being; some people are more open to exploring their spirituality, but we all have the urge to explore our beliefs.

When I was in college, examining who I really was for the first time, I looked towards Islam because I was studying it and became intrigued by it's more strict lifestyle because I had very rarely encountered Christians who seemed as intense. I can say this about Moslems....they are really friendly and open to you when you are pursuing Islam; brick wall develops when you decide it's not for you.

But at the same time, I found a group of Christian young adults that I would pray with on Thursday nights (I was still not willing to go to Church with them because I would party the night before and sleep in until the afternoon), but one November night during prayer, I encountered the Holy Spirit and I have been a Christian ever since. It just happened like that, which surprised me since I had been very much against the belief in the Holy Spirit before that (I may have even argued with a pastor's son in high school about Him).

I guess to sum it up is I was looking to find out who I was and that's how I became a Christian. Many of my friends likewise were in the same boat...we did not grow up as Christians, but found a community that was worth being a part of...