Christians, what is it like to have a personal relationship with Jesus?

[PETE_ROSE]

What's it like to have a personal relationship with Jesus? Comforting, and loved in the knowledge that I have value to my Creator. Depressing and terrified for knowing what may happen to friends and family that do not know Christ. I shall not attempt to compare brainpans with the deep thinkers here in the forum but Christianity provided all of the answers that I was seeking; meaning of life, what happens when we die, why are we here, etc. I consider myself quite intellectual, well traveled and educated, so I readily admit that I did not like nor agree with everything that I have found, however I believe wholeheartedly that Christianity is where the true answers to my questions were found. Science and other religions (I despise that word), could not provide this to my satisfaction. Many people have personal objections or disagreements with what they find, for me I concluded that it was not about me, my personal objections, or hardships in life that I would like to lay the blame on God for letting happen. A lot of people have endured horrible circumstances in their life, or are living a life that puts them in contradiction to His will for us, this can be very difficult to square with.

You asked for specifics:

On a very specific and daily level I feel very different about death and as I get closer to the end of life since I have come to know Christ. I do not lay awake at night worrying about not waking up, or not coming home from work. Although I do not attend church, I have a Christian family and a relationship with Christ for support and fellowship. I have the feeling that I have value and worth to someone; spouses, friends and family can let you down, I feel like I will always matter to Him.

Hope this helps my friend.