Some things you just have to experience yourself. Whether it's driving for the first time, asking someone to prom, or feeding a newborn baby, stories aren't enough. You can't outsource those kinds of moments; you need to experience them yourself.

Thomas gets that. Everyone around him is jumping for joy, sharing their stories about "that time when Jesus showed up." Their stories are full of passion and hope, yet words alone are not enough for Thomas. He is not willing to settle for someone else's experience with Jesus. Thomas wants his own.

Why settle today for someone's hand-me-down encounter with God? Through Jesus Christ, you can have more than your pastor's or grandmother's or friend's faith. You get your own.

Take a lesson from Thomas: make your faith your own. You might just discover what he did.

Jesus dropped by.

By John Woods from D365