I don't feel you are lying , I feel you really do believe you have a personal relationship with Jesus but I also feel you deluded yourself into feeling this way. Your personal experiences aren't proof of God.
You think being an Atheist is cool? I grew up with a born-again Christian mother and a father who was Catholic trust me it wasn't cool telling these people I'm an Atheist. Most of my large family are believers with me being the black sheep
on GetBig you may be the minority but in life you're among the majority , especially considering like 80% of the US consider themselves Christians. You seem like a nice guy and I don't want to be overtly rude to you but when push comes to shove I can't take people seriously when say they have a personal relationship with God , I believe in a persons right to practice any religion he wants my problem with Christians is them trying to constantly force their position on the rest of society , this I find very unacceptable and among my main problems with believers.
Well, here lies the problem, thousands if not millions have experienced a relationship with the Lord,of course every experience is unique in the same way you experience love for your children. I always compare love with the experience I have with the Lord because it is something only you can feel within and you cannot show others this feeling, but the best you can do is describe it.
Now let us cut all the BS, I am self employed with my own roofing business. I deal with clients everyday and some hand me cheques for 10 000 dollars, I have 2 awesome children, I have competed in bodybuilding and will again,I enjoy going places, watching movie, and my biggest hobbie is studying history. So I am pretty normal and you know I am not crazy cause I agree with you that Yates slaughters Coleman

. What is my point.... well my point is this... my experience with God is stronger then the love I have for my children and that is infinite, so I am more likely to be mistaken that I love my children then the experience I have with my Lord and there is no chance of that.
My question to you is do you love your family and if you do is there a chance you are mistaken about that.
Funny how all you guys always say ....my problem with Christians is them trying to constantly force their position on the rest of society .........all I see around here is the opposite, every thread started here on this subject is done by some mocking, being rude and making fun of others belief.