When investigating the church I spoke to other Christians. I was hoping to find an easier way to have God in my life. You know, no tithing. You can have sex if you really love each other. I talked to some devout Lutherans who told me that no one can really know if there is a God. This struck me as sad. How do you go forward and make commitments, if you do not know? This suggests to me that personal revelation is less common outside the church. Also when I suggest to Catholic friends that they pray for answers, they become hostile. Something odd there. Perhaps, there is a lack of guidance with respect to personal prayer? So they know, they should but they don't know how? Or they have little success and feel frustrated?