I am not surprised by that at all.
I have told this story before, but I will do so again now.
My doctor put me on a pain medication called Fentynal, which it turns out I have a major allergy, or at least horrible interactions with.
I was freaking out, my emotions were goign absolutely crazy, I was really happy for about 5 minutes, then ready to kill myself. I was truly ready to throw myself out of my 2nd story window. I became really irate, and started yelling and swearing at God, wanting to know why he did this to me.
I got an answer. I cannot say that it was an audible voice, but I know that I felt the voice of God at the moment, and this incredible calming effect came over me. I felt Him say to me to be calm, and that everything was going to be OK. It is one of the most incredible experiences of my life, and it has changed the course of my life.
I called myself a Christian prior to that moment, but from that moment forth I have given my live to God. I have devoted myself to studying His Word, and to helping others find their way in His Word.
I am giving a sermon at my church in April. There is no way I would have ever even considered doing such a thing earlier in my life. Now I look forward to it. I sat down to write my sermon, and it took a while, but really, it just seemed to flow out. My life has been completely changed, and I thank God for that every day. I still struggle with pain and a difficulty in doing many things physically, but who knows ..... maybe I would never have changed the path I was on unless God allowed something to happen that yanked me off of the sinful path I was on.
People act like I have given up so much, but I really haven't. I am going to post one paragraph from my upcoming sermon, that addresses this idea, for anyone who is interested.
"How do we love God? John tells us that we love God by also loving Jesus, and by obeying God's commands. Many people today seem to have this idea that if they just recite the sinner's prayer, then they can do whatever they want. Sadly, there are some people today who call themselves Christians, but whose lives are almost perfect reflections of the most unrepentant sinner, not Jesus. God expects us to obey Him, and His Commandments. Not because we have to, but because we love God so much that we want to obey Him. We can overcome the world, but only through Jesus Christ. This is how we know we are children of God. We help those who are in sin to know Jesus, and this allows Him to take away their sins as well. We have to remember that God wants us to Love Him, and to obey His commands. We shouldn't wash over this, because we do no good to merely help others feel "OK" about their sins. Truly loving God brings about a change inside the believer. We grow in Christ. We change, from a child of the world, into a child of God. We want to obey God, because it is the right thing to do, and more importantly, it is the right thing for us to do." 
