Hi Nathan,
I am so happy for you! I replied to you last night but after I had written my response to your good news, my lights went out. I am in Florida and we are in the middle of Tropical Storm Fay. I am currently at my daughter's house because we have had massive flooding here in Florida. God is still good! It could have been much worst.
You asked me a question concerning if the feeling you have right now will go away? The Lord will never leave you because he has placed his spirit on the inside of you. There will be times when you cannot feel him or think that he is not there but he's always there. At other times you will not be able to contain your joy. Isn't it wonderful to know that you have a God that you can feel?
Being saved doesn't garantee you that everyday will be a bucket of roses, but our heavenly father has said he will never leave us nor forsake us. There will be times when the devil will use every trick in the book to get you to turn back. He even uses our loved ones (i.e. wife, children, other relatives) to be a distraction at times. When these things occur just tell satan he is a liar, and to go back to the pits of hell from whence he came.
There are a lot of people attending church these days just for entertainment. They have never confessed their sins nor have they called on the Lord to save them. You made the right choice because if you lay down tonight you can rest assured that if it were your last time, you would definety be a citzen of God's kingdom; That in itself is reassuring.
I would like to suggest one thing if I may. Find some kind of work to do in the church (i.e choir, bible study group, outreach ministry ect....). There is an old saying that an idle mind is the devil's workshop. Make sure that you study the word of God so that you will have the equipment that you need to stand against the powers of darkness. Pray and talk with your father daily. This builds a close relationship between you and your father.
Also being saved doesn't mean that you will never commit another sin, but if you do, please ask the father to forgive you and he will. The idea though, is to live as much of a sin free life as you can and let God work on you everyday, to fix those things that need fixing. We will never be perfect until he comes back for us, so strive to do good, remembering that you may make a mistake. He loves us through our mistakes because he understands that we are imperfect beings.
I look forward to seeing you in heaven one day. Welcome to the family of Christ!
PS. Sounds like the holy spirit is already at work in you. You are reciting scripture without even reading it yet. It seems like you have more than one gift. Wow, I bet you didn't know all of that was in you.
Be Blessed.