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When you were finally woken up to your condition and confronted with what Jesus did for you, did you want to refuse?

The problem here is that you can't tell the difference between a resistable drawing by God and an irresistable drawing by God.

It's clear from the scriptures that men can resist God, ... but that same men don't always (or often) resist God (Enoch, Noah, Abraham, Jacob, etc.).

However, even those men who don't always resist God ... resist Him at times. David is a prime example of such a man.

One could posit that, if you respond to God drawing, ... that, for you, His drawing was irresistable, ... for you certainly didn't successfully resist it.

However, the question is ... would that same drawing by God have been irresistable to someone else.

There were two twin brothers who grew up in the church I grew up in.

One of these twin brothers came to Christ at an early age (say 10 years old), while the other had still not accepted Christ at least 10 years later. (I don't know what his current salvation status is).

I should also mention that these two brothers experienced tragedy in their early lives (age 6 or younger) where their father killed their mother and then, killed himself. (They were, ultimately raised by a loving older sister and her husband).

I relate the prior just for thought material regarding this subject.

I happen to think that the issue is complex, given what we, legitimately, are presented with in the scripture.

Therefore, I am hesitant to be doctrinaire on the subject.

I'll have to find the verse a little later but the New Testament talks about those who come to Christ were dragged there by the Father.

I think that you are thinking of where the scripture that " ... everyone which comes to Christ is drawn by the Father ... ".

That would be John 6:44.

Consider, ... along with that, how God speaks of " ... drawing Israel with bonds of love ... " and how Israel resisted that drawing.