He is My Reason

In the last 5 days, God has moved more powerfully in my life than ever before. I've been left completely speechless. I've been hanging out with some new friends (I knew them before, but they weren't my friends until recently), including Manuel, a seminarian for the religious order of Comboni missionaries. I met him when I was home in May. He's become a big brother to me and a huge support, especially spiritually. On Friday night, my new friends and I got together and prayed over one another. It was incredible. God busted into that chapel like none of us had ever expected. As I was being prayed over, I was looking at the Eucharist and just praying. My friend Daniel then said something that I know was not him, but was God speaking to me through him. I had asked for prayer for healing of my heart and for the strength to keep persevering, even when I wanted to quit. Daniel said exactly what I needed to hear. He said that when I want to give up, He is my reason to keep going. Those were not Daniel's words. They were God's.

I know this isn't a lot of details, but what I've experienced in the last 5 days has changed me forever and set my heart so on fire for God. The way everything worked out was no coincidence. I have been blessed so much and I've been shown how much broken people can help other people. As Manuel said it, God decided to super-charge the 6 of us with the Holy Spirit through fellowship, prayer, and the laying on of hands. He has set us all ablaze so that we can go forth and bring glory to His name.

"They asked each other, 'Were not our hearts burning within us while He talked with us on the road and opened the Scriptures to us?'" -Luke 24:32

Sacred Heart of Jesus, keep our hearts on fire for You, so that we may share the incredible gifts we've been given the last six days and share Your love with the world. Amen.

15 days clean. Praise God!