luke 5:4

I have never been one to have a blog.

It's way too personal for me. It's way too "Look at me! I have a blog!" I never thought I would give in.

But today in prayer, the Lord really put it on my heart to share some of the things that He has revealed to me in His love.

And why would I say no to that?

So, here I am. A Catholic college girl just trying to make her way through a world that hates me because of my faith. Exciting, huh?

Recently, I've been feeling poor and powerless. Not in the sense of possessions, but spiritually. And it seems crazy to me that while I am absolutely sure that God is, and God keeps His promises, I still can feel doubt.

Doubt. How original.

I was feeling lost. So I threw myself  before the Blessed Sacrament and gave my all to Jesus. Again. For the third time this week. And that's the thing - the act of surrender is continuous. It isn't a one time thing. We are constantly shifting and changing, but God stays the same. So we must keep giving our lives to Him to anchor us and keep us grounded. Our society programs us to run away and dismiss the fact that we need help in this life.

The truth is, we can't do this alone. Surrender is communal. You can't surrender without God helping you to surrender. You can't surrender without involving everyone else in your life. We must surrender together.

We have no reason to feel poor or powerless. We have perfect love and peace and hope in the One who has promised this to us. He promised it. All these things are already within us. We just need to surrender to allowing ourselves to see the manifestation of His promises.

And thus, this blog was born. It's an act of surrender. Communal surrender - sharing my faith with others. God asked me to cast out into the deep.

So here I am, Lord. Anchor me.

"You are the hand that reaches out to save - and I am set free."

Live with Joy.