Do you believe in signs?

[RomanRyan1088]

Here is my story…

I had to get to confession, and I made an appointment at the parish I usually confess at. Well, i had to confess with the other priest at the parish, and he is from Nigeria. I Tell him about me viewing homosexual pornography, and when he begins to consoul me, when he says “Pornography can lead you to have relations with women”. Didn’t he just hear me say “Homosexual”? Well he absolved me, but i didn’t feel forgiven, because I felt like he didn’t hear me say homosexual. I was purty down in the dumps, and i asked God, “Lord, if you do forgive me, please send me a sign, let my favorite song play on the radio”. Well guess what, “Scars” by papa roach was playing, MY FAVORITE SONG!! I felt so relieved, and felt such joy. Now even though I feel like it was sheer luck, believe me, I feel like it was more. So my question is, do you believe in signs. That God can communicate with us through what would normally be ordianry? If so, please share.

 

[Joysong]

Dear Roman Ryan,

“Lord, if you do forgive me, please send me a sign, let my favorite song play on the radio”. Well guess what, “Scars” by papa roach was playing, MY FAVORITE SONG!!

Yes I do believe in the gracious, loving, condescension of our wonderful God. Do you think it was an accident that you formed the prayer to Him in your thoughts at the exact moment that God knew the song would play? As you come to know Him more and more, you will find many more gifts of guidance that come in the most unusual way. We ought not to rely on them, however, but sometimes God sees our earnestness and knows just what we need to be comforted and assured of His love, and He will send just it at that exact moment.

Simply rejoice that you are loved and forgiven, and thank and praise Him for His goodness to you.

I had almost an identical incident happen to me, so I can relate to your joy! Since I had volunteered to teach CCD to 7th graders and felt very inadequate and unable to reach this difficult age group, I was extremely anxious about it. As I laid in bed turning over the the matter in my thoughts, I spoke in quiet prayer to God, “What should I teach them?” At that exact moment, though my radio had been playing all along in the background though I was not listening to it, a song came on called, “The First Time Ever I Saw His Face.”

What tremendous joy filled my being as I remembered the first time ever I saw the face of Jesus (in faith) and turned to Him. This was my answer — show these kids Jesus! I’ll never forget the moment, and some may call it coincidence, but to form the words of prayer at the very second the song began is not coincidence, but a movement of the heart by God. I sense your next question, “How did it turn out?”

I tell you that this class was so successful that these kids asked for a second class, and I had to go to the Pastor and obtain another evening for them to come – twice a week. All due to God’s grace, to be sure, because I really loved those kids after that revelation, and they knew it!

Another time as I was driving on a long trip out of state with my family, I became concerned about a matter and was turning it over in my thoughts, pondering how to handle it, and again feeling so helpless. My spirit quickened as a song came on the radio, “If you give a little more than they’re looking for, then love will turn the key.” My answer!

Carole

 

[BlueRain]

Oh boy yeah I believe. I have gotten so many. I don’t know why but for the past few weeks I have been interested in the devotion to the Scared Heart of Jesus. The week I was thinking about it, was that week that Father Groeschel spoke about it on EWTN.
Well, I got preoccupied with some other things and I thought the devotion might be too difficult, but I didn’t really know what it consisted of.
I read some articles here and there. I found this site that has an image (by an artist named Joseph Fanelli) that really got to me and I learned more about that devotion.
Yesterday I had to return these movies at this library I rarely visit, then I noticed that there was Catholic Church with a statue of Jesus…and He has His Sacred Heart exposed!
Then yesterday I was searching for this bracelet from Mexico, I asked St. Anthony of Padua for help and quickly found it in this container that my mom has. It has jewelry and nail clippers, but then suddenly I also found an image of Jesus with His Sacred Heart. I think Jesus wants me to make the devotion and to pray to His heart and I think I also really need to do that. there are few more things I could list. Hopefully I’ll soon make an update on my “Confession Dilemma” that I posted a couple of weeks ago.