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Come over here and help us -Acts 16:9

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In his vision, Saint Paul saw a Macedonian standing and calling to him to cross over and help them.  In several stories in the Bible, God conveys messages to His people through prophets in dreams and visions.  As experienced by Saint Paul, God wanted them to cross into Macedonia to spread the gospel.  This is Saint Paul’s story of faith.  After various types of persecution against Christians at that time, Paul became a follower of Jesus and even became His disciple.  Because of the faith and love that God had instilled in his heart since his conversion, Paul always put himself in prayer and fasting, so that God would always be willing to help him in his new mission and calling, after all what he done to Christians.

Learning from Saint Paul, we don't need to be complacent with what we have now.  Life's calling, inheritance, shortcomings, weaknesses, wealth, envies and despair, intelligence, knowledge and whatever, they are all tools given by God so that we can get closer and seek Him in any situation.   

Often it happens that we get used to live a free live without realizing that what we are enjoying, what we experience today, never escapes God's intervention.  Never let the bitterness of life such as failure, despair, revenge and anger or the pleasures of life such as abundant wealth, knowledge, friendship, a happy marriage, etc. make us lulled, drown and forget where it all came from.  

I believe that everything we experience happens according to His will.  God never allows us to be tested beyond the limits of patience.  Continue to be grateful for all life's events so that blessings will always be abundant in our path of life.

Reflection on Acts 16:1-15 by Sr Yanti Purnawati SFSC