So, when I was a senior in college, I got offered a job with the FBI. And I remember when that moment happened, I felt interiorly so empty, which is crazy because here’s what the world is saying. This will make you happy. This will make you fulfilled. It felt empty at the time because I knew the Lord was calling me to something else. He was calling me to something that would truly fulfill me. In the Gospel for this Sunday, Jesus is calling all of us to die to ourselves so that we can bear fruit and be fulfilled with the Lord. I am sure you all have amazing plans for your life. I am sure your plans for your own life are awesome, but God’s plans are better. And I am sure that with your plans for your own life, you will do good things, but with God’s plan for your life, you can literally shake the universe. This is Spirit Juice, peace.
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