RL from Minnesota, USA

Since college I started attending daily Mass, saying the rosary, and being pretty active in church things.
During adoration I was feeling myself being pulled back closer to God. I got myself back into the daily mass routine and started saying the rosary more often. One morning in Mass, I was feeling pretty good about myself I informed God that I thought I was doing much better at not sinning and I was also praying a lot more than I used to! At that moment I felt like I heard God laugh at me and say (and this is the only time in my life where I felt like I heard him say something to me directly (not out loud though) “wait until you see what I want you to DO with this now”. 
That hit me like a ton of bricks! That day I felt like I needed to offer my life up to God. But I was very scared to do this. It took me about 2 weeks before I got up the courage to turn my will over to God and let my life be in his hands to direct. But finally on a Thursday in adoration I did it. I surrendered my soul to Him. 

At adoration I kept finding books set out where I would sit. First it was the Fatima book (which I loved that story growing up and have read many books already about it, but this one had new information), then it was St. Faustina’s book, etc. I felt very called to become better.

I started researching Medjugorje. From there I was lead to information from the saints about the 3 days of darkness (which I had never heard of), then to the apparitions at Garabandal. And from there I found the messages being given to the world via an Irish visionary known as, Maria Divine Mercy. (FYI, I was working with a spiritual director during this time, he wasn't interested in the messages, but didn't find anything against the Catholic faith in them).

The following day, my life changed. It was as if the veil was lifted from my eyes.  

These messages (from Jesus, God the Father, and Mary) are the most beautiful loving messages I've ever read. But at the same time, they lay out exactly how angry God is with things going on (abortion, homosexuality, pride, false idols, lack of respect in the Mass, etc.). The messages tie in with the messages of Divine Mercy from St. Faustina, and the messages from Our Lady of Fatima and to the messages given to the children in Garabandal (along with so many other things I've since found). They fit exactly in with the Church; there is no way to make the mistake that the Catholic Church is anything but the true church given to us by Jesus. But at the same time, we are not to condemn those of other faiths; and that they are also worthy of God’s mercy. It talks about chastisements coming (some prophesies have already happened, worse ones are still to come). The messages talk overwhelmingly about the need to pray the Rosary daily (even 3 times a day if we can), Mass daily, Adoration daily if possible, the Divine Mercy Chaplet daily, weekly confession, conversational prayer to God daily, and at least 15 minutes of crusade prayers (prayers given in these messages), sacrifices and suffering that we can offer up for the salvation of souls. Jesus calls everyone to do a little more, but accepts little things too, for those who can’t do a lot. He calls people to go on living their lives, but to think of him more throughout each day.

These messages have called me so much closer to God. I easily spend 3 hours a day in prayer now, where I would have never imagined that before!  

I would love to invite you to check out these messages. Please pray first for discernment (I still pray every day, as these are big messages).