u/i_got_no_enemies

I created a YouTube channel one year ago. My first video went ok, I got 18 subs, 35 likes a few comments and about 500 views. The second one did not do as well but still got views, likes and comments. The last one, I put in the most effort and got no views at all, it seems like it was not even punched by the algorithm. The first two videos I posted a year ago and the newest one just a week ago, so there was a year gap in between.

I have been close to Christianity since I was 11 years old. I grew up in Greece, I consider myself Greek, though I am the child of immigrants from a Muslim background. I am now 30, so for the past 19 years Christianity has been a part of my life. While living in Greece I was attending church every week and was in general very close to church.

I still have not been baptized, even though I genuinely want to be. For the past six years I have been living outside of Greece, in a country where Orthodox Christians are a very small minority, but I found a church and I try to attend as often as I can.

There are days when I feel close to Christ, and others when I feel far away. There are days when I question things.

Last night, while I was sleeping, I suddenly saw an image. It was a white background, perhaps a piece of paper, with the following written on it:

Ι

η Χ

σ ρ

ο ή Ν

ύ σ ι

ς τ κ

ο ά

ς

I cannot remember the exact formatting, but it was something like what I wrote above.

The letters, when read in columns, spell out Ιησούς Χριστός Νικά, which in Greek means "Jesus Christ conquers" (or "Jesus Christ is victorious").

The moment I saw this image, I woke up, and the instant I opened my eyes, I heard a very loud thunder. Right after I began to cry, and the first thought that came to me was "My God, you are real".

This morning I went outside to look for signs of rain, and there did not seem to have been any. Though I suppose it is possible to hear thunder without rain.

I just woke up about an hour ago, I'm still processing what happened last night. Usually I keep things to myself but I thought maybe I will share this.