On Young Priests

CBSlocal recently published an article on a twenty year old mand who is deciding to become a priest. This prompted me to think about what God's call truly is for us. Far too often today we use our Earthly desires to try to find happiness. We are motivated by peer pressure, money, sex and everything in between. however, all of us fail to recognize an aspect of God in everything we do. While it seems extremely unusual for someone to go into the priesthood at such a young age, Mr. Meltzer (the subject of the article) is undeterred.  What he cites is more than a rational thought. It's a meta-rational, metaphysical feeling in his gut that drives him toward priesthood. Yea, he feels the temptations of the average man of his age tugging at him, the temptations for sex, for money, to continue in a secular way. But his faith is pushing him on. Why? God is speaking to him.  Although the article doesn't address this specifically, I guarantee you he can't explain why he wants to become a priest. He can't give you reasons. He can only give you an explanation of the gut feeling he feels from God when he reflects on his vocation. So how does this apply to the rest of us?
This post isn't a "be a priest" post. It's a "follow God" post. We seek money in our jobs, to be successful, and to be rich and famous like other people we've seen. But is this fulfilling? Referring to a previous post, we can look at how the Church is not rational. As part of the laity of the Church, all Catholics are called to follow God in their respective ways. Some will be engineers, others doctors. Some will turn out as multimillionaires, others will live a life of poverty as priests. Whatever God's call, we ought to follow it. Happiness isn't rational. You can't reason your way to happiness. Instead, you can reflect and follow God's will. God's will, that meta-rational vocation you feel somewhere deep, isn't there to be ignored. It's there to lead you to your own true happiness.