bigjay
January 10th, 2008, 08:19 AM
I have to get to work :hehee so I have to be to-the-point:
You always have CHOICE. That is what the cross is all about! God CHOSE to send His son. Jesus CHOSE to take that terrible "cup" and suffer and die... that WE might then have a CHOICE to escape our terrible destiny caused when Adam and Eve fell. God doesn't want puppets or little programmed robots. If we were as such, then our CHOICE to follow Him and our prayers and words of praise would be hollow and without value.
As others mention, your MISERY is key. That is the conviction of the Holy Spirit. You are feeling Spiritual Discernment - that is, you KNOW in your heart what is right and what you should be doing. Once saved, you realize that only a relationship with God can fill those jigsaw-puzzle places in your spirit!
Miserable? Sounds strange, but in this case that's a good thing.
Just pray a little - alone and away from the noise of the day. You are not alone! The Holy Spirit is our comforter and a part of us - we ARE new creations. Sometimes we try to look at things one-sided and we immediately become miserable as "we" are never enough on our own. Claim that power and companionship of the Holy Spirit!
Finally, remember that things like baptism, giving money, being in a church... those are things that as obedient sons and daughter of the King we SHOULD do. They are NOT requirements or conditions to salvation!
If you add anything to what Jesus did on the cross, then you diminish the power of His blood and His name!
There is one name under Heaven by which we are saved - not one name AND doing this or that! Call upon Jesus and you will be saved.
Nothing is left wanting, either, as Jesus himself said "It is finished." Your bill - past, present and future was paid in full for all eternity! That is just so wonderful!:heythere
Some of what you're going through is expected and natural. We are "newborns" spiritually when first we are saved. We have to feed upon the word of God, the Bible. In those pages are power and nourishment for your troubled soul! Dig in - eat up - grow strong!
In closing, realize that you just might not get this big trumpet-blast CALL to service. That's not what you need to worry over, believe me.
When the Holy Spirit DOES speak, you will understand how LOUD a silent whisper can be!
Meanwhile, READ and ADHERE to Matthew 6:33. Doing this will result in you growing and becoming strong spiritually - THEN you can serve! Would you expect a toddler to go mow the front lawn? Of course not!
Pray, read God's word and make yourself AT THE READY, as a trained soldier is - EQUIPPED for the job and ready for the call to battle! We are even told in the Bible to put on the whole armor of God! Ephesians 6:10-12
We are all bringing wisdom to you, and backed-up by the Bible. Now get to work!:thumb
Dreams of Rising,
For someone who had to get to work and had to be "to-the-point" that was certainly a long post. Bravo! Always good to see people helping people in need.
You always have CHOICE. That is what the cross is all about! God CHOSE to send His son. Jesus CHOSE to take that terrible "cup" and suffer and die... that WE might then have a CHOICE to escape our terrible destiny caused when Adam and Eve fell. God doesn't want puppets or little programmed robots. If we were as such, then our CHOICE to follow Him and our prayers and words of praise would be hollow and without value.
As others mention, your MISERY is key. That is the conviction of the Holy Spirit. You are feeling Spiritual Discernment - that is, you KNOW in your heart what is right and what you should be doing. Once saved, you realize that only a relationship with God can fill those jigsaw-puzzle places in your spirit!
Miserable? Sounds strange, but in this case that's a good thing.
Just pray a little - alone and away from the noise of the day. You are not alone! The Holy Spirit is our comforter and a part of us - we ARE new creations. Sometimes we try to look at things one-sided and we immediately become miserable as "we" are never enough on our own. Claim that power and companionship of the Holy Spirit!
Finally, remember that things like baptism, giving money, being in a church... those are things that as obedient sons and daughter of the King we SHOULD do. They are NOT requirements or conditions to salvation!
If you add anything to what Jesus did on the cross, then you diminish the power of His blood and His name!
There is one name under Heaven by which we are saved - not one name AND doing this or that! Call upon Jesus and you will be saved.
Nothing is left wanting, either, as Jesus himself said "It is finished." Your bill - past, present and future was paid in full for all eternity! That is just so wonderful!:heythere
Some of what you're going through is expected and natural. We are "newborns" spiritually when first we are saved. We have to feed upon the word of God, the Bible. In those pages are power and nourishment for your troubled soul! Dig in - eat up - grow strong!
In closing, realize that you just might not get this big trumpet-blast CALL to service. That's not what you need to worry over, believe me.
When the Holy Spirit DOES speak, you will understand how LOUD a silent whisper can be!
Meanwhile, READ and ADHERE to Matthew 6:33. Doing this will result in you growing and becoming strong spiritually - THEN you can serve! Would you expect a toddler to go mow the front lawn? Of course not!
Pray, read God's word and make yourself AT THE READY, as a trained soldier is - EQUIPPED for the job and ready for the call to battle! We are even told in the Bible to put on the whole armor of God! Ephesians 6:10-12
We are all bringing wisdom to you, and backed-up by the Bible. Now get to work!:thumb
Dreams of Rising,
For someone who had to get to work and had to be "to-the-point" that was certainly a long post. Bravo! Always good to see people helping people in need.