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Answering the Call
Hello,
For those of you who have ever been in full time ministry, whether evangelizing, pastoring or some other form, how did you answer the call?
I'm currently 30 years old, been working at the same company for almost 12 years. God has financially blessed my family in an incredible way over the past year. I've made more money already this year, than we've ever made in an entire year before. I have a great job with incredible benefits with an awesome company. However, my career is no longer my passion...
I go to bed at night dreaming about the work of God. I drive in my car weeping, burning with a desire and burden to do something for the Kingdom. I've driven home many days from a great job, tears streaming down my face feeling the mantle of calling and not sure what to do with it.
I've shared here before, my wife and I are very active in our church. In fact I was thinking the other day, this is the first time in more than 10 years we haven't been teaching a Sunday morning class every week. We usher, we serve, we knock doors, I lead service, I preach when asked, we sing in the choirs, we have taught Sunday school, youth and college & career classes. In the past year, we've been blessed to preach out more than we ever have before. I'm humbled to say God has moved in every service with anointing and power.
Our financial blessings have been such this year, that my wife and I were thinking of taking an extended vacation in the Fall. We were going to go out of the country for the first time. However, I felt in prayer that God spoke to me and said that He hasn't blessed us so that we could take vacations. He's blessed us to prepare for ministry.
I'm just not sure how to move from here, to there. I've had several conversations with my Pastor, and he just says to take it slow. Although, out of intimidation I don't think I've told him fully how I feel. He keeps telling me that most evangelists starve while on the field.
How do I express this feeling that I have? How do I tell my Pastor that I feel God drawing us away from home? How do I tell him I sit in my pew burning with a desire to do more?
Not for money (trust me) not for fame... but to answer the Call of God
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