So, I'm not sure how this thread is going to turn out. Usually I carefully pick and choose my words, and I try and get my thoughts in order, but this time, I think I'll just type. It could make no sense or it could make a lot of sense. I don't know yet.
Couple of Bible versus have been running through my mind all day.
"Blessed are the peacemakers: for they shall be called the Children of God! Blessed are they which are persecuted for righteousness' sake: for theirs is the Kingdom of Heaven. Blessed are ye, when men shall revile you, and persecute you, and shall say all manner of evil against you falsely, for My sake. Rejoice, and be exceeding glad: for great is your reward in Heaven: for so persecuted they the prophets which were before you." (Matthew 5:9-12)
"The servant is not greater than his Lord. If they have persecuted Me, they will also persecute you. ... But all these things will they do unto you for My Name's sake, because they know not him that sent Me. If I had not come and spoken unto them, they had not had sin: but now they have no cloke for their sin. He that hateth Me hateth My Father also." (John 15:20-23)
"But I say unto you, love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you, and persecute you." (Matthew 5:44).
These verses have been weighing heavy on my mind since the day in 9th grade that I was cursed out and attacked because of my beliefs. I hadn't even voiced my beliefs, the girls simply say a bible in my backpack. I don't think a lot of people can realize where I'm coming from without first realizing what I believe. I want to go into ministry. I feel like I'm called to do that. There is NOTHING else I want to do or can see myself doing. I've tried to talk myself out of going into ministry but I can't, I feel like I'm fighting God and I can't win. So I really want to go into ministry but I'm afraid. I'm already being 'persecuted' in a way for my beliefs, I'm already being called names and disrespected. And I know I will continue to be, but if it's already happening it makes me wonder how much worse it will get when i actually go into ministry. Can I handle it?
So I googles those verses and it brought me to this website called deeptruths.com and here is a paragraph from the site:
"So you see, persecution is not bad, but good, and good for you! It is persecution with a purpose! First of all, it is good for you! It purges, purifies, and makes white, as the Lord brings out in Daniel 11:35 and 12:10. It tests your devotion and loyalty to Him and His, and keeps you closely dependent on Him, crying out for help! It purifies you and makes you mean business! It sees whether you've got what it takes, if you really love Him and His all the way!"
Do I have what it takes?? That is my questions right now?? I know it's not one that you all can answer, only I can answer that in time.
I don't know what I"m looking for posting this, maybe anyone else been where I am?? Any encouraging words?? I'll take Anything..
I've gone around everywhere.
I've searched around everywhere.
I've turned around everywhere.
There's no one, there's no one like Him.
There's no one, there's no one like Jesus.
There's no one, there's no one like Jesus.
There's no one, there's no one like Jesus.
There's no one, there's no one like Him.
Location: A Dark Place Somewhere North Of The Border
I am currently:
if in your heart of hearts this is what you feel you are called to do then no one should be able to tell you any different sweetie, follow your heart, reach for your dreams and dont let anything stand in your way. i hope that helps <3
if thats what you want to do then you go for it and dont let anyone tell you you carnt do something, i try to live by this rule "do not regret the things in life you have done, bt regret the things you didnt do"............ if you believe you can do it, you can do anything, and the people that critasize are mostly just afraid because they dont understand, xx
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" I believe [dreams] are sacred, Take my darkest [fears] and play them, like a lullaby, like a reason [why]"
I know I will go into ministry, no question about it. But, I just can't help but wonder if I can handle things I may face. People I may have to deal with. Whenever someone attacks my beliefs or calls me names, its not the names that hurt, I hurt more for them than anything. And I know there are going to be times, like now, where I feel defeated, and I don't know if I'm that strong.
I've gone around everywhere.
I've searched around everywhere.
I've turned around everywhere.
There's no one, there's no one like Him.
There's no one, there's no one like Jesus.
There's no one, there's no one like Jesus.
There's no one, there's no one like Jesus.
There's no one, there's no one like Him.
i hope everyone will excuse me getting all religious in this post but given the OP i hope it won't cause offence. in any case, i'll hid the next bit
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it's important to remember that it's not in our own strength we truly accomplish things, it's through God. if you try to bear negative feedback on your own it will wear you down, but if you are brave enough to surrender it to God, to be weak and human for Him, he can work through you and give you the strength to bear all kinds of things. not that it'll be easy, you know that well enough i'm sure, but it'll work out better than by yourself. it's very tempting to feel that we have to do such and such a thing to be good enough, to prove ourselves to God, or to be worthy of a particular ministry, but it's not true. it's God who transforms our daily struggles.
it sounds like you have a real vocation to ministry and if you do i'm confident God will lead you through. whatever happens, His plans are for your happiness.
thank you waiting in the dark, I really needed to hear that.
I've gone around everywhere.
I've searched around everywhere.
I've turned around everywhere.
There's no one, there's no one like Him.
There's no one, there's no one like Jesus.
There's no one, there's no one like Jesus.
There's no one, there's no one like Jesus.
There's no one, there's no one like Him.
