Questions

[Dreamer]

I have some questions this morning. I've been listening to Charles Stanley at a revival in Texas. He's preaching about God's call on peoples's lives. The first call, of course, is to salvation! Then to santicfication. The 3rd call is to service.

Stanley says that God didn't save us to sit down and enjoy the rest of our life.

My question is: When God called me---to full-time Christian service....all 'heck' broke loose afterwards....my husband of that time began cheating on me, my oldest son began straying from the church, then physical violence began in my home.

Originally, several years before God called me, God called my husband of that time, to the ministry. He was even an Interim Pastor for a while, and was involved in different ministries. But by the time God called me, or by the time I heard His voice anyway, my husband had already abandoned God.

Why were things so bad? And did I miss my call? Am I out of His will right now?

I do know for sure I'm in God's will by being married to my present husband.
God has put him in my life.

But have I missed my call on my life to do something specifically?

Charles Stanley says God calls us as individuals to do specific things. I feel that somehow, I was so focused on my children and losing my oldest son, and being a single mom, that I missed something?

I don't understand why my life has been so hard. I also feel, secretly, that I'm not fully surrendered to God, that I haven't been fully trusting Him. What do I do now? Where do I go from here?

For years, I've felt like Jonah, in the bible. Every time I read it, or a preacher preaches from the book of Jonah, my heart rate increases and I'm extremely uncomfortable. What have I done wrong?

I'm headed for church; I'm going to talk to my Pastor about this in awhile. (It's Sunday morning.)

 

[Chad]

Glad your humble to come forth and ask this question, a common one: "why"

I can tell you by my own experience that once the devil sees a person accept Jesus Christ and follow Him, the devil starts to do his thing in breaking that person down and moving him or her away from Christ. That's his favorite hobby and his revenge against GOD (what an idiot satan is).

Luke 12:51-53
51 Do you suppose that I came to give peace on earth? I tell you, not at all, but rather division. 52 For from now on five in one house will be divided: three against two, and two against three. 53 Father will be divided against son and son against father, mother against daughter and daughter against mother, mother-in-law against her daughter-in-law and daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law.”

In the above Scripture, Jesus is basically explaining the results of believing in Him and taking up your cross, following Him. He is going as far as to say even your own family may reject you for your belief. Its a warning per se.

Don't feel bad and don't assume you missed your call. One thing you did not miss is accepting Jesus Christ, therefore nothing else in the world can top that off in joy, importance and of course; Salvation.