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.deborah. -> so basically... (7/18/2008 1:24:35 AM)

whats up with having spiritual callings on your life??
i mean.
whats the point of them??
im not bashing or anything.
i just want to know.

why do we have them??
and why is it, that you cant just give it to some one else??
why do you personally have to do it??
oh...
and why, is it that God sends like 10 ppl to you (no lie) in one day, just to get the point to you that you have to make up your mind now??

any one got answers??



rae_of_light -> RE: so basically... (7/18/2008 10:26:03 AM)

I don't have answers, really. But I do know that following God's calling on your life is the absolute best thing for you. That is the point. God wants only what is best for you. But no, you don't HAVE to follow God's call. You can choose to ignore it and do your own thing, and God will find someone else to fulfill His purposes. But in the end you will regret it, because I don't think that anyone can find absolute fulfillment in doing anything unless it's what God wants for them.

I hope you find your answers!



PrincessButtercup -> RE: so basically... (7/18/2008 2:39:14 PM)

God has a plan for your life, and things that He wants for you to do, and it looks like He's trying to fill you in on it.

But like Rae said, you don't HAVE to do what He tells you to. You'll be miserable if you don't, but it's still your choice.

There have been times in my life when He's pretty much slapped me in the face with a plan or an idea that I didn't like or was absolutely terrified of. But I knew that it was from Him and that He knows what's best, so I followed Him. And in some cases, it wasn't until years later that what He told me made sense. But everything always worked out.

I dunno what He's got in store for you, or what He's telling you right now. But I'm praying for you.



DreadPirateRandy -> RE: so basically... (7/18/2008 2:52:11 PM)

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ORIGINAL: inhale_exhale

why do we have them??


Humanity is ultimately called to give praise to its Creator. That was God's purpose in the beginning.

Anyone who accepts that is called to a lifetime of servitude to its Maker.

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and why is it, that you cant just give it to some one else??


Psalm 147:4
4 He determines the number of the stars and calls them each by name.

He calls each individual star for a purpose only that one star can fill. Why are we any different? We're not.

Nobody has the same characteristics that you have. Making the idea of passing it onto someone else worthless because they wouldn't have the same effect as you would.

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why do you personally have to do it??


Why did we have to murder Jesus? Why was He willing to die for everyone that would reject Him?

Because we're murderers saved by His grace, we should desire to serve Him in every aspect possible.

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and why, is it that God sends like 10 ppl to you (no lie) in one day, just to get the point to you that you have to make up your mind now??


We're not on our timeline, we're on His. What we may not think is the right time, actually is.



.deborah. -> RE: so basically... (7/19/2008 2:18:18 AM)

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There have been times in my life when He's pretty much slapped me in the face with a plan or an idea that I didn't like or was absolutely terrified of. But I knew that it was from Him and that He knows what's best, so I followed Him. And in some cases, it wasn't until years later that what He told me made sense. But everything always worked out.


so... i'm still not bashing er anything.
but fallowing God in whole, is like being blind.
you cant see Him, but you can hear Him and feel Him.
you dont know whats the meaning or purpose of things.
but you should do what He wants, unless you wont your life to sink.



Konstantinos -> RE: so basically... (7/19/2008 8:59:58 PM)

you should do what He wants, because you love Him

rewards should have nothing to do with it(heaven or happiness)



.deborah. -> RE: so basically... (7/20/2008 1:30:53 AM)

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rewards should have nothing to do with it


they have nothing to do with it.
i could care less if God gave me a piece of lint from a homless mans pocket.
or like a billion dollars.



DreadPirateRandy -> RE: so basically... (7/20/2008 1:43:03 AM)

quote:

ORIGINAL: inhale_exhale

so... i'm still not bashing er anything.
but fallowing God in whole, is like being blind.
you cant see Him, but you can hear Him and feel Him.
you dont know whats the meaning or purpose of things.
but you should do what He wants, unless you wont your life to sink.


That's kind of ironic, because before I starting following Christ, I was completely blind. However, after I accepted Christ, I began to see more clearly.

You can see Him. You can see Him in nature, in earth, in aerospace, in all things, but only if you look hard enough.

He defined purpose in you and in myself through His word. He created us merely to have a relationship with His creation. We were distanced from that relationship when the fall of man began. He sent His only son to this earth to die for you and I so that gap of humanity and God would be filled through His perfect son. Therefore, the relationship has been complete, but only to those who accept it.

That is our purpose. To love, worship, praise, and serve the Being that created us for His glory.

God doesn't create things without purpose. Creating things without a purpose would be irrelevant to His plan.



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