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Originally Posted by Sarah
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Originally Posted by Rico
This is so true. We all go through this struggle. It seems to get more and more difficult as we age. I've been struggling with this "purpose" issue myself for about the last ten years. I'm 41 now and feel as if I have wasted half my life. My biggest fear is waking up someday an old man and realizing that I never fulfilled the purpose God had for me in this life, especially when it comes to the Gospel. Surely God saved me for more than just posting my opinions on internet forums! I know I am called to preach to prisoners and am really struggling with how to move forward in this area, seeing as how I don't have anyone I am accountable to in ministry. It's one thing to be a maverick with my walk with God. It's another thing to get into a pulpit and have others rely on the things I say to show them God's way. I am torn between knowing God has chosen me to bring His truth to these men and the risk I take with these men's salvation if I go it alone.
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Brother Rico, quit being so stubborn and get yourself and your family in a church and start doing what God wants you to do!
Good heavens! You don't have to put up a Christmas tree, even if everyone else in the church does. |
Sister, there is a lot more involved than just Christmas. Finding someone to follow as he follows Christ is not something I take lightly. Maybe I am asking for too much, but I want an Anthony Mangun type of pastor to follow after; one who will help me to grow in the things of the Lord. It's not that the church in this town is a bad church, but it isn't a very purpose driven church. They aren't doing anything to equip people for the spreading of the Gospel. I've done so much settling for this, that, and the other in this walk. I want the best God has to offer, even if that makes me sound like a spoiled brat. I can see that I've reached the end of what I can do on my own, but I am not going to go back to things that have failed in the past just for the sake of saying I am in a church.
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