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- Dec 16, 2011
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A word of discernment needs to be added to qualify what the Lord has said. Very often, people seek to enter into the ministry because of motives that have little to really do with the Love of God, and much more to do with Love of self. The One who said "He that love wife more than me is not worthy of me" also says "unless one denies himself... he cannot be My disciple". Many seek to become pastors, not out of Love of God, but because they are full of the defilement of self-love, and all of the sinful passions which feed it. A person who not so long ago cheated on his wife with another is likely not even close to having been sanctified and deified (Theosis) enough to be free of the poison of self-love and all of the vile passions. This is why so many entering the ministry merely wind up serving to become sources of scandal and evil. Much repentance is needed. Bearing with the burdens of Holy Matrimony and family is just the opportunity that many of us who have been very selfish and sinful men need in order to learn to bear fruit befitting of repentance. Our spouses often grow as we grow in the grace of God, and can be converted through our own conversion.I have read the replies to your questions and I'm quite amazed by the answers. People are replying as if obedience to wife is more important than obedience to God.
Luke 14:25 And there went great multitudes with him: and he turned, and said unto them, 26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.
Jesus didn't leave the wife out of the people who must come second to Him. The OP is not saying he wants to leave his wife; it is the wife that wants to leave him. We shouldn't twist this into "Some charismatic people have left their wives so the OP could be heading in that direction."
Paul in instructing about families, clearly understood that an unbelieving spouse can leave.
1st Cor 7:15 But if the unbelieving depart, let him depart. A brother or a sister is not under bondage in such cases: but God hath called us to peace.
Although the OP hasn't said that the wife is an unbeliever, i'd be very troubled if my wife were to be unhappy because I am "too addicted to God." I wouldn't be shocked if a few years from now, Christians will be witnessing to non-believers but urging them not to become a Christian if it will wreck their families because God hates divorce and He recognizes the institution of marriage regardless of one's faith
If you are 100% convinced that this is the will of God for your life, then go ahead and do what God commands you to do. Don't wait until you get all the answers. There is an old teaching by Andrew Wommack on this and i'd urge you to read the article and listen to the teaching. How to find God's will
This takes time and patience. God places great value on Holy Matrimony. If we throw away a marriage on some selfish whim to become a minister, we are not denying ourselves, and we are not a disciple of Christ.
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