It's a pretty tough situation...
I am going on 18 years old, and starting college in fall. However, in the past four months or so, I've started feeling like the Lord is calling and beckoning me into full-time ministry. I've prayed about it for hours on end, and I will continue doing so, and often heard God's voice in my heart telling me that this is the path he has chosen for me. However, there is so much pressure from everyone I know. My family is still unsaved, and they think I am practically out of my mind doing this. A lot of my Christian friends also think I am a little bit weird, and tell me to look for a 'serious' job.
Deep down inside, I know this is what He who loves me wants for me, where He will truly use me.
My question is pretty simple... How do you discern whether you are really called or not? How do you understand if it comes from God? How do you know if this is not one of the devil's attempts to make you fall away from the faith, and not just a silly dream of yours?
If you have any similar experience, I would appreciate it if you could share it.
Thank you all in advance.
May God's blessings abound in your life.
I am going on 18 years old, and starting college in fall. However, in the past four months or so, I've started feeling like the Lord is calling and beckoning me into full-time ministry. I've prayed about it for hours on end, and I will continue doing so, and often heard God's voice in my heart telling me that this is the path he has chosen for me. However, there is so much pressure from everyone I know. My family is still unsaved, and they think I am practically out of my mind doing this. A lot of my Christian friends also think I am a little bit weird, and tell me to look for a 'serious' job.
Deep down inside, I know this is what He who loves me wants for me, where He will truly use me.
My question is pretty simple... How do you discern whether you are really called or not? How do you understand if it comes from God? How do you know if this is not one of the devil's attempts to make you fall away from the faith, and not just a silly dream of yours?
If you have any similar experience, I would appreciate it if you could share it.
Thank you all in advance.
May God's blessings abound in your life.