Do you think God would do this?

[invisiblebabe]

I'm curious what you think of this idea..... say a girl feels God is telling her she is to do something in the future. Would God lead her on this path if He didn't intend to consummate it... ie "You're supposed to be a missionary.... oh wait, you really aren't.. .I'm just telling you that so I can get you where I want you to be later on and develop your character." Does that sound like a way God would work... or is in contradiction with His honesty and truth?

*note: The situation described here is purely hypothetical. Something similar happened to me, but for my own reasons I have chosen not to disclose the specifics.*

 

[Highland Watchman]

I don't see why God would not consummate it, though there is the path to take on the way, and the mission time could also be in preparation for something later on down the road. I happen to believe that this is usually the case. Whatever it is that we find ourselves doing is preparation for something later, something bigger, that is coming later on down the road that we would not be prepared for if we did not go through the earlier circumstances. Think of Joseph, for instance, and read through the last half of Genesis and see the process that God brings him through...

 

[songz777]

The Lord certainly wont lead you in a direction without a good purpose. It is possible that one could think they are being led and yet it turns out to nothing (because it wasnt actually God leading) but He then takes up that situation and uses it for His and your good. God is gracious and doesnt play around with are feelings or lifes paths. Time and circumstances will all in time prove to whether or not you are being led in some way.
There are times when I thought God was leading me in someway, but it all turned out to nothing, because I almost wanted it to be that thing to happen.
Direction from God comes via, Word of God, Inner Conscience (voice) Circumstances around us, peoples advise, Ones abilities and charchater and our spiritual growth.
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[songz777]

Ps Are really from Anartica??? man that must be wickedly Cold lol

 

[invisiblebabe]

Hahaha... nope, I'm not really from Antarctica.... I'm from the USA. I put that up 'cause I thought it was funny and 'cause it would throw off the wrong people, if they ever happened to find me on here.

 

[invisiblebabe]

The Lord certainly wont lead you in a direction without a good purpose. It is possible that one could think they are being led and yet it turns out to nothing (because it wasnt actually God leading) but He then takes up that situation and uses it for His and your good.
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Yep, I've thought of that... but would God still allow us to be misled, if we surrendered the situation to Him and asked Him not to let that happen?

 

[songz777]

Yes it is true God could if He so wish permit us to make a mistake BUT i suggest that it only happens when we dont sincerely seek His will, in other words do what we want to do. If you are trully seeking Gods will He says IN all your ways ACKNOWLEDGE ME and I will DIRECT your paths. This means that he will lead me on the true path, I know that if I ask Gods direction that He will not purposely lead the wrong way, how ever it is possbile through inexperience that God could say "You are hearing me wrong but even though you are making a mistake here, because you are trying to seek my ways, I will turn it into good for you, and get you where I want you to be" Hope this helps take care John

 

[invisiblebabe]

how ever it is possbile through inexperience that God could say "You are hearing me wrong but even though you are making a mistake here, because you are trying to seek my ways, I will turn it into good for you, and get you where I want you to be" Hope this helps take care John

*a bit confused*

Do you mean from your own experience? I'm not sure something is possible to be learned through inexperience

But anyhow, have you had that experience, and if so, how did God turn it into good?

 

[songz777]

Yep, I've thought of that... but would God still allow us to be misled, if we surrendered the situation to Him and asked Him not to let that happen?

First of all the answer I believe is definate NO God would not allow you to make a mistake when you have been seeking His will about it.

I cannot think of any situations where Ive gone the wrong way when seeking His will HOWEVER I can thin of many times in the past whehn I was young when I thought God was leading to some one (spouse) and I asked Him to take away any feelings and situations that would confuse, but I still got it wrong Why? Simply because my emotions were involved and that makes it hard to find Gods will and way. If you want I could send you some stuff about guidance etc,as it is a big subject.

If youre still confused sorry and let me know

 

[WITNESS8]

I do not believe God would tell you that you are to be a missionary if He was not going to consummate that in your life.
HOWEVER; if you do not prepare and keep yourself in pray, studying the Word, fasting, and serving, GOD will find someone else to take your place, b/c you were not prepared.
Such is the case with my pastor during my high school years.
God told him that HE never called him to be a missionary to Brazil for the orpahange our church started, but because the one God called would not go and was not prepared, HE had to send my pastor.
God accomplishes His will even if HE has to change the worker.


So be prepared, GOD will send you.


IN HIM

 

[JWBZ SVT]

I have played guitar since I was 14...does that mean God wants me to be a musician?

I have a heart for helping people with their concerns and to encourage them...am I a pastor?

My personal belief is that every Christian's sole purpose is to serve and glorify Jesus. That doesn't mean that just because we have a talent or desire that the particular talent or desire is our 'purpose.' Why would God want me to play guitar but not make me a musician...well, because when I sit in my room I can make up music and play for Him. I can reach out to people via the internet or in person and offer Scripture or re-assurance.

The missionary 'may' be cleverly disguised as a cashier at Walmart, a waitress in a diner, a policeman on patrol, or a teacher at school. The mission field is fair game wherever your feet are. We should all be missionaries on a mission to win souls to Christ.

I have a Criminal Justice degree, and I am an investigator for the State of Mississippi. My agency enforces administrative law, not criminal...now why in the world would God have lead me through a Criminal Justice degree and me not even work for a criminal law agency?? What we think may be the ultimate purpose may not be the ending result. Maybe God prepares us so when He does say "Go" then we can.

 

[Sketcher]

God always tells you the truth. If He's telling you to be a missionary and you find that it hasn't happened yet, you haven't waited long enough. He's got a heart to prepare and how long did Abraham have to wait from the time God first promised him he'd be a father to the time Issac was born? 25 years. Now, God may also test you in the short run you you can grow in obedience, and only in the long run will we see what His plan was. But two things He will never do: Lie to you, and go against what He's given us in writing. He does not change (James 1:17) and the Bible is what He has given us so far. If the "calling" is against Scripture, you can be sure it is not of God.

 

[boilerblues]

I'm curious what you think of this idea..... say a girl feels God is telling her she is to do something in the future. Would God lead her on this path if He didn't intend to consummate it... ie "You're supposed to be a missionary.... oh wait, you really aren't.. .I'm just telling you that so I can get you where I want you to be later on and develop your character." Does that sound like a way God would work... or is in contradiction with His honesty and truth?

*note: The situation described here is purely hypothetical. Something similar happened to me, but for my own reasons I have chosen not to disclose the specifics.*

I don't think that the path would change, but the path can certainly look a lot different than we thought it would. Maybe you feel the call to be a missionary, but maybe you end up in the inner city of Chicago instead of the jungles of Africa. A lot of times we make assumptions and God tends to avoid the obvious.

 

[Apollonian]

Can we truly know what God intends for us?

I think the nature of this question indicates our fallibility. We can never know for certain what God intends for us, and we often make mistakes. As such, it is an interesting dance between doing what we think is God's work... and God taking what we do and working with it.

"Consumation" is not something that I see God doing, because it implies a ritualistic approach. In either sense, so long as we intend to glorify God, I believe that God is there to help us with the rest. Besides, don't you think that God wants us to excercize our creativity a bit with this whole Free Will concept? I often wonder if He wants us to surprise Him with our service, rather than have us drone along some predefined path.

 

[fishstix]

I'm curious what you think of this idea..... say a girl feels God is telling her she is to do something in the future. Would God lead her on this path if He didn't intend to consummate it... ie "You're supposed to be a missionary.... oh wait, you really aren't.. .I'm just telling you that so I can get you where I want you to be later on and develop your character." Does that sound like a way God would work... or is in contradiction with His honesty and truth?

*note: The situation described here is purely hypothetical. Something similar happened to me, but for my own reasons I have chosen not to disclose the specifics.*

I think the more likely situation is that we might mistakenly think God is leading us to a certain goal when in reality He is leading us to something else, perhaps something similar, but still not what we originally thought. For example, the girl in your example might think that she is being led towards the goal of being a missionary overseas and find out that she was actually being led towards being a missionary to the lost people in her own town. We can misinterpret things and get our own desires and goals confused with God's.

 

[JPPT1974]

I think the more likely situation is that we might mistakenly think God is leading us to a certain goal when in reality He is leading us to something else, perhaps something similar, but still not what we originally thought. For example, the girl in your example might think that she is being led towards the goal of being a missionary overseas and find out that she was actually being led towards being a missionary to the lost people in her own town. We can misinterpret things and get our own desires and goals confused with God's.

God leads us to bigger and better things. He may wants to lead us to things and not to compromise our way of thinking. We can misunderstand things as well from God's goals for us.

 

[invisiblebabe]

I do not believe God would tell you that you are to be a missionary if He was not going to consummate that in your life.
HOWEVER; if you do not prepare and keep yourself in pray, studying the Word, fasting, and serving, GOD will find someone else to take your place, b/c you were not prepared.
Such is the case with my pastor during my high school years.
God told him that HE never called him to be a missionary to Brazil for the orpahange our church started, but because the one God called would not go and was not prepared, HE had to send my pastor.
God accomplishes His will even if HE has to change the worker.


So be prepared, GOD will send you.


IN HIM

I used the missionary situation as purely an example. I am positive that I am not called to be a traveling missionary. I am, however, called to be a missionary on campus and wherever I am.

 

[invisiblebabe]

Can we truly know what God intends for us?

I think the nature of this question indicates our fallibility. We can never know for certain what God intends for us, and we often make mistakes. As such, it is an interesting dance between doing what we think is God's work... and God taking what we do and working with it.

"Consumation" is not something that I see God doing, because it implies a ritualistic approach. In either sense, so long as we intend to glorify God, I believe that God is there to help us with the rest. Besides, don't you think that God wants us to excercize our creativity a bit with this whole Free Will concept? I often wonder if He wants us to surprise Him with our service, rather than have us drone along some predefined path.

Hmm... I can agree with most of that, I think.

Alas for my own past naïveté.

 

[JPPT1974]

God does things for our own benefit and for His reason and will!!