Following God's Call

[godismystrength1]

Does anyone have advice on how to better hear the call of God and his messengers? I do have faith in the spiritual self, and healing. I want to be a light-worker, or help heal others. I feel guilt for things I've done in the past, or misguided intentions or actions. How can I put myself on a higher standard to help heal the earth if I am just as flawed as a human as everyone is? I know there is an afterlife, but I don't know how to think about it. Should I consider it fearlessly? Put my whole intention into good and compassion? And if so, who do i give this compassion to? How can I help people? I'm still at a crossroads and trying to find a career. A good friend of mine died of a drug overdose, please pray for her spirit in heaven.

Thankyou
Gabrielle

 

[RobertMerton]

Gabrielle,
Just by reading your post I knew you were catholic.

God's call is not for you to do good works, but that you may get to know him more. Then after that, and after receiving the Love of God, then you may go and love others by doing good works.
The best thing you can do is to help yourself, by working on your relationship with God. Read the bible, and spend some time in prayer. Love God, and Love others.

 

[Bramwell]

Hi Gabrielle,

You may want to start by taking small steps in the right direction. Like Psy has shared, spending more time praying, fasting, and reading the Bible is a good start for your spiritual foundation.

From there, you may want to try some generic activities like getting involved with volunteer work, seeing if you can visit prisoners or people in the hospital, etc. These are Christian activities encouraged by the Bible, which are all positive as you continue to grow in your faith.

As your focus turns more to God, you'll probably find that the things of the world seem less and less attractive to you. Another important area is finance, which is something Jesus spoke a lot about. Instead of wasting money on various fads (smart-phones, fancy clothes, etc.), you'll develop an interest in and desire to help the poor. This is all in keeping with the teachings of Jesus as well.

It's really great that you want to give your all to the Lord. Best of luck as you do your best to live the way God wants you to.

 

[EazyMack]

You'll always be just as flawed as the rest of us. Sorry. That's why we thank God for Jesus.

Your calling is to bring others to Christ. The ways of going about doing that are as varied as the people you need to draw in.

First, though... you gotta know who Jesus is, and surrender to Him as your Lord and Savior. Until then, you'll just be wandering about.

[Jesus said] Seek the Kingdom of God above all else, and live righteously, and he will give you everything you need.
(Matthew 6:33)