Hungry for Jesus

[Lone Wolfe]

I don't know what it is but, it seems the past few days I have had this tremendous need to learn all I can about Jesus and the Word? I don't know if it's because I have recently been so ill, or the fact that I have also recently re-dedicated myself to the Lord at church one Sunday but, it seems like I can't get enough fast enough?

Has this happened to anyone else before and if so, what do you think it means???

Thanks in advance!

 

[dayhiker]

Wolfe, that happened to me back in 1973. It lasted for two years. I was in church, taking Bible classes at the college level, praying, fellowship. Then it showed down ... just a little bit! But I went on to get my BS in Bible and ministry, have read probably read 500 Christian books and 1500 Christian web pages. Taught Sunday school for 35 years, preached 100's of times.

So I'd say enjoy what's happening to you. Nothing like when the Holy Spirit is moving in your life.

 

[Lone Wolfe]

Oh, I am most definitely enjoying it, lol. I wanted to do more to show my faith (for me) and in 2004 I became ordained but, I have never done anything with it as far as preach or anything of that nature. I had the hopes of one day opening a cowboy church (which I believe I mentioned in another thread) and felt I needed to be ordained for that to be possible and then I came to find later that a teacher of the Word doesn't really have to be ordained to preach the Word so... I never pursued it beyond that point?

Maybe one day perhaps? We never know what God's plans are???

 

[dayhiker]

Ya, a door can open any times ... Your can getting to testify here!

 

[Lone Wolfe]

I had actually entertained the idea once of maybe starting up an internet church of my own and the more I got to thinking about that... I thought that could open up a can of worms that I'm not even prepared to deal with? LOL

 

[motherprayer]

Haha that JUST happened to me! Awesome that it happened to you too!

One thing about the internet church idea: "God doesn't call the qualified, He qualifies the ones He calls!"

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

Amen about God qualifying the ones He calls. He specifically calls people that you wouldn't think He would so that HE will get the glory, and people won't be able to say, oh it's cuz he/she is such and such. Instead they would say, wow that guy had NO experience and look what GOD did thru him!
It is amazing when you have a hunger for the Word that you just can't get enough! Embrace it and keep devouring and learning. That is the Holy Spirit working in your life! God DOES have a plan for you, Bo!

 

[Lone Wolfe]

Well, I would be the first person on the planet to tell you that I would be the last person I know of that God would choose to become a man of God? My brother (older) cringes at the idea while my SIL thinks I would make a great Pastor/Preacher so, who knows what God has in store for any of us???

 

[memoriesbymichelle]

God knows!

 

[Lone Wolfe]

Yes, He does! I do know that ever since I was a young man (adult), I have felt the need (calling?) to share the Word with people, either by becoming a pastor or by playing gospel music & traveling the country to small out of the way country churches. That was always a dream of mine.