This January will mark my second year with the Lord. I have been struggling with the call to teach about 2 months into my salvation...
I remember thinking to myself, "Teach? Are you Crazy? You Only been at this a few months!"
So I put this out of my heart for well over a year. I went about my business the best I could but I never could shake this pull. I would be driving along or brushing my teeth and the thought would come up.
Of course I would think again, "Me teach? Ha! I'm not even a good public speaker"
About 2 months ago I was at work praying to myself. No one was around me and I was singing to the Lord low and under my breath. I blurted out "Change is coming". I thought, "Hmmm Ok?" I went about my business the rest of the week and didn't think about it again.
Come Sunday we had a guest speaker at our church (Joe Ney, I think thats how you spell his last name anyway) and he had an altar call at the end of service. It slips my mind what it was for but I know I felt a pull to go up and didn't.
So about 100 people go up and I stay seated. I'm guessing there was around 60-100 more still seated. He gets about half way through them and stops right in the middle of praying for someone points at me and says, "Change is coming with in the next 3 months. Can you handle that?"
I was floored! My wife cried and I just sat there speechless. I had not told anyone about what I said in prayer. I didn't even think about it. I had no clue what was coming but now one thing was for certain. God cares and if he really wants you to know something he will call you out. Even if you don't go.
I'm getting a little long winded here but bare with me. I'm excited, hehe.
Teaching was still in my heart and I was still denying it all. About 1 month after God spoke to me I was invited to someone else's church to see a guest. (Rev Scataglini)
This time I did go up to the front and God made it solid in my heart. I'm called to teach. All I could do was cry and thank the Lord for dying for me. I just couldn't believe that he would pick me to do these things. Out of all the people. I thought, "There has to be better choices God" Crying is all I could do. I finally had a purpose.
So, I talked to the Pastor of my church for a good hour about 2 weeks ago. His passion is actually teaching and bringing up ministers so he is excited about it. As I told him I'm no where near ready to get up in front of the church but it's something I know I'm supposed to be doing.
I wanted to share what God is doing in my life to encourage others who feel this call to get up and do it. Don't sit around idle, GO!
I'm starting off small. I get to go help teach at the nursing home this Sunday and I'm excited! I couldn't tell you how I'm going to get to where God is calling me but I do know one thing for sure. God is faithful and if he wants me there he will bring me up.
Praise God!
I remember thinking to myself, "Teach? Are you Crazy? You Only been at this a few months!"
So I put this out of my heart for well over a year. I went about my business the best I could but I never could shake this pull. I would be driving along or brushing my teeth and the thought would come up.
Of course I would think again, "Me teach? Ha! I'm not even a good public speaker"
About 2 months ago I was at work praying to myself. No one was around me and I was singing to the Lord low and under my breath. I blurted out "Change is coming". I thought, "Hmmm Ok?" I went about my business the rest of the week and didn't think about it again.
Come Sunday we had a guest speaker at our church (Joe Ney, I think thats how you spell his last name anyway) and he had an altar call at the end of service. It slips my mind what it was for but I know I felt a pull to go up and didn't.
So about 100 people go up and I stay seated. I'm guessing there was around 60-100 more still seated. He gets about half way through them and stops right in the middle of praying for someone points at me and says, "Change is coming with in the next 3 months. Can you handle that?"
I was floored! My wife cried and I just sat there speechless. I had not told anyone about what I said in prayer. I didn't even think about it. I had no clue what was coming but now one thing was for certain. God cares and if he really wants you to know something he will call you out. Even if you don't go.
I'm getting a little long winded here but bare with me. I'm excited, hehe.
Teaching was still in my heart and I was still denying it all. About 1 month after God spoke to me I was invited to someone else's church to see a guest. (Rev Scataglini)
This time I did go up to the front and God made it solid in my heart. I'm called to teach. All I could do was cry and thank the Lord for dying for me. I just couldn't believe that he would pick me to do these things. Out of all the people. I thought, "There has to be better choices God" Crying is all I could do. I finally had a purpose.
So, I talked to the Pastor of my church for a good hour about 2 weeks ago. His passion is actually teaching and bringing up ministers so he is excited about it. As I told him I'm no where near ready to get up in front of the church but it's something I know I'm supposed to be doing.
I wanted to share what God is doing in my life to encourage others who feel this call to get up and do it. Don't sit around idle, GO!
I'm starting off small. I get to go help teach at the nursing home this Sunday and I'm excited! I couldn't tell you how I'm going to get to where God is calling me but I do know one thing for sure. God is faithful and if he wants me there he will bring me up.
Praise God!