Luke 4:14-30 and its Implications

[Aurelia7]

Hi reader,
I am a 26 y/o lady from South Africa who loves Jesus.
I have become confused and quite depressed.
My life looks pretty rosy from the outside, but I know it's the inside that matters.
My parents, brother and I have lived quite comfortably since my dad became a full-time Musician. My mom used to work, but she got over it...haha
Ever since I can remember, I've been a deep thinker and have always been concerned about other people wellbeing and the consequences of whatever I do. I became a believer when I was 13 years old (or a bit younger) and because of this nature of mine, I really wanted to recieve the gift of prophecy.
So when I was 15, I prayed to God and asked Him numerous times to give me this gift. And He gave me the gift! Only problem was that I was not so smart - I didn't read up about this gift (Google was not understandable to me yet) and I did not learn about how it can change one's life...
So, fast forward 4 years (I was 19). At the end of this year - I had a meltdown! I had just been through a breakup and didn't know who I was or want I wanted from life.
And fast forward another 4 years, I had recovered a lot and learnt that most of my health problems were due to being under a lot of stress in high school. I also learnt about prophecy and the effect it has in every prophet's life!
As I say I'm from South Africa, which is generally not a very safe country to live in. And my parents are fairly over-protective. But I want to travel and prophecy over people and definitely not stay in my hometown!
Two weeks ago I read Luke's account of Jesus in Nazareth for the first time and I was horrified!! To think that Jesus was sharing beautiful passages of scipture with them and implying subtly that He is the Son of God and so they chased him to a cliff...
But here am I - a normal, young female and I am still living in one of the towns I grew up in. I feel it might be a miracle that I'm still alive?!?
So a big Q: What do I do now??
Sell my car and get money to rent a place out of town?
Or just carry on staying where I am?
To me, moving is the way better option, but my parents are likely to be bleak with me if I leave or "run away" as they say.. even though I'm 26 y/o. They owe me money, but they are giving it to me little by little. And I also do not have a job.
The thing is is that I care about, treasure and love people... and feeling rejected and ignored by almost everyone I meet is so so hard (I live in a big town).
So - please can the people out there reading this please send me some advice or even ideas as to what I can / should / must do before life gets bad again..!
Thanks for reading and many thanks if you reply!

 

[orangeness365]

It's great that you love Jesus and are a prophet. I'm glad that God gave you the gift of prophecy. I personally prayed for the gift of prophecy but never received it. I became delusional and believed I was a prophet when I wasn't, and told my family about all of my so called prophecies that never came to pass. So I became a false prophet. I'm ashamed of having done that now, but at the time I really believed I was one. It took losing my faith and then having God talk to me for the first time in a dream, and tell me scripture, to forgive and ask forgiveness of and from my mom, and tell me directly that I wasn't a prophet, and a couple of years to absorb the fact that I wasn't sent as a prophet. Do you have any specific prophecy that you have to share with people? Do you want to become a missionary? It's great that you have a heart for Jesus. Maybe you are being called on a great adventure, or maybe you can make a difference right where you are right now. If God hasn't specifically called you to do either, then the choice is up to you, I think. I think one of the things we are called to do besides be Christian is to be able to provide for ourselves, and then possibly for others, if we can. I know some Christians are heavily persecuted and unable to hold a job because of it. 1 Thessalonians 4:9-12 says that we are to love one another and be dependent on no one. Being dependent is something I'm hoping to one day accomplish, but right now I'm still dependent on my parents, and 25 years old.

 

[Saint P]

Remain in prayer and continue to seek God's face. If God has called you, he will make sure you are heard. Sometimes we may seem to be in a hurry but remember God's timing is different. Like David was announced, you will be announced at the right time. Joseph had a dream from God and in God's timing a seeming unpleasant situation became God's strategy to fulfil the dream. You don't need to run away or look for means to get your gift known. Stay in prayer and watch what God will do.