My Calling???

[Willie2012]

Hi. So, I am currently planning to attend college to continue my music education. I already have my associate degree in music. Recently, well, a few months ago, I felt pull that I shouldn't continue majoring in music or going to school because I need to pursue music ministry. I never thought I would ever be qualified to lead anyone in worship, but the opportunity came at a local church where I live and I've been serving for about a year and some months. I must also add that I have a girlfriend and she recently just turned down free college basically to go to a ministry internship for 9 months that she has had to raise up the funds to go to. I'm going to be real: she wants to be in a relationship with someone who will minister with her. This is my first real relationship and I do want us to minister together. I'm now at the point of if it makes sense to go to school when you feel the call to minister. Yes, I am a musician, and I love music, and if I were to do anything outside of music it would feel wrong, but I would love to go traveling around ministering with the woman I hope to call my wife someday. I'm also struggling with the fact that maybe I am just thinking way too much and I need to slow down, but all I can think about is when Jesus told Peter to join him, he dropped everything and left. So...............I'm very indecisive. I'm not sure what the next step should be, whether that is saying no to school or just simply pray for God to open the door for where I need to go that is part of his will for me.

 

[Mitchell Freitas]

Hey Willie!
I know exactly where you're coming from man. For a long, LONG, time I struggled with this whole "future" thing. Was so confused and didn't know what the next step I should take should look like. God spoke to me a lot during this period of my life and taught me that it was ok that I didn't have everything figured out. You don't have to either. Pray about your decision, whatever you feel turmoil with maybe it's not the right decision. Whatever decision in which you feel that absolute peace God gives that's inexplicable, that could be the direction He wants you to take. Now do make sure you're taking a decision based on what God wants and not letting emotions cloud your decision-making. Overall HE knows what's best for us and will guide us to that end game no matter what! God bless you brotha!

 

[dgiharris]

There are two anteaters, one old and one young, on a hill overlooking a field of anthills.

The young anteater turns to the old one and says, "Hey, I've got an idea. Lets run down the hill, eat an anthill, and then run back up the hill."

The old anteater scratches behind his ear for a minute and says, "I've got a better idea, lets walk down the hill and eat them all."

When we are young, we often are incapable of thinking long term about things and are very impatient. We want what we want when we want it.

The simple question I have for you is why not do both? Why not get a college degree and THEN do music ministry? Why not get a college degree AND do music ministry at the same time?

Why are you making this a binary decision? Why must it be either or? Why not simply do both?

I can't help but wonder if you are doing this for a girl. Will she not wait for you if you continue college? Is your only opportunity to be with her is if you drop everything and follow her?