major question

[xavier55]

hello all, i have a question!

I been with my church for two years. i am a youth and media pastor.

i am not sure if it is my spirit or the lord telling me to leave the church and go to a new one.

I feel that i have work that needs to be done and my family help a new church. i have no problems with anyone in the church. I brought very little info about this to my wife but did not give full detail about this move to a new church. I dont know the church or it's location but i feel it deep down that i need to uproot my family to a church closer to our home that needs help.

it is hard for me to explain. i know know when i speak to the apostle in my church he would disagree and try to convince me to stay and my wife would want proof before we move and she is influenze by her step dad and they will give her a hard time cause of the move.

I was attack by them when we got married and i wanted to move but they were saying that i was demonic and the lord did not wanted that. but thats the past. what should i do. what scriptures should i give to my wife? any help would do.

Please pray before you respond so that the lord may speak to me thru you!


Thank you

 

[stephen]

I hear what you say dear brother. You will be aware that serving Jesus is unlike any other vocation, in this life.

You are in the Counseling Section, but the only advice I can give aat this moment, is that you seek the face of God in the matter. You mention one or two things, and I can hear your heart a little.

You asked those who respond to pray before they respond....So I will keep you upon my heart. I attend a prayer gathering Friday's at 9 pm. I will be praying for you.

 

[Mustard_Seed]

I agree with brother Stephen in this, and my prayers will also be with you in this matter.

Having been through something similar, I would encourage you to wait on the Lord, to wait for Him to reveal His will (Psalm 5:3, Psalm 27:14, Luke 12:36) and to pray. In His time He will reveal His plan for you in this.

It may not come in the form you suppose.

Blessings to you dear brother in Christ.

 

[xavier55]

amen thank you my brothers in christ.

 

[Boanerges]

Three words come to mind- pray, pray, pray.
Serving Jesus is about laying down your old life and walking in the newness of life. To quote Jesus " nevertheless not my will by Thine be done"
So in the end only one question really matters- where does God want you? You and your family will not be complete anywhere but int he center of His will.
You are in my prayers my friend,
brother Larry.

 

[undercover12]

I agree a lot on the previous posts. Remembering Moses' words here.

Exodus 33:15

"And he said unto him, If thy presence go not with me, carry us not up hence."



God bless you as you seek His perfect will. Amen



Undercover

 

[Br. Bear]

Psalm 25:4 Shew me Thy ways, O LORD; teach me Thy paths.



Greetings xavier55,


The advice you have been given, to pray, is always the best advice and I support it too, not because I just want to support the best advice in the world, but because I believe it to be essential in all matters such as yours.



If I may suggest a couple of prayer points you may consider?

I shall speak openly with you, and ask you understand that I am not in any way seeking to offend you.

You claim to be a pastor.
Then you ask all these questions and seem defeated before you start.... your church won't support you, your family won't support you and you don't know what to do.

If I asked you the same question, what would you tell me?

You say you feel it deep down that i need to uproot my family to a church closer to our home that needs help.
It might be worthwhile seeking the Lord about your situation with family and church and even yourself, if you intend to be of any help to a church that needs help.
If your wife is not supportive of your idea, be it from the Lord or from you, it indicates that there is a possibility that future situations may arise if you are working in a new chuch, where you will face the same lack of support?
(If you are in a new area and church, the support you have now may be gone and you might find yourself alone with situations that could arise, similar to this where you don't have support from your other half.)

Having said that, you must listen to the Lord.

I also suggest that if your wife needs Scripture to convince her, then your word is not enough, and perhaps that is more important to consider right now. You family is a mini-church, very close to home which might need help... and could it be that this mini-church is the one you are being told to minister to and mover 'closer' to? To uproot and re-root at home, and perhaps spend a little more energy with family than church activities?

I would suggest that if your wife is not with you in your decisions without question, you ought listen to that and ask the Lord if perhaps that is a sign that it is not Him?
Would the Lord put something so precious as a church on your wife's mind and heart also if it were His divinely appointed will for you and His Church?


Again, my wife would want proof before we move and she is influenze by her step dad and they will give her a hard time cause of the move.

I was attack by them when we got married and i wanted to move but they were saying that i was demonic and the lord did not wanted that
this seems something important to deal with if you are to do any pastoring, either now or later.

Is it perhaps only that your wife needs support from you to stand up to her step-dad?
She is your wife, not his. You might need to just speak and let 'attacks' come if they do....

BUT

one thing I can be sure of, Psalm 37:5 Commit thy way unto the LORD; trust also in Him; and He shall bring it to pass.

and...

Proverbs 16:1-9 The preparations of the heart in man, and the answer of the tongue, is from the LORD.
All the ways of a man are clean in his own eyes; but the LORD weigheth the spirits.
Commit thy works unto the LORD, and thy thoughts shall be established.
The LORD hath made all things for Himself: yea, even the wicked for the day of evil.
Every one that is proud in heart is an abomination to the LORD: though hand join in hand, he shall not be unpunished.
By mercy and truth iniquity is purged: and by the fear of the LORD men depart from evil.
When a man's ways please the LORD, He maketh even his enemies to be at peace with him.
Better is a little with righteousness than great revenues without right.
A man's heart deviseth his way: but the LORD directeth his steps.



Proverbs 3:5-6 Trust in the LORD with all thine heart; and lean not unto thine own understanding.
In all thy ways acknowledge Him, and He shall direct thy paths.






Bless you brother, in Jesus name



Br. Bear







Psalm 25:5 Lead me in Thy truth, and teach me: for Thou art the God of my salvation; on Thee do I wait all the day.

 

[Lion_of_Judah]

If I asked you the same question, what would you tell me?

What he said.... BroBear.

Blessings of wisdom,
LoJ

 

[lizabe]

Dear Xavier
I beleive that this message IS from God. However you need confirmation from GOD HIMSELF, that it is from HIM> Thus said, you ALONE can get this confirmation just as the orginal message came.
I suggest you seek God's face in a short fast, perhaps 6hours of spending all that time in God's presence and concentrate ONLY on getting a firm answer concering this move.

Of course during the fast you pray, study God's word,meditate and spend some still time to hear God AGAIN. When your strengthened, no mortal/human opinions will swerve you from the TRUTH and you will be able to encourage your wife in this message that you must obey from God. As a christian she must know that obedience to God is a must and must take precedence over all else. Convincing her, well God will either lead you to do so, or do it HIMSELF>

Be guided by Holy Spirit
In Jesus name, I write
Lizabe