I am in need of Spiritual and Financial support

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Comment by Gods Soldier of Words on April 8, 2010 at 10:26am

Thank you all for your Kind words and support and Prayer they are ever appreciated. God has been taking me through a long and hard journey over the last year in preperation to be a pastor and to do his work.

Maggie I would say I know it is the right timing and know that what I am doing is the right thing.
And I do plan to continue down this path and not stop. We all have different views and opinion and I thank you for yours. I do believe this is feeding my self through going to places were God has directed me to ask for help and assistance. From those of the family of Christ. For we all need to support one another in these times of worldly unrest. In what ever ways that we can rather that be prayer or monetary, or even just an ear to listen.

SO once again thank you for your advice and your prayers.

Comment by maggie hancox on April 8, 2010 at 12:32am

I really love your honesty, and appreciate your struggle.
Do be encouraged!

I hear that you desire to be a pastor and that is great, I do ask, is it Gods timing?

Please make sure you have a strong relationship with the Pastor you have now, share with them your struggle, and let them foster you in this way, that you can be raised up to be a pastor with a strong support network.

You will have many rely on you, and you will need to learn how to provide for their needs under your pastoral care. How to resource for their financial needs and for their spiritual needs.

But in this way you must first learn how to provide/resource and feed your own needs on every level.
I am not saying you need everything stored up for winter, but you do need to know where to go when you have needs.
These things come with time, and with comming along side your own Pastor to see how it is that they do it.

You can't open a supermarket, without forming relationships with suppliers and knowing how to resource them and attain their product! It isn't just about peddling the product and benifiting from the rewards of your labour.

This is a corse alalogy I know, but I hope you do understand, I am speaking of material needs, but I am also speaking more then material needs, but spiritual and emotional support with great strength.

And remember to seek many wise counselors.

My you be blessed and encouraged, there is no where you can go that God can not find you, he knows when you raise up and when you lay down, and cares for you even more then sparrows. It is his character to answer you before you come to him with your request as is written in Isaiah.
He allready has it on the production line when you place your order so to speak.
If it is what you need (because supplies all your needs) then no good thing will he with-hold from you.
So live in his blessing as the son of the King most high.
He IS the substance of all things hoped for, and the evidence of things unseen.
And to think, everything your heart could ever desire was spoken into existance by his word.

You are right to be responsible and resource for your needs, but as you post on here it leaves me to think that in your own circles you have not yet learned how to meet them on the most basic of levels just yet.
Please don't take this as critisism, I care very much that you begin your journey on the right foot so that you will not be discouraged, but greatly encouraged as you see the hand of God, YOUR FATHER move in your life.

And I love the opportunity to pray for you.

Comment by Ruth on April 7, 2010 at 10:09pm

Porthos you are already in my prayer,....and God know the desire of your heart, He will open the way and guide you, He love the heart of servant

"When we’re facing a decision
And we’re feeling so unsure
We need to pray for godly guidance
And the wisdom of the Lord

We need to wait with confidence
That God will show the way
And open doors we must go through
Giving peace when we pray

Show us your ways, O Lord
And where we need to walk
Guide us to where you want us
Help us pray as we ought

Equip us with power and strength
To tread upon new ground
To go where we’ve not been before
Where your blessings shall abound

For we shall never know how much
You long to bless our lives
Unless we take that step of faith
And follow the steps of Christ

To be where we can grow in you
And become more mature in faith
To live in the wisdom that you've given
To be immersed in your saving grace

To know your will for our lives
We but only need to ask
You long to show us what to do
All we need is obedient hearts "