Something that just bugs me... sorry I just want to be real :'(

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guilbautedsookie

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“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.’- Matthew 7:21

I'll be honest... this one verse makes me shudder and tear up. I mean, sometimes I ask God if when I get to heaven, will He tell me this?

God told me I will be a nurse, and right now I am a rescue paramedic/registered nurse so I feel satisfaction with it. My real dream though (or dream rather before becoming a Christian) was to become a fashion designer, to have my own boutique and write screenplays and become the first Oscar winner from my country. Since surrendering my life to God I threw all these dreams away just to listen to His will and obey it.

My cousin told me that God doesn't look at your career, and sometimes it's just painful when I remember my old dream. I mean to be honest, the reason I wouldn't wanna pursue my dream anymore is the fear that if I do, or if I refuse to become a nurse as God has spoken to me, on the day I meet Him He will tell me "I don't know you! Go away!"... or I will be like the goats that He drove away.

I read that the will talked about here is the relationship with Christ. But does this will include the career God has planned for us? Will I go to hell if I decide to become a fashion designer and screenwriter instead of a nurse? :'(

I'm sorry guys I just wanna be real :'(
 
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AnandaHya

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why can't you do both?

design some things in your spare time and work on it.

perhaps when you retire you can continue your dream?

the skills you learned as a nurse very will might save someone's life. Perhaps God wants you to have the skills to do so.

I don't know. I'll keep you in my prayers.

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Psalm 37:4
 
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SantoSubito

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No you won't go to hell because of a career change. God calls all of us to serve him to the best of our abilities in our station in life.

But I see no reason to throw away a steady job as a nurse, you can write screenplays in your free time and send them to people that might be interested in performing them, and if it's good enough they will perform it.
 
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“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.’- Matthew 7:21

I'll be honest... this one verse makes me shudder and tear up. I mean, sometimes I ask God if when I get to heaven, will He tell me this?

God told me I will be a nurse, and right now I am a rescue paramedic/registered nurse so I feel satisfaction with it. My real dream though (or dream rather before becoming a Christian) was to become a fashion designer, to have my own boutique and write screenplays and become the first Oscar winner from my country. Since surrendering my life to God I threw all these dreams away just to listen to His will and obey it.

My cousin told me that God doesn't look at your career, and sometimes it's just painful when I remember my old dream. I mean to be honest, the reason I wouldn't wanna pursue my dream anymore is the fear that if I do, or if I refuse to become a nurse as God has spoken to me, on the day I meet Him He will tell me "I don't know you! Go away!"... or I will be like the goats that He drove away.

I read that the will talked about here is the relationship with Christ. But does this will include the career God has planned for us? Will I go to hell if I decide to become a fashion designer and screenwriter instead of a nurse? :'(

I'm sorry guys I just wanna be real :'(
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The short of it all. When we surrender to YHVH, it is the willingness that no matter what, we make HIM absolutely first. Which means willing to sacrifice stuff that we really wanted. I was a fighter when YHVH got a hold of me. I was undefeated, and was about to get into some serious money and status. When YHVH called me, I told Him WHATEVER You want I'll do. First thing I believe He said to me was quite fighting. WHAAATTTTT?????!!!!! I never saw that coming, but I obeyed. It was hard at first, I kept wanting to go back. But then I started seeing how more rewarding and glorious it was preaching His word and seeing people be saved.

Can you ever imagine fashion design being more rewarding than the life or lives you save everyday on the job? Maybe the life you saved, gave that person one more chance to repent and get their life right with God. The things that YHVH can do with you as a paramedic are limitless.

If you walk away and go do YOUR dream, will you go to hell? I would hope not. But if you walk away from His calling for you and you decide you don't want it, will you lose out on whatever reward and stuff He had planned for you? Yes! No different then our mom or dad, telling us to do something and we will receive something for it, and we decide not to, we don't get that reward.

But this is what it means to die to self, being willing to put YHVH ahead of our own desires. You know that even though fashion design is your personal want, it will never reward you like YHVH will for obeying His calling for you, and the reward is more than any of us can imagine. Shalom
 
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God wants you to be blessed and happy in your career. You can certainly glorify God as a fashion designer, or as a nurse.
 
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I have a prophetic word for you.

The Lord says, Do what you wish. You are my child and I will never leave or forsake you.
 
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Consider talking to God more about this one, openly and honestly. It's okay to tell God that you're really missing that old dream. This whole situation makes me think about Abraham and Sarah and how Sarah didn't wait for God's promise to Abraham to come to pass. She jumped the gun, and as a result there were a lot of major problems in their family. Abraham ended up having to send away his own child, which broke his heart.

As humans, we tend to be short sighted, and we tend to want to GO and DO rather than be patient and let God's Spirit work in us, to will and to do His perfect will. Don't settle for second best, settle for nothing less than the absolute best God has for you. You can depend upon it, what God has for you will be much more satisfying than anything else you could come up with. Trust Him.
 
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CopperTop said:
Consider talking to God more about this one, openly and honestly. It's okay to tell God that you're really missing that old dream. This whole situation makes me think about Abraham and Sarah and how Sarah didn't wait for God's promise to Abraham to come to pass. She jumped the gun, and as a result there were a lot of major problems in their family. Abraham ended up having to send away his own child, which broke his heart.

As humans, we tend to be short sighted, and we tend to want to GO and DO rather than be patient and let God's Spirit work in us, to will and to do His perfect will. Don't settle for second best, settle for nothing less than the absolute best God has for you. You can depend upon it, what God has for you will be much more satisfying than anything else you could come up with. Trust Him.
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This is very sound advice. I would just ask you a couple of things. Were you a believer when you dreamed of being a fashion designer? And how did God lay it on your heart to become a nurse? If you were a believer then, I would say that your hopes and dreams had merit. One of God's favorite ways of communicating is through our wishes and desires. On the other hand, the devil is very clever at disguising his promptings to make them seem like they come from God.

If you felt the call to become a nurse strongly, I must believe that that was the path God wanted you to follow. Your profession is one of service, and I believe God values service to our fellow men above all else. Jesus was constantly telling his disciples that they needed to cultivate a "servant's heart" in order to enter the Kingdom of God.

However, this does not preclude you from pursuing your dream of fashion design if you really feel that God is calling you there. Based on what little I know of your current profession, you probably have a lot of free hours which you could use to pursue a second calling. After all, when all is said and done, all God really asks of us is to do the best at whatever we do; to His praise and glory. The Apostle, Paul, tells us, "Whatever you do, work at it with all your heart, as working for the Lord, not for human masters, since you know that you will receive an inheritance from the Lord as a reward. It is the Lord Christ you are serving." (Colossians 3:23-24)

We rarely know why God is calling us in a certain direction. He may have plans for you to witness to the fashion world. In any event, may He bless you with wisdom and discernment in arriving at your decision.
 
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babyboyblue

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Put God first! Make His will and desires yours. Paul says that we should die to self. Put those old memories and feelings to death. Take up your cross and follow Him. Jesus didn't want to die, he prayed to The Father to "remove this cup" from Him. But in the end, He surrendered to the will of God and you should too. Jesus said, "...nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done."
 
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Hi, Mr. Sookie, good to see you again! I don't know what God's will for your life is, but it sounds like you feel that He has revealed it to you. I can tell you this much: If you knowingly step out of God's will, you won't be happy, no matter what you are doing. I actually considered going my own way once, and God basically told me to go right ahead, but it wasn't what He had for me, and I would regret it for the rest of my life (not in a lose-your-salvation way, more of a lifelong coulda-hadda-V8 moment).

So, seek His will, and don't stray from it. There's no better place than where God wants you to be, doing what He wants you to do ;). Love, Nichole
 
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guilbautedsookie

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Thank you for all the advice guys. Just you know this is something that has been bugging me. Well I do delight really in being a nurse and it's something I really wanna practice. Not to be judgmental or anything, the fashion industry is one of the MOST SECULAR industries out there and I really you know wanna make something... it's like I live in creating something. But then again, God of course is first. I do understand that where He leads me is to prosper me, not to harm me. I dunno this just really bugged me cause I don't wanna sound like I'm taking my own life into my hands here or anything but I wanna bring God as well to an industry that says "not even God can help you"...
 
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Well, Mr. Sookie, if you feel that God is leading you to become a nurse, then proceed in that direction, and see what happens. Sometimes God tells us to give things up that are important to us (at least, we THINK they're important to us), just to test us if we'll obey and follow Him. So, seek His will, and follow it, but there is a chance that He will have you working in a design-related field at some point. Seek His Kingdom first; these things will be added unto you (if they're what He wants for you) ;). Love, Nichole
 
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MaggieMye

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ASK GOD for a love of HIS will, above that of your own. You want Oscars? That is pride. You want accolades for being the best and having it known by others that you are the best. That is a love of the opinion of MAN, not God. And as long as your own will is that important to you, you will always have discontent in your heart. You physically and mentally gave up those things, but emotionally you have not surrendered.
Ask God to give you JOY in doing His will. THEN He will give you the desires of your heart.

Maggie
 
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Jesus said not everyone that confesses Him as Lord will be able to enter heaven,and the reason that they cannot enter heaven is because they did not do the will of the Father.

Many people confess Christ but not all do the will of the Father,that goes along with scripture,many are called but few are chosen.

There are many hypocrites,and Jesus said when He comes back the ones who are not doing right will have their portion with the hypocrites,which the Bible says they are lovers of fleshy pleasures more than lovers of God,and have a form of living for God but deny the Spirit leading them because they will not give up some sins,and ever learning but never able to come to the truth that they have to be like Jesus,and they will be counted as lost along with the world,and Jesus said if you do not obey His commandments you do not love Him.

So do the will of the Father and everything will be alright.

Which the will of the Father is to believe on Jesus and act like Jesus,and that is where many who claim Christ fail because they claim Christ as Lord,but they do not act like Him,and that is why Jesus said depart from Me you who do iniquity.

The Bible says love not the world,or the things in the world,for whoever loves the world or the things in the world,the love of the Father is not in them,for what is in the world is lust of the eyes,and lust of the flesh,and the pride of life,which is sin.

The thing is some people who claim Christ do not want to give up some things of the world,especially in America,where the love of money and material things are common place,that you see many people who claim Christ loving those things,since they been influenced by that type of atmosphere since birth.

About your career,you should know if it is motivated by your self interest going by the flesh,or if it is motivated by the Spirit to give glory to God.

But of course we do have to have a job,but some people choose careers that tend to exalt themselves,making themselves look important to others,or for the pursuit of being rich,or both.
 
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guilbautedsookie

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To be honest I had a really emotional and honest chat with Him and I kept asking Him... "Lord, why am I now doing this out of fear, not out of love and reverence anymore? Lord, are you still my happiness? Have you become a responsibility rather than a priority?"

We had a service a few hours ago and God spoke through the pastor so it helped me put things again in perspective
 
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guilbautedsookie said:
“Not everyone who says to me, ‘Lord, Lord,’ will enter the kingdom of heaven, but only the one who does the will of my Father who is in heaven.’- Matthew 7:21

I'll be honest... this one verse makes me shudder and tear up. I mean, sometimes I ask God if when I get to heaven, will He tell me this?

God told me I will be a nurse, and right now I am a rescue paramedic/registered nurse so I feel satisfaction with it. My real dream though (or dream rather before becoming a Christian) was to become a fashion designer, to have my own boutique and write screenplays and become the first Oscar winner from my country. Since surrendering my life to God I threw all these dreams away just to listen to His will and obey it.

My cousin told me that God doesn't look at your career, and sometimes it's just painful when I remember my old dream. I mean to be honest, the reason I wouldn't wanna pursue my dream anymore is the fear that if I do, or if I refuse to become a nurse as God has spoken to me, on the day I meet Him He will tell me "I don't know you! Go away!"... or I will be like the goats that He drove away.

I read that the will talked about here is the relationship with Christ. But does this will include the career God has planned for us? Will I go to hell if I decide to become a fashion designer and screenwriter instead of a nurse? :'(

I'm sorry guys I just wanna be real :'(
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Everyone wants to go to heaven. However, selfish people can’t get in. Would you want to spend eternity with selfish people?
 
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AnandaHya

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guilbautedsookie said:
To be honest I had a really emotional and honest chat with Him and I kept asking Him... "Lord, why am I now doing this out of fear, not out of love and reverence anymore? Lord, are you still my happiness? Have you become a responsibility rather than a priority?"

We had a service a few hours ago and God spoke through the pastor so it helped me put things again in perspective
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don't you love it when God places people to say just the right words and put things into perspective?

I've found these verses comforting. :)

1 Corinthians 15:58
Therefore, my beloved brethren, be steadfast, immovable, always abounding in the work of the Lord, knowing that your labor is not in vain in the Lord.

Just remember God can use you no matter where you find yourself in life to reach out and touch the lives of those around you.

we are the light of the world and from our hearts flow living water, may it all be to the Glory of God.

John 7:38
Whoever believes in me, as Scripture has said, rivers of living water will flow from within them.”

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