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Post by dannybouysou on Dec 24, 2010 6:38:01 GMT -5
What are you thoughts on called Gospel preachers like Mike Huckabee who push aside God's calling and venture after secular goals and aspirations?
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Post by Mike Miller on Dec 28, 2010 10:27:27 GMT -5
Well, I can't really comment on Mike Huckabee since I don't know the specifics of his calling. What I will say is that if anyone does "push aside God's calling," then he is living in disobedience to God. However, if God calls someone to a particular kind of vocation at one time, I think He can change that vocation later on. I also don't see vocations as sacred or secular. For the Christian, all jobs are sacred. The schoolteacher, the businessman, the garbage collector, the carpenter, and the pastor all have individual callings. Though God called me out of the thingypit and into the pulpit, I had a close pilot friend who was certain that his calling was to the thingypit, and he was a great man of God. This is what I teach my children--follow Christ wherever He leads you, and be used by Him wherever you are. I also teach the church that everyone is on mission and in ministry.
I'm reminded of William Wilberforce who, early in his life, thought of leaving politics for the pulpit. His godly friends pleaded with him not to do so. They believed that his gifts and position in society would be of greater benefit to the Kingdom if he were to remain in parliament. As you know, he did remain in politics, and I think it is not an overstatement to say that he was the primary instrument God used in ending slavery in the UK. All the while, he was driven by his Christian convictions and calling, and he was a fervent witness for Jesus.
Now, I do think some men abandon their calling. I've seen men refuse to respond to their calling in the first place because of various reasons--sometimes even financial. I also think there are men in the pulpit today who are not called to be there. The bottom line, though, is that every person is accountable to God, and I would be hard-pressed in most cases to try and determine what a person's calling is.
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