Could You be in Ministry or Pursuing it Without God Being in It? by Adam Becker

By Adam Becker
I had a dream not too long ago that I was transported to a church and up in front of the church and a prophetess said to me that a pastor that I knew of is going to die soon and I am supposed to take over as pastor of his church. I then woke up in the natural and prayed to God and said God, "Is this true am I supposed to do that?" Then I went back to sleep and I dreamed that I was at a church and I was sitting at a table with a prophet and he said the dream wasn't true and you are called to pastor but it's not time yet. I said wait a minute I have been the pastor of several churches yet you say it's not time yet.
 
 
 
 
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I had a dream not too long ago that I was transported to a church and up in front of the church and a prophetess said to me that a pastor that I knew of is going to die soon and I am supposed to take over as pastor of his church. I then woke up in the natural and prayed to God and said God, "Is this true am I supposed to do that?"
 
Then I went back to sleep and I dreamed that I was at a church and I was sitting at a table with a prophet and he said the dream wasn't true and you are called to pastor but it's not time yet. I said wait a minute I have been the pastor of several churches yet you say it's not time yet. He said you were pastor of those churches by your own doing and man's doing, you went to Bible college and took on pastor jobs you did it through man not God. But you are to pastor by Gods doing in the future. He also affirmed that I am called as a prophet and that has been established. Then I woke up.
 
In the natural I have started a few churches and also got hired at a few churches as a pastor even a denominational church. But this dream affirmed that I wasn't called yet and I missed it. But as I look back God was with me when I pastored and used me. I helped people, discipled people, preached anointed sermons and was a witness to those who knew me before I yielded my life to Christ. God used me yet He didn't necessarily want me in those pastoral positions at that time. There were what I thought were signs and confirmation from man. I did get hired and people did come to those churches. In the churches that I started God sent people to help me and pastors to mentor me in church planting but still it wasn't God and I did feel called to be a pastor and had some dreams and visions about it.
 
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But again, it wasn't God and there are so many people that think they are called to ministry or are already in ministry and they weren't called. So, they had dreams and visions and prophetic words of their callings, and they had man's confirmation and people behind them. So what of it, that doesn't always mean you're called? I went through man's channels to become a pastor, went to Bible College, did pastoral internships, got hired, had helped church planting and a church behind me. I even had dreams and visions. But you can get false dreams and visions on things and sure can get false prophetic words from people as well as feelings. So be careful you may very well be in ministry or pursuing ministry when you're not called. It took years for me to find out I wasn't called. At that time maybe I wasn't listening enough to the signs and cues from the Lord because there was some along the way but I was set and determined that I would be a pastor and I thought well I was called and nothing was going to stop me. I did not see the writing on the wall. Take time today if you are pursuing ministry or in ministry to make sure God had or is calling you. Dreams, visions and man's confirmation is not enough, feelings are not enough. You could be walking down the wrong path and not even know it. Not everyone should be in full time ministry or a fivefold office. I see people who are not called all the time and sure God still uses them but don't you want to be in Gods perfect plan for you and in his timing. Things go so much better when you are. Pursue God instead of ministry and you will be in Gods perfect plan and wont stray off path or his timing.
 
Adam Becker