"Micah is right on the money, if God calls you to do something you are clay and can mold you to have the capabilities and desires to do it. But, God doesn't bless our plans and allow us to run the show. That's not how this faith thing works. Do you trust God? If so, then why would you think that God would have anything but the best for you? If not, then you need to ask yourself why."
I know the truth of my testimony, what He personally told me and the promise He made to me not to force me into anything like marriage or leading against my will because He loves me way to much to do that to me. It's my testimony and personal experience and I will not change it. It's as simple as that. I never said that God bless my plans and allow me to run the show. I said that He doesn't force me into marriage and promised me not to force me into leadership. Leadership and positions in the Kingdom are heavenly REWARDS that won't be forced upon people. People will be free to refuse any of the rewards or trade them. Some people study the Greek and the Hebrew, but they should look up the definition of some english words in the dictionnary. Like the Damnationists who say that punishment is endless. They should look up the definition of punishment in the dictionnary. A punishment is to correct, improve, better an individual. It must serve a purpose. If it's endless and doesn't serve a purpose, it's not punishment, it's torture and abuse. And some people on this board need to look up the definition of reward in the dictionnary. A reward can be accepted or refused, a reward is not an obligation or a burden. I also said that He knew our wants and dreams before the beginning of the world and made some of them part of His plan because He loves us, wants us to be happy in this life and knows that we sometimes need to be motivated. Everything I tell you is testimony and personal experience. Well, I know I'm not lying. He didn't force me into marriage and He gave me intercessory prayer for people. There are things that He just doesn't force on people and He sometimes bless us with things we ask. God is love and He told me that He would never force marriage or leadership upon me. I take Him at His word, no matter what people say. He doesn't force me into marriage because He know that it would seriously damage me and destroy my life because I have been abused too many times. He knows that I just can't take a position of authority, power and numerous responsibilities, that it would end up being bitter, depressed and ressentful. He knows my limits. He would rather have me love Him naturally than force me to love Him. And He knows that I could never love Him again if He forced me in either of those things. You say that there will be no tyranny, or abuse, but you seemed convince that he will completely and totally violate the entire will of all human beings on the planet. Spiritual rape is not love. God decide most things but He gives some freedom of choice. Otherwise, people would be nothing more than puppets and robots, slaves, spiritual raped people wiith no will at all. They wouldn't even have the possibility to think by themselves. They would be zombies. If such a thing was true and God wanted to impose His total will on everyone and everyone was zombies devoid of any will and any choice, then in that case, it would've been best for the race to have never existed. Some people on this board seem convince that this is how God, how Love is. But that's not what I have experienced and that's not the message I've received from Him. And how can you or anyone else be so sure that ruling and reigning with Him is not just some kind of symbology and metaphore? What proof do we have that those few passages are to be taken literally? And many things just doesn't work in that scenario. First, How would you feel if your mother, father or sister crawled on their hands and knees before you and called your "Majesty" and bowed before you all day long and you would be running their entire lives when family members, people of the same blood should be equals? Even friends should be equals. Not anyone here has any guarantee that all their familiy members, all their blood relatives and friends will be ruling and reigning with them. Secondly, the few passages about ruling and reigning say something like, we shall reign with Him. It doesn't say who will rule. If it's the whole human race like some people think, then it makes ruling and reigning completely pointless and ridiculous, for there is no one to serve and follow, therefore there is no one to rule and reign upon. That would also mean that no work will be imperfect and burned and that everyone will get the same reward. I'm not talking about salvation and I'm certainly not a self-righteous Pharisees, but the scriptures clearly say that all will be saved, but some works will be burn and not all will have the same reward(s). Thirdly, Christ is the King. A King doesn't rule and reign over kiings and queens. There can be only one King, one ruler in a Kingdom. Fourth, humans with authority and power, especially adults, can never be trusted. They always want more and mistreat the people. And when you go to people of authority and tell them that you are victim of violence, abuse and injustice, they laugh at you or call you a liar. Fifth, only Jesus should rule and reign. He alone has the perfection and the light to rule us all. And with all the kings and queens around to serve day and night, or people to rule over day and night, no one will ever have time to see Him or spend anytime with Him. And with so many sovereigns it will make his rule rather tasteless and insipid, like salt that has lost its saltiness. And what do you do with Revelation 4:9-11? They throw the crowns at His feet, you alone are worthy of power, honor and glory...
