In a message dated 2/13/2003 4:03:04 PM Eastern Standard Time, egw@aubranch.egwestate.andrews.edu writes:
> it may point out some areas where possibly God may have gifted you or where you may have talents or personality traits that He can use in certain ways. It is up to you to look into these things further, pray about them, and ask for the Lord's clear leading in these matters.
thank YOU your answer cleared up alot for me i should just keep trying to live righteously and use the talents that the lord gave me in the church and abroad and if i am to be a prophet then i would surely know through a vision or dreams .i surely want to be sure that the devil doesnt try and trick me but i believe i will be sure because i test thing by scripture like you had said before i was scared of not being ready to be a prophet ,but its a beutiful thing the way the lord works that out .now i do pray for the gift of prophecy but i wont make myself a prophet if im not to be one .
I think you have the right outlook here.
i have one question .what do people really mean when the say that theve been called to preach /
I believe they mean that God has placed in them a growing conviction that they are to serve Him through preaching His word. Sooner or later, that "call," if it is genuine, should also be evident to others. And of course it must be in harmony with what the Bible says about the qualifications of those who hold such positions in the church. (See, for instance, 1 Tim. 3:1-7.)
that you for your time oh what was the name of that book by mrs Ellen White when she talks about her life before the prophecy gift
Perhaps you are thinking of Life Sketches of Ellen G. White. That is one of several books which includes an account of her early life.
God bless!
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William Fagal, Director
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