Being Single.... and being called to be a Pastor.

[BibleJunky]

Hi Freinds,

Yes, I am single, male, 33 years old, never married. and no kids.. and I know for a fact that God has called me to the ministry. (full time, no less...)

and the Big problem is...

I'm SINGLE!

One of the main problems is, when you feel God has called you to full-time ministry. and women hear this.... they usually run in the other direction! Most women want a man, that's got a GOOD PAYING full-time job! and most pastor's don't make that great of money. (Some do, but I'll leave the comment for a later date...) I want to do the Lord's will, But also, if God does send me a mate, I wanna be able to care for her too. Ya know? I dunno... it looks hopeless for me anyhow... :

also, I dunno if I'm called to be a "pastor" of a Church, maybe someone who's a evangelist, traveling around spreading the Gospel to various places. being confined to one place, kinda isn't what I think I'm called to do.

and also, I really don't want any children, I waited too long for that, I don't wanna be 63 years old with a 18 year old kid... not my idea of a party, if you know what I mean...

I really don't know what to do. I wanna be married, But I want someone that is of "like-mindness"...

FYI... I am a KJV, Independent, Fundamental, Baptist. (of a northern tradition)

Thanks for reading...

-Chuck AKA BibleJunky

 

[BibleJunky]

and... here are some photos of me...

watch out ladies... : :-D :D :wink: 8-)

-Chuck

 

[Khristeeanos]

Hi Freinds,

Yes, I am single, male, 33 years old, never married. and no kids.. and I know for a fact that God has called me to the ministry. (full time, no less...)

Hi BibleJunky

I just wanted to say that anybody who is a Christian is called into full time Christian ministry.

• 2 Corinthians 5:16-21
  So from now on we regard no one from a worldly point of view. Though we once regarded Christ in this way, we do so no longer. Therefore, if anyone is in Christ, he is a new creation; the old has gone, the new has come! All this is from God, who reconciled us to himself through Christ and gave us the ministry of reconciliation: that God was reconciling the world to himself in Christ, not counting men's sins against them. And he has committed to us the message of reconciliation. We are therefore Christ's ambassadors, as though God were making his appeal through us. We implore you on Christ's behalf: Be reconciled to God. God made him who had no sin to be sin for us, so that in him we might become the righteousness of God.

 

[Scott]

My perspective is this, if you desire to be married then you need to pursue that. Many people think this is an issue where we need to sit around and pray about it and magically oneday 'the love of your life appears out of nowhere'. Ok, I seem a bit cynical but I truly believe God would have us be single first and foremost if we can be content enough to do that. However, we aren't confined to that strict guidline and we know that we are to find a mate of Godly standards if we pursue marriage.

Let me ask you this, which one takes precedence in your life? Being a pastor or being married? There isn't a wrong answer here.

 

[NeedHim]

I sorta know what your saying. I am 25 (female) and believe that I have been called into full time ministry as well, most likely youth and missions.
Never been married, actually never had a date either. Finding someone with the same standards as myself and someone that is called into ministry is hard.
I see it as Moses and Aaron. Moses was called but did not fell equipped to carry this out on his own, so God let Aaron help Moses.
I fell called, but know that I can not handle it on my own. All I can do right now, is pray that when the time is right and both I and my future husband are ready our paths will cross.
I'm not sure when everything will fall into place, but I just have to have faith that when the time is right, that doors will begin to open.

Chuck, it's not hopeless for you. If you desire to have a soulmate then God will provide that for you. In His timing though, it gets hard waiting for that timing to come, but it will be well worth it in the end.