Opposition

[SweetP4Christ]

So it has been prophesied over me that i would be a minister and i would be placing hands on people bringing them healing through Jesus. Well i have dealt with so much opposition in my life. No matter where i go i seem to find it difficult to make friends. Women just seem to not tolerate me very much in particular. I tell myself that it is the spirit of the world that is within them. Maybe i am just too spiritually sensitive. Maybe it is because of the particular calling that God has on my life. I also get signs tha i believe are from God telling me not to go down a particular path. But i thought God gave us signs to confirm that we are on the right path. I am so confused with all of this. I know that God has given me the gift of revelation. He speaks to me through my dreams all the time. I don't know is there a way to find out exactly what gifts God has given me and how to fine tune them? Also, is there a way to find out what God's calling is for my life SPECIFICALLY. Because i want to be 100 percent on the right track here. i want God to use me to his fullest potential? I reallly could use a direct conversation with Jehovah about now. I feel as if He does speak to me but i am so very much afraid to be wrong. What does HIs voice sound like to you all? Do i really have discernment and am just sensitive to the different spirits that are within other individuals? I feel as if there is the spirit of pride, fear, anger, homosexuality's, self righteousness, sexual immorality, Is there legion? is that real? I have so many questions and i want to make sure i am discipled properly. Can you help me out y'all??? Thank you so much I am even willing to message one on one if anyone is up for that. I need some help here. Thank you and God bless!!! May His face shine upon you!

 

[hawkman]

I know that God has given me the gift of revelation. He speaks to me through my dreams all the time. I don't know is there a way to find out exactly what gifts God has given me and how to fine tune them?

Yes God still uses dreams to speak to us , others on this site may not agree on that . The more the gift is used the more ease there is in understanding what is actually happening .

I will be praying for you .

 

[Who Me]

it has been prophesied over me that i would be a minister

Your opening sentence is a diversity statement, women minister!

I can only make two suggestions,
1, join a church that has similar views to yours. Yes join it, get stuck I attending every Sunday, volunteering to help where needed, taking part I bible studies, pray meetings, but taking part as a humble Christian, willing to learn and share.
Let that church leadership recognise your gifts.

2, as an old puritan once said," if you want extra ordinary experiences of God, enlarge your ordinary devotions.'

All signs, dreams, vissions one experiences will, if from God, Always reinforce scripture.

So study scripture so you know what it says.

 

[myangelsb4u]

God can sometimes lead us into ministries where we have succeeded in overcoming. A minister can function in many areas both inside and outside the church and I agree that you need to find a good church as my friend above me says and get involved there. I'd like to add that a home/house group enables you to have more opportunity to discuss things about the bible or general questions that are not always possible within a Sunday church setting. It also opens doors to getting to know people from church in a less formal environment. I think you definitely need discipleship but you need the right people and the right support. Either a husband and wife team or another mature sister/s in the Christ. Do not get discipled by a member of the opposite sex. Jm2c

 

[SweetP4Christ]

Is it normal to deal with so much opposition from other people because of what area of ministry i may go into?

 

[Hidden In Him]

Is it normal to deal with so much opposition from other people because of what area of ministry i may go into?

Yes. It can be. Depends on how much of a threat the enemy takes you to be.

 

[Hidden In Him]

He speaks to me through my dreams all the time. I don't know is there a way to find out exactly what gifts God has given me and how to fine tune them? Also, is there a way to find out what God's calling is for my life SPECIFICALLY. Because i want to be 100 percent on the right track here. i want God to use me to his fullest potential? I reallly could use a direct conversation with Jehovah about now. I feel as if He does speak to me but i am so very much afraid to be wrong.

My advice here would be that He is speaking to you, only He will deliberately draw you closer through dreams until you develop the ability to be more certain about their meaning. It's a device He uses to pull you into a closer relationship with Him.

Being "100% sure" by that means alone will be tough to come by, but eventually things get increasingly obvious. What He is saying may be confirmed by other prophetic means, such as direct prophetic utterances, or visions, or other dreams, or confirmations in what you see taking place around you. But the key is simply to give yourself increasingly to God and increasingly to prayer. If you continue asking Him to reveal Himself ever more clearly to you, He will.

 

[Tenchi]

So it has been prophesied over me that i would be a minister

Then understand that the "prophecy" was false. No woman is to occupy the role of Elder/Pastor/Bishop?Overseer. See 1 Timothy 2:9-14, 3:1-7 and Titus 1:5-9.

i would be placing hands on people bringing them healing through Jesus.

Such ability has long disappeared from the Church. Consider Trophimus, Epaphroditus, Timothy and Dorcas. None of these were miraculously healed of their illnesses. Though surrounded by fellow believers, Dorcas actually died from hers (though, Peter later resurrected her). These all demonstrate that, even in the Early Church, miraculous healing was a diminishing thing. This isn't to deny that, here and there, God miraculously heals people. He does. But this is by no means the norm, or the consequence of an actual gifting of the Holy Spirit.

Well i have dealt with so much opposition in my life. No matter where i go i seem to find it difficult to make friends.

The "common denominator" here is?

I used to be a very isolated, even maybe a misanthropic, person. People didn't find me very good company. But I was the problem, not everyone else. Only once God got hold of me did this change.

I tell myself that it is the spirit of the world that is within them.

If women across-the-board have a problem with you, then, the problem is you, I'm afraid.

Maybe i am just too spiritually sensitive.

What does this mean?

Maybe it is because of the particular calling that God has on my life.

God loves people. And when we love Him, we love what He loves (Matthew 22:36-39; 1 John 4:7-11). How are you showing His love to others?

I also get signs tha i believe are from God telling me not to go down a particular path. But i thought God gave us signs to confirm that we are on the right path. I am so confused with all of this.

Signs? You have a Bible filled with God's truth, wisdom, spiritual principles and commands; you don't need signs.

Are you a careful, daily student of God's word? Are you memorizing it, meditating on it, and manifesting it in your living (Psalms 119:11; Psalms 1; Philippians 4:8; James 1:22)? If not, this would explain your confusion. See Psalms 119:105 and Psalms 119:130.

I know that God has given me the gift of revelation. He speaks to me through my dreams all the time.

How do you know this? What objective, authoritative basis for this claim do you have? The Muslim who goes out and stabs people in the street thinks God has told him to, also. The Hindu can have dreams and visions they think are from their gods, too.

Also, is there a way to find out what God's calling is for my life SPECIFICALLY.

Two rules of thumb, here:

1.) If you're the least bit uncertain that God has directed or spoken to you, He hasn't. In the entire record of Scripture, not once did God leave anyone He spoke to uncertain that He had done so and what His message was.

2.) If you aren't following well God's general will given to all of His children in His word, you will never be able to see God's will for you specifically.

I reallly could use a direct conversation with Jehovah about now.

Then open your Bible, study it, and live in its Truth. God is always speaking when we study His word. The problem is, we aren't often willing to listen to what He has to say to us in His word.

What does HIs voice sound like to you all?

His "voice" sounds exactly like what I encounter in the Bible. It His word to me, after all.

Do i really have discernment and am just sensitive to the different spirits that are within other individuals?

It's impossible to say without being able to observe you closely over time. Some of the things you've written in your post suggest that your discernment has much growth yet to make.

I have so many questions and i want to make sure i am discipled properly.

Do you know what it is to be "discipled properly"?

I need some help here.

Well, I'm working on an audio series on Discipleship. When I've uploaded some to YouTube, I can let you know.

 

[myangelsb4u]

Is it normal to deal with so much opposition from other people because of what area of ministry i may go into?

You will always find opposition when moving forward in Christ. Do not be disturbed by others who believe that you cannot minister because you are a woman. You keep trusting and following God. He will open doors and close them as you go along. I have laid hands on people and they have been healed. In a church setting and also as an evangelist with my Pastors permission. Also as a member of a counselling and deliverance team (casting out demons) worship leading, missionary work and head prayer warrior representing my church in combined church prayer meetings.

God doesn't care whether you are a woman or a man. What he cares about is that you are listening to him and obeying what he tells you.

You have to start somewhere so start at the beginnig. Join a church that is spirit led, bible based and has ministerial arms out in the community. Make sure they have a home group for new believers study group where you can spend time talking with others and creating lifelong friendships. Start as you mean to go on.....

BTW: I use to have the same problem with women particularly christian women from the churches who were married. For some unknown reason, they feel threatened by a woman alone who may have just come to Christ thinking that they may steal their husbands....have you seen their husbands??? God has already prepared the right Man of God for you in the future.... trust in him, listen and obey what he tells you...

 

[myangelsb4u]

I will teach you how to hear his voice -
1. If you wish to be used by God in powerful ways, you must remove your grave clothes, (John 11:44) kick your old man to the curb (Romans 6:6, Ephesians 4:22, Colossians 3:9-10) and renew your mind with the mind of Christ. (Romans 12:2) To achieve a mind of Christ, you need to read your bible. The word of God is not only going to feed your spirit man, it will also starve your old man (desires manifested from your soul) who previously ruled your life before you became a new creation (born-again)

This will also help you to recognise his voice. There are many voices out in the world. You know his voice because you know his character his qualities and his expectations which is made manifest through his word.

2. God's phone number (Jeremiah 33:3) Another important area of growing your spirit man is through daily prayer with the Lord. It does not have to be elaborate, just chatting with God daily. These chats inititates intimacy as you discuss issues or ask him questions about stuff. Again, you will know his voice by his character which is found in his word. Sometimes I will go into my prayer closet but mostly I talk with the Lord like he is my best friend who is in the same room. He does not always answer straight away but he does hear you and will give you an answer

3. Gathering together with other believers Hebrews 10:25 My old pastor use to say regarding the church "it may not always be a stable or water-worthy boat but it's the only boat afloat".
Fellowship with other believers regularly, for prayer, for worship, to learn about Jesus, to encourage and support each other and also to help and to minister to others with the gifts God has given you as he allows.

4. If you are given gifts from God, he will not take them away from you even when you fall back into the world for he says (Romans 11:29) However, I believe an account will be required when you meet your maker. (Matt 7:22)

5. A believer cannot teach on what they have not overcome. (Romans 6:16)
As an example, If you are teaching about overcoming fear when you are still overcome by fear or teaching anything, anything you have not mastered yet, the Lord will test you on it and you will find yourself falling short of God's expectations for you as you teach others. Teaching is a great responsibility and one that God does not take lightly (James 3:1)

Just some things to consider in your walk with God. He is a Holy God and does not give out his gifts or his calling lightly.

 

[Hidden In Him]

So it has been prophesied over me that i would be a minister... He speaks to me through my dreams all the time.

I agree with Post #9, SP4C, and if it has been prophesied over you that you will minister in the supernatural, one of the ways women did so in New Testament times was through prophecy, which as the NT taught was often connected to the reception of dreams and visions sent by the Holy Spirit:

4 Every man who prays or prophesies with his head covered dishonors his head. 5 And every woman who prays or prophesies with her head uncovered dishonors her head--it is just as though her head were shaved. (1 Corinthians 11:4-5)

It is exceedingly unbiblical to tell women they have no part in prophetic ministry, and usually merely the result of religious indoctrination not actual Biblical understanding. As for many of the other supernatural gifts, those who teach that they are no longer for today are notorious for not having much understanding of what the scriptures actually teach on the subject.

 

[SweetP4Christ]

I am so grateful for the positive feedback i have received. So today I had a full fledge spiritual attack. I believe it is because of not only are you all praying for me as i am sure others are as well. But i believe God is using this adversity i am suffering through to propel and prepare me for ministry. I may or may not be able to get back on the computer for awhile. I truly hope so. I am currently on parole right now. TBH. almost three years ago i was heavy on drugs and my inner being was screaming out for help. I went to prison for mismanaging a fire and not following the fire band stipulations the current county had that i was residing in. I had set a blanket and trash on fire. What i should of gotten a ticket for God used to sit me down. He made me fall head over heels in love with Him in prison. I never knew i could have such an amazing personal relationship with Him the way i do now. He showed up and showed out in so many miraculous and mysterious ways while i was in there. He showed me things i never knew could be. The world searches for supernatural and creates its own version of it. When the whole time we have such a loving and adoring Father who is so much cooler supernaturally than anything we can ever think up or imagine. He has bestowed so many blessings upon me spiritually than i can ever imagine. Well after spending alot of time in Faith Based dorm in there i have devoted my life to HIm. Well now i am in a half way house serving parole time until November. I had it planned to graduate this program here by completing the full year. Then i was going to go to this discipleship program that i felt led by Him to go to when i graduated. I was going to complete my year there. Then see where He led me next. I am just His curious adoring daughter. Well now i am being ostracized for my faith and being forced to leave here early. I am super excited but super hurt. I wanted to finish this program. But of course He knows what He is doing. Well i have to wait awhile to get transferred. So please keep me in your prayers. So yeah this place i deal with so much opposition. I was willing to endure to the end but i feel He has had enough of my suffering. My faith has been proven i guess. Well please pray that the transition is smooth and swift. Please pray that God provides all i need and that i am a light in the darkness continually. I am always in constant contact with HIm. He is my counselor, friend, confidant, refuge, safe place, He keeps me anchored. Because this sentence has been VERY tumultuous. So please keep the feedback coming. I did join your spiritual warfare website. I read the article on being a spiritual athlete. Crazy because i had just gotten done reading the whole article (which has been difficult for me to do with anything else lately) then they called me into the office and bombarded me. I honestly felt like out of all four of the "staff" i had two different spirits against me at least. One is self-righteousness and the other is homosexuality. Does that make sense that there would a spirit attacking me from those two categories?

 

[SweetP4Christ]

I really feel as if it is people of the world that oppose me so harshly especially women for some reason. I know i am not the only one because of what myangelsb4u said. But are us women just more sensitive and prone to being lead by evil spirits? This mystifies me. Is it because i will be in the ministry of laying hands on people and people who are influenced by demonic forces lash out at me to sway me from pursuing my calling? Maybe i am going to be used mightily by God. Does God disclose what He is going to do in the future to satan while he sits up there and questions God? Does he still question God like he did in Job's day? I heard that you receive alot of opposition and irritability when you ask God questions and are waiting for answers. But i just can't help myself. I have so much to ask Him. I want to be a mighty warrior for Him. I want Him to use me as much as He can as fast as He can, wherever He can. You both just ignited my motivation, determination, and passion for Him and serving Him even more. Please continue to pray for me as i will you two. My words don't flow this easily when i am trying to face the diants in my life lately but maybe it's because I haven't been on the right track. Now i am. Please pray that ALL anxiety, fear, intimidation, anger, irritablility flee. Pray that i keep my head held high, my pain stays gone but that my words easily flow from here on out, that i Do NOT feel any hint of anxiety at all. That as i walk through these days i walk through full of confidence and that they regret having to say goodbye to me because God will be flowing through me so poerefully. That they look at me and see the wimpy stuttering Tiffany stand up for herself and stand firem with all boldness. That God also brings all i need for my journey including the manicure promised me. I am kinda joking on that part. But it is honestly the least they could do after putting me through so much. I just want His will to be done. Please do correct me if I am speaking wrong. I want to be a good reflection of Him. To Him be all the glory right? I love Him. Thank you both so very much for your inspiration. Please keep your words flowing. I have been needing this. I fell like i have been in the sahara desert spiritually lately. Lapping up droplets of water out of my own canteen. I need SPRINGS of living water right now. Good night y'all. My words don't want to stop now. God Bless.

 

[myangelsb4u]

I had a feeling you were coming from this background. Praise God that he is with you and will always be with you to help you navigate this time. I will send you a way to contact me if you need me and I know that God will lead you through to where ever he wants you to go and don't forget joining a church like the one I mentioned above.

He will also open and shut doors as you walk with him on this journey. I am glad you joined a group and I think I know which one it is. Perhaps this is the one they were waiting on and who knows but that you have come into this position for such a time as this?”Esther 4:14

Be Blessed sister, praying for your journey.

 

[follower]

But are us women just more sensitive and prone to being lead by evil spirits?

Not sensitive in a good way in this world.
Prone to being deceived? Yes. Widespread worldwide deception of men and women daily.

 

[follower]

I am so confused with all of this. I know that God has given me the gift of revelation.

Maybe, maybe not.
The prophecy "over you" may well not have been from God.
Deception is more likely in this world, being much more common.

 

[SweetP4Christ]

I had a feeling you were coming from this background. Praise God that he is with you and will always be with you to help you navigate this time. I will send you a way to contact me if you need me and I know that God will lead you through to where ever he wants you to go and don't forget joining a church like the one I mentioned above.

He will also open and shut doors as you walk with him on this journey. I am glad you joined a group and I think I know which one it is. Perhaps this is the one they were waiting on and who knows but that you have come into this position for such a time as this?”Esther 4:14

Be Blessed sister, praying for your journey.

Thank you so much! So i am in a hurry going to have a day of classes. I have to go through the motions and participate in the program even though i am leaving soon. Please do pray that i stay strong. I will be praying for you as well. God is good. Funny how i felt like He was telling me the exact scripture you quoted from Esther the other day. He was preparing me for this. What they meant for bad God is going to use for good. I am doing my best not to get upset at these individuals. They treat me so unfairly but i do know that God promises us a crown when we endure right?

 

[Tenchi]

I am so grateful for the positive feedback i have received.

We're always glad to hear from others what we already think, or want to hear. But the Bible warns about the "false kisses" of an enemy and the "faithful wounds" given to us by our friends.

Proverbs 27:5-6
5 Better is open rebuke than love that is concealed.
6 Faithful are the wounds of a friend, but deceitful are the kisses of an enemy.

There will always be around you folks who are eager to stroke your head, and pat your back, and tell you encouraging lies while they do. These are not your friends, though they often believe they are. The one who has godly love for you will tell you what the truth is, what God's Truth is, even when it may not please you to hear it. Rather than the "false kisses" of agreement and support of ungodly thinking and conduct, the one who is truly a friend to you will give you "faithful wounds" of challenge, and constructive criticism, and hard truth, above all, directing you into God's Truth. If you are a wise person, you will embrace the "wounds" and be made wiser still, and reject the "false kisses" of tender words and lying encouragement.

So today I had a full fledge spiritual attack.

Do you know what God's "battle plan" is for those times when you're attacked spiritually? Here are a few bits of Scripture that tell you how to deal with the attacks of the Enemy:

2 Corinthians 10:3-5
3 For though we walk in the flesh, we do not war according to the flesh,
4 for the weapons of our warfare are not of the flesh, but divinely powerful for the destruction of fortresses.
5 We are destroying speculations and every lofty thing raised up against the knowledge of God, and we are taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ,

There is no help for you in the flesh, in your physical strength, or power of will, or cleverness when you're fighting spiritually. Paul the apostle wrote, "In me, that is, in my flesh, dwells no good thing" (Romans 7:18) and that Christians ought to have "no confidence in the flesh" (Philippians 3:1-3). Instead, Paul says here that the "battle plan" for spiritual combat is to submit every thought to Christ, forsaking any thought that does not obey him and that does not conform to the truth and will of God and in its place holding fast to what is true, to what God says in His word, the Bible (Philippians 4:8; Psalm 1). Of course, this requires that we know well what God's word says, what His Truth is.

So, what's your thought-life like? Are you taking every thought captive to the obedience of Christ, or do you allow all sorts of thoughts to enter your mind (and maybe your heart, too) that defy Christ and the knowledge of God? The World and the devil spew a torrent of wicked ideas, values and behaviors at us constantly. Just turn on the t.v. for five minutes and you'll be quickly covered in the filth of the sin, evil philosophies and false "truth" of the World and its "god," the devil. Secular music, too, is often overflowing with vile thinking that is in deep rebellion to God. And the internet can be a source of the darkest, most Satanic stuff you could possibly imagine but packaged as light and truth. If you've allowed the "voice" of the World and the devil to put sinful ideas, and values and practices in your mind unchallenged, you've already been giving ground to the Enemy in your life.

James 4:6-10
6 ..."God is opposed to the proud, but gives grace to the humble."
7 Submit therefore to God. Resist the devil and he will flee from you.

Anyone who thinks to resist the devil whose life isn't fully submitted to God first will find the devil unmoved by their "resistance." In fact, the Christian who is not all day, every day, submitted to their God is not only opposed by the devil but by God Himself, too. Such an unsubmitted person is a rebel toward God, His child though they may be, and so are "easy meat" for the "roaring lion seeking whom he may devour." Be sure, then, to be in a place of submission to God before you start dealing with a spiritual attack.

1 Peter 5:6-10
6 Therefore humble yourselves under the mighty hand of God, that He may exalt you at the proper time,
7 casting all your anxiety on Him, because He cares for you.
8 Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour.
9 But resist him, firm in your faith, knowing that the same experiences of suffering are being accomplished by your brethren who are in the world.
10 After you have suffered for a little while, the God of all grace, who called you to His eternal glory in Christ, will Himself perfect, confirm, strengthen and establish you.

Like the apostle Paul, Peter also understood and taught that before one resists the "roaring lion," the devil, one must first humble oneself under God's mighty hand, yielding oneself to Him as a "living sacrifice" (Romans 6:13-22; Romans 12:1), and then, settled well in one's faith, keep a sober eye out for the devil, resisting him when he approaches to devour. Is this you? Are you submitted to God, humbling yourself throughout each day under His mighty hand, settled firmly in your trust in Christ?

Ephesians 6:10
10 Finally, be strong in the Lord and in the strength of His might.

Nowhere in the Bible are Christians ever instructed to take the fight to the devil. They are never told to walk city streets and "take back" the "territory" they travel by prayer. In the Bible, Christians are never told to command or rebuke the devil directly, charging the Enemy in aggressive action. Instead, they are to be strong in the Lord, not in themselves, and then, grounded and settled (Colossians 1:23; Colossians 2:6-10) in Him, they are to stand. Not advance, not charge, not engage in spiritual "guerrilla warfare," not shout the devil out of some place or other, but simply to stand. And by "stand" the Bible means "yield no ground," "remain in place, unmoved."

Ephesians 6:11-14
11 Put on the whole armor of God, that you may be able to stand against the schemes of the devil.
12 For we do not wrestle against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the cosmic powers over this present darkness, against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly places.
13 Therefore take up the whole armor of God, that you may be able to withstand in the evil day, and having done all, to stand firm.
14 Stand therefore...

1 Corinthians 16:13
13 Be watchful, stand firm in the faith, act like men, be strong.

Galatians 5:1
1 For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery.

Philippians 1:27
27 Only let your manner of life be worthy of the gospel of Christ, so that whether I come and see you or am absent, I may hear of you that you are standing firm in one spirit, with one mind striving side by side for the faith of the gospel,

Philippians 4:1
1 Therefore, my brethren dearly beloved and longed for, my joy and crown, so stand firm in the Lord, my dearly beloved.

1 Thessalonians 3:8
8 for now we really live, if you stand firm in the Lord.

And so on.

Are you standing firm in the Lord? Are you well-established in the doctrines, commands, and spiritual principles of the Christian faith, confident of their truth and immovable in your commitment to them? If not, you have little chance of resisting the devil effectively.

 

[Tenchi]

Also, though the role of an Elder or Pastor is off-limits to you (and all women), this does not mean you can't serve God as a missionary, or Sunday School teacher, or at a local charity, or teaching a mid-week Bible class to other women, etc..

Please understand that it is God's word, not me, that forbids a woman from occupying the role of an Elder/Pastor. About this matter, the Bible is extremely plain. And so, anyone who says to you about the scriptural prohibition of women in the role of Elder/Pastor, "Has God really said?" is taking the role of the devil who said the very same thing to Eve in the Garden of Eden when he tempted her to eat the Forbidden Fruit (Genesis 3:1).

1 Timothy 3:1-6
1 It is a trustworthy statement: if any man aspires to the office of overseer, it is a fine work he desires to do.
2 An overseer, then, must be above reproach, the husband of one wife, temperate, prudent, respectable, hospitable, able to teach,
3 not addicted to wine or pugnacious, but gentle, peaceable, free from the love of money.
4 He must be one who manages his own household well, keeping his children under control with all dignity
5 (but if a man does not know how to manage his own household, how will he take care of the church of God?),
6 and not a new convert, so that he will not become conceited and fall into the condemnation incurred by the devil.

Titus 1:5-9
5 For this reason I left you in Crete, that you would set in order what remains and appoint elders in every city as I directed you,
6 namely, if any man is above reproach, the husband of one wife, having children who believe, not accused of dissipation or rebellion.
7 For the overseer must be above reproach as God's steward, not self-willed, not quick-tempered, not addicted to wine, not pugnacious, not fond of sordid gain,
8 but hospitable, loving what is good, sensible, just, devout, self-controlled,
9 holding fast the faithful word which is in accordance with the teaching, so that he will be able both to exhort in sound doctrine and to refute those who contradict.

1 Timothy 2:9-14
9 Likewise, I want women to adorn themselves with proper clothing, modestly and discreetly, not with braided hair and gold or pearls or costly garments,
10 but rather by means of good works, as is proper for women making a claim to godliness.
11 A woman must quietly receive instruction with entire submissiveness.
12 But I do not allow a woman to teach or exercise authority over a man, but to remain quiet.
13 For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve.
14 And it was not Adam who was deceived, but the woman being deceived, fell into transgression.

But of course He knows what He is doing. Well i have to wait awhile to get transferred. So please keep me in your prayers. So yeah this place i deal with so much opposition. I was willing to endure to the end but i feel He has had enough of my suffering. My faith has been proven i guess. Well please pray that the transition is smooth and swift. Please pray that God provides all i need and that i am a light in the darkness continually. I am always in constant contact with HIm. He is my counselor, friend, confidant, refuge, safe place, He keeps me anchored.

And so, if this is the case, you will be manifesting the character of Jesus in all you do, with supernatural humility, grace, love, peace and patience acting to see God's best established in the lives of all those around you, not seeking your own will and way first and foremost (Galatians 5:22-23; 1 John 4:7-11; James 3:17-18). Is this the case? Are you a peacemaker? Are you loving those around you even when it costs you to do so? Are you living in constant humble, loving submission to God so that He is free to make you like His Son (Romans 8:29)? If these things aren't true of you, the prayer you need is that you will learn to die to yourself, to your will and way, and begin to live more and more in surrender to the will and way of God.

James 3:13-18
13 Who among you is wise and understanding? Let him show by his good behavior his deeds in the gentleness of wisdom.
14 But if you have bitter jealousy and selfish ambition in your heart, do not be arrogant and so lie against the truth.
15 This wisdom is not that which comes down from above, but is earthly, natural, demonic.
16 For where jealousy and selfish ambition exist, there is disorder and every evil thing.
17 But the wisdom from above is first pure, then peaceable, gentle, reasonable, full of mercy and good fruits, unwavering, without hypocrisy.
18 And the seed whose fruit is righteousness is sown in peace by those who make peace.

 

[hawkman]

So it has been prophesied over me that i would be a minister and i would be placing hands on people bringing them healing through Jesus.

Amen !
There seems to be an acute LACK of understanding exhibited in this thread as to what work a minister can do for God .
Let me share this with all of the posters and readers of this thread .

Minister (Christianity)

Ministers may perform some or all of the following duties:

• assist in co-ordinating volunteers and church community groups
• assist in any general administrative service
• conduct marriage ceremonies, funerals and memorial services, participate in the ordination of other clergy, and confirming young people as members of a local church
• encourage local church endeavors
• engage in welfare and community services activities of communities
• establish new local churches
• keep records as required by civil or church law
• plan and conduct services of public worship
• preach
• pray and encourage others to be theocentric (that is, God-focused)
• preside over sacraments (also called ordinances) of the church. Such as:
  • the Lord's Supper (a name derived from 1 Corinthians 11:20), also known as the Lord's Table (taken from 1 Corinthians 10:21), or Holy Communion, and
  • the Baptism of adults or children (depending on the denomination)
• provide leadership to the congregation, parish or church community, this may be done as part of a team with lay people in roles such as elders
• refer people to community support services, psychologists or doctors
• research and study religion, Scripture and theology
• supervise prayer and discussion groups, retreats and seminars, and provide religious instruction
• teach on spiritual and theological subjects
• train leaders for church, community and youth leadership
• work on developing relationships and networks within the religious community
• provide pastoral care in various contexts
• provide personal support to people in crises, such as illness, bereavement and family breakdown
• visit the sick and elderly to counsel and comfort them and their families
• administer Last Rites when designated to do so[4]
• the first style of ministering is the player coach style. In this style, the pastor is a "participant in all the processes that the church uses to reach people and see them transformed
• the second style of ministering is the delegating style, in which the minister develops members of the church to point that they can be trusted
• the third style of ministering is the directing style where the minister gives specific instructions and then supervises the congregation closely
• the last and fourth style of ministering is the combination style, which a minister allows directional ministering from a pastoral staff member
• mention prayer of salvation to those interested in becoming a believer