Re: I dont fully agree
Submitted by Dakota on 2002-09-26 12:45:58, Thursday
In reply to I dont fully agree submitted by Drifter on 2002-09-25 15:21:05, Wednesday
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I didn't mean to imply that we should sit in our homes waiting for opportunities to serve God come knocking on our door. As your examples show, we often need to get off our butts and do something. However, I don't think we should forge ahead with our God serving plans without prayer and earnestly looking to see if this is what God wants. As a young Christian, I was on fire, trying to do all this stuff for God. I was looking into financially supporting an overseas child, volunteering for anything God related, evanangelizing anyone who would listen and even some who wouldn't, and a bunch of other stuff. But my works weren't very successful. Why? Because it wasn't blessed by God because I was doing it under my power, not His. Is any of what I was doing wrong? No, but I never asked God if he wanted me to do it, and then didn't look to see what His answer was. I have seen many Christians forge ahead with doing things they honestly think is what God would want them to do, without really seeking God's will in the matter. Sometimes they are successful, but often they fail. I can't tell you, or anyone else, what God's will is for you. I have a hard enough time trying to figure out what His will is in MY life. But as a Christian boylover, I know how easy it would be to assume that seeking out boys to mentor is God's will, cause after all, that would be helping a fellow human being, right? And God certainly would be in favor of that, wouldn't He? Well, maybe yes, maybe no. The hard part is trying to determine if I'm doing it for God and the boy, or if I'm doing it for me. The even harder part is determining if God wants you to do it. Because, even with the best of intentions, if it isn't blessed by God, it may end badly. Remember what road they say is paved with good intentions. My whole point in a nutshell is that because of our sexual attractions, we need to be very careful that any relationships we have with boys is being led by God. I don't think God would necessarily want someone to mentor a boy simply because that someone has a love and caring for boys. He might indeed want that someone to build a relationship with a certain boy. Or maybe He wants them to be a mentor to that boy but not this boy. Or maybe He doesn't want them to mentor anyone at this time of his life. It's up to each individual to determine God's will in his life. But THAT is the ultimate question one should ask before getting involved with a boy, not whether or nor one thinks he can control himself. Dakota |
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