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I told my wife that I feel called to ministry, and she cried. How can I feel called but my Christian wife be so against it?
I've been in the military for over twenty years. I felt called to ministry over a year ago. My wife and I agreed that I should wait until I'm eligible for my 30-year retirement. But now feel urgency in the calling. "It's time." My wife cried. She actually used the words "mid-life crisis". I want to honor my wife and hear her wise counsel, but I also want to answer this calling. What should I do?
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Steve's on point. If the call is authentic, I believe God is calling you both. She may have fear or concern (both normal) but she should sense the Holy Spirit's urging as well. If the call seems undeniable... Start fasting and praying. Is it affirmed through others and conversations with people? My call was over seven years ago and finally came to fruition 10 months ago. The best thing you can do is seek wisdom and don't force it. |
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If you're truly called to ministry and you are married, then I have to believe that you called into it as a couple. Perhaps you're sensing the call ahead of your wife and she'll eventually hear it too. Or then again, maybe your wife is right and you're not actually feeling a call to full-time ministry, but maybe instead a call to some sort of volunteer ministry. Either way, I wouldn't advise you to move forward at all until both of you are more convinced of the same direction. It might help to talk it over with a pastor where the three you of you can try to work it out together. Just give her time, don't force anything, let the Holy Spirit work, and like you said, listen to her counsel as well. |
