Expert: Brian Thompson - 1/18/2012

Question
God bless you Sir,please am a Sunday school teacher at Assemblies of God in Ghana,west Africa. i love teaching God's word,but am not having the courage to go out,i don't get satisfaction at work like when i teach the Bible at both adult and children Sunday school,am not sure.i want to know God's plan for me.am an account clerk and a male of 30 years.am too much concern of what others will say about me.i love to serve God all the days of my life,but the resource and courage to go to the Bible school is not there. please help me.thank you.

Answer
Hello Evans

What you pose is a difficult question but firstly let me say if you are called you will know, it will be evident in the things you do. It is a biblical truth that the quality of a person is evident long before they are actually recognised.

Every Christian is called to ministry of some sort, not all are called to be Pastors, some are called to be helpers. I understand your reluctance to step out and I sense that you need a deeper relationship with God. From your words I do not read that you are filled with the fire to win souls, but you may be a teacher and I ask you to seek the Baptism of the Holy Spirit. Scripture speaks about being filled with the Spirit and with fire. Study your Bible, seek God in prayer and stop to listen and know always that we go in his power and not our own.

As to Bible school, that can expand your knowledge but will present you with challenges of a different kind. Rely on the Spirit to lead you, to instruct you.