What Does God Want From Me?

By Juan M. Perez

We all struggle with some aspect of our walk with God. It may appear trifling, or like a mountain in perspective. As a counselor, I have heard all types of questions from my clients. Am I the only one that feels this way? Do other Christians struggle with their relationship with God? Am I the only one who wonders whether this is all something we made up and there is no God? The questions have been many, but sadly, the answers have been few. Questions are the arrows which point us in the direction of the knowledge we need to learn. Your questions are indicators of the lack of clarity, lack of evidence, possible confusion, and maybe a little doubt thrown in, which, if answered, will probably propel you in the direction which God wants for you. Either they are just frivolous imaginings of a person who has nothing better to do than ask strange questions, or they may well be the promptings of God to get you to start learning and preparing for the work He has for you.

• Language: English
• Publisher: Juan M. Perez
• Release date: Aug 26, 2015
• ISBN: 9781310532733

Juan M. Perez

Rev. Juan M. Pérez has counseled for over 30 years. He has counseled hundreds of people for thousands of hours. He has written several books relating to counseling, and/or Christian ministry. Rev. Perez and his wife, Lydia, have been married for 40 years, and almost divorced in their 7th year. They are the parents of two grown sons, who have given them six wonderful grandchildren. Rev. Pérez applies not only a sound Scriptural basis for all of his counseling, but includes his life experience in resolving issues with practical answers. He is also the pastor and Lead Counselor of New Life Christian Counseling Ministry, a ministry of New Life Outreach of Dallas, Inc. The ministry offers counseling to people in and around the Dallas Ft. Worth Metroplex. As well, they hold Faith Based Counseling training and certification.

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What Does

GOD

Want from

ME?

Rev. Juan M. Pérez

What Does GOD Want From ME?

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"Scripture quotations taken from the New American Standard Bible®,

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1. Religion / Biblical Criticism & Interpretation / General

2. Religion / Biblical Studies / General

Content

Preface

Chapter 1 - For the Equipping of the Saints

Chapter 2 - The Calling of God

Chapter 3 - What is MY Calling?

Chapter 4 - Identifying your Calling

Last Word

Preface

We all struggle with some aspect of our walk with God. It may appear trifling, or like a mountain in perspective. As a counselor, I have heard all types of questions from my clients. Am I the only one that feels this way? Do other Christians struggle with their relationship with God? Am I the only one who wonders whether this is all something we made up and there is no God? The questions have been many, but sadly, the answers have been few.

When confronted with these questions and sentiments, many pastors and Bible teachers tend to shoot back quick and easy answers like, Just have faith in God? or Trust in the Lord, or other phrases of this kind. These answers take away the responsibility of the speaker, and place it fully on the shoulders of the ones asking them. The problem is that if you are the one asking, it means you won’t get an answer because you didn’t know how to get the answer to begin with; and you just got a non-answer as well.

Questions are the arrows which point us in the direction of the knowledge we need to learn. Your questions are indicators of the lack of clarity, lack of evidence, possible confusion, and maybe a little doubt thrown in, which, if answered, will probably propel you in the direction which God wants you. Either they are just frivolous imaginings of a person who has nothing better to do than ask strange questions, or they may well be the promptings of God to get you to start learning and preparing for the work He has for you.

Notice the following passage from Ephesians. In it, you will read about why God has given us pastors, teachers and so forth. Besides just to teach us, God wants them to be training the members of their congregations to be doing the work that God has called them to do.

Ephesians 4:11-16, "And He gave some as apostles, and some as prophets, and some as evangelists, and some as