It is exciting when we first get saved; the newness of being set free from sin, a new outlook on life, a freedom we have never experienced. And with the newness comes the want to change the world. We get these grandeur ideas of leaving our jobs and going to Africa and being a missionary, or we get the idea of changing our major in college to become a pastor and head up a huge church. At least that is what I almost did. I was in my freshmen year of college at the University of Missouri and my major was meteorology. I had been saved for a long time, however I started attending a non-denominational church and just got baptized with the Holy Spirit...and I wanted to change the world. I wanted to quit school, become a pastor and go to a third world country and get every one saved. Fortunately the Holy Spirit spoke to me before I made those changes and brought my feet back to the ground. During the time I was thinkin of quitting school and becoming a pastor I really felt disturbed, uneasy...and then when the Holy Spirit spoke to me and said stay in school and don't change anything right now, I had a peace inside of me...ie the uneasyness went away. I finished school, and with my job in meteorology, God was able to use me in ways I would never have done had I gone off on those "grandiose" ideas. It is exciting when we get saved and when we are baptized in the Holy Spirit, but listen to the words of the Apostle Paul...remain as you were. God will let you know what you need to do when you need to do it.
Take Away: Enjoy the excitement of being saved and baptized in the Holy Spirit, but don't make any drastic changes in your life until the emotions have settled. Stay as you are until God tells you to move.
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