When a parent's will and the Lord's will disagree

[Christian_Wildcat]

I am a young college student. The Lord is calling me to apply for a program through my Baptist campus group where I would spend next summer break doing mission work in Romania, installing clean water systems and working in vision clinics. My mother does not believe this to be a good idea. I want to honor my mother, but when she started using curse words when we were discussing the program, I was hurt. At the same time, if I do not apply for this program I feel like I would be disobeying God. My father, to whom my mother is not married, believes this to be an excellent opportunity to serve. What should I do in circumstances when a parent's advice counteracts God's will?

[Rev. Jim Osborne]

Re: When a parent's will and the Lord's will disagree

Rest assured you are doing the right thing going to Romania to convert those papists and gypsies. Jesus Himself acknowledged that His Word is far more important than that of your earthly parents...

Luke 14:26 If any man come to me, and hate not his father, and mother, and wife, and children, and brethren, and sisters, yea, and his own life also, he cannot be my disciple.

[Levi Jones]

Re: When a parent's will and the Lord's will disagree

I am a young college student. The Lord is calling me to apply for a program through my Baptist campus group where I would spend next summer break doing mission work in Romania, installing clean water systems and working in vision clinics. My mother does not believe this to be a good idea. I want to honor my mother, but when she started using curse words when we were discussing the program, I was hurt. At the same time, if I do not apply for this program I feel like I would be disobeying God. My father, to whom my mother is not married, believes this to be an excellent opportunity to serve. What should I do in circumstances when a parent's advice counteracts God's will?

If your father tells you it's a good idea, do it. Open and shut case.

[James Hutchins]

Re: When a parent's will and the Lord's will disagree

Of course you must go and do the Lord's work. Your mother is after all, just an empty headed female, not like she has much value. That said, you may care about her (pointless as it is) and want to try and Save© her. Your mother may well be pushing Satan's agenda. I suggest contacting your Pastor and discussing it with him. It is possible, your mother needs to have extensive counseling to get her mind right. But if you feel she is

[Emil Sledge]

Re: When a parent's will and the Lord's will disagree

I know the answers to this one I think.

First

Matthew 15:4 4

For God commanded, saying, Honour thy father and mother: and, He that curseth father or mother, let him die the death.

Then

Ephesians 5:22-24

22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.

Hey Im gettin pretty good with learnin my way round this 1611 King James Bible Pastor Merle gave me!

So I think dad wins and you get to go to Godless Romania and win souls for Jesus after all. But Pastor Merle over to the morning star Baptist church over here in Davenport hes frettin about you bein there in Romania cause he says theres nothin but vampires and gypsys there and you better be ready to defend yourself specially at night and use plenty of garlic.

[Nobar King]

Re: When a parent's will and the Lord's will disagree

God knows, gypsies hate the garlic!