You seem to be saying two different things here. First you say that God will bless us in whatever we decide to do, and then you say that God will bless us “so long we are being honest to “the desire” that He Himself has put in our hearts.”
Hi Matt16,
God does give us desire to do His will :
Philipians 2:13
13 For God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work.
And the text go on to say that we shall do God’s will “joyfully” :
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Philipians 2
13 For God is the one who, for his good purpose, works in you both to desire and to work.
14 Do everything without grumbling or questioning,
15 that you may be blameless and innocent, children of God without blemish in the midst of a crooked and perverse generation, 13 among whom you shine like lights in the world,
16 as you hold on to the word of life, so that my boast for the day of Christ may be that I did not run in vain or labor in vain.
17 But, even if I am poured out as a libation 14 upon the sacrificial service of your faith, I rejoice and share my joy with all of you.
18 In the same way you also should rejoice and share your joy with me.
Our God is a good God. If we ask for something according to His will, He will not only provide the way but also our desire to do it His way. Thus whatever we ask him is ours (1John 5:15).
Will a person receive the same blessing from God if they reject the vocation to which God calls them?
If the person rejects the call, then he is not called.
God give us free will to choose, and He respects our decisions and always bless us in all things that we have decided.
Of course if we choose to oppose Him in a way such as deliberately commit sin, this means we cut ourselves from His blessings. This is not what I was talking about.
What I mean is : He does not withhold His blessings “until” we find “the most accurate calling” that He has set before us. He does not do this.
What He does is to give us freedom, and out of this freedom we are to learn to decide to hope, to believe and to love. Each person has their unique calling, and whatever they choose, God bless them.
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[Jesus] said to them, "Not all men can receive this saying, but only those to whom it is given. For there are eunuchs who have been so from birth, and there are eunuchs who have been made eunuchs by men, and there are eunuchs who have made themselves eunuchs for the sake of the kingdom of heaven. He who is able to receive this, let him receive it."
Matt 19:11-12
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For we are his workmanship, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand, that we should walk in them.
Eph. 2:10
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"Father, if thou art willing, remove this cup from me; nevertheless not my will, but thine, be done."
Luke 22:42
I believe for those who has special calling, they are given a special grace to be able to respond to His calling.
By His grace they will certainly say “yes Lord, here I am”.
For those who can’t say this, surely they are not called.
God knows us all, and He knows our character, our strengths, our weaknesses. If He call somebody, he would have prepared everything for him, so he will surely have His guide to that calling.
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Psalms 139
1 O LORD, you have probed me, you know me:
2 you know when I sit and stand; you understand my thoughts from afar.
3 My travels and my rest you mark; with all my ways you are familiar.
10 Even there your hand will guide me, your right hand hold me fast.
13 You formed my inmost being; you knit me in my mother’s womb.
14 I praise you, so wonderfully you made me; wonderful are your works! My very self you knew;
God bless you.
