answering His call...

so after posting my last post and really looking at what it means to answer His call...
this morning in sunday school we talked about giving. and how we know that we are called to tithe and give a part of our money back to God. and how we are supposed to ask God how much He wants us to give...and then do it gladly. so we watched a video and our pastor laid out a vision for what the money the church receives might be going for. and afterwards - it was brought up that sometimes it makes it easier to give once you know where the money is going. and literally the first question asked was "but should it?"
and i was like whoa...this is EXACTLY what i have been learning!
what does it look like to REALLY answer the call?

once you ask God what He wants you to give, you know it, you either commit to give it or you dont. but you have your answer...its just a matter of what you do with it.
so the question is - should it matter what it will go for? should we hear the call, wait and see what it all entails and then change how we react accordingly?
or should we make the decision to follow and then just trust that He will do what He wants with it.

so i am brought back to the question that came up yesterday...

once we hear His call for our lives and decide to answer it...should anything be able to impact it?

its hard to not look at the circumstances and try to rationalize and figure it out...ESPECIALLY in regards to money and safety. but honestly...does looking at it through the worlds eyes just make it harder to follow after Him?

it does for me. and while its good...no, NECESSARY to run into it with your eyes open and be prepared and be aware and be praying...

i guess what i am asking is - is there a difference between letting the "stuff" affect whether or not you fully answer the call and looking at the "stuff" to better prepare yourself for when you are in it?

once you hear Gods calling for you...you have that moment to choose. do i follow it or not?
and it HAS to be in that moment that the choice is made, because if we try to be lukewarm and say "um...well maybe"...then look at the circumstances going on and THEN decide...we wont do it. plain and simple. satan will make sure of that. and is that faith? the book of Hebrews says that faith is hearing God and then just trusting that He knows best...even when you cant see every detail.
it has to be a decision in response to God.
and it has to be final. we're not supposed to waver...
if God wants to change plans...He will. its not like He cant do it, if we are doing something wrong, He will get us on the right paths - if we are listening (proverbs 3:5-6). for me - i would rather be running towards Him collecting a few scrapes and bruises in the learning process, than be perfectly safe and miss what He has completely.
at least then He knows that i am
He is sovereign and He is working. He will do what He needs to and we just need to NOT LISTEN TO SATAN!!! satan is so so so sneaky and its so crazy to see how fast he can get so far in in so many different ways. we need to just stop him. we need to fight.
and we need to never stop running toward God...