"No Way Out!"

 "These things I command you, that ye love one another." (John 15:17 KJV)

  ""For many are called, but few are chosen."" (Matthew 22:14 NLT)

 This might be the only time I will share this, so hopefully I don't mess things up. But there is something I believe is a little different between those who are called into ministry and make the choice to follow Jesus, and those that are called into ministry, and seem to not have a choice. 

 No, this does not negate free will, because there are always choices that we have; God does not take away our free will by making us what He wants us to be. That said, if we are chosen into His service, as some should know, things can get rather interesting if we neglect doing what God has chosen us for; and because we are chosen for service, we are sometimes at our wits end, trying to figure out why. 

 If you have ever studied the lives of many of God's strongest and most famous servants, then you will have noticed that most of them struggled with emotional or mental issues towards the end of their time in ministry. Some worse than others, but there was something they dealt with, they figured would have somehow been worked out of their lives. When the end is near, things that once didn't seem so important, become like huge anchors, tied around their necks. 

 Anywho; that is all that I am going to say about that! Mostly because I really don't know what I am talking about, but just putting it out there as something I believe could be an explanation. That said, what I see to be the point in this, is that those who have been chosen, just as this case with the disciples, they have been told that they were chosen! 

 In other words, the chosen know who they are, and they know that they cannot walk away! No matter how hard it gets or how messy things might appear, they have nowhere else to go, but off of this earth; so it is all or nothing; and nothing doesn't count for much at all...

"But - "When God our Savior revealed his kindness and love, he saved us, not because of the righteous things we had done, but because of his mercy. He washed away our sins, giving us a new birth and new life through the Holy Spirit. He generously poured out the Spirit upon us through Jesus Christ our Savior. Because of his grace he declared us righteous and gave us confidence that we will inherit eternal life." This is a trustworthy saying, and I want to insist on these teachings so that all who trust in God will devote themselves to doing good. These teachings are good and beneficial for everyone." (Titus 3:4-8 NLT)