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lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: Craig on December 08, 2014, 03:59:02 PM ---I was in the military in my twenties, and if I had to live my life over I would not change a thing.
Craig
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Hi Craig,
Can you offer more insight to your experience looking back now with the wisdom you have today? Could you address my situation more directly knowing my current concerns?
God bless,
Alex
lilitalienboi16:
--- Quote from: octoberose on December 08, 2014, 04:48:58 PM ---Hi Alex,
As you may know, my husband retired from the military chaplaincy three years ago after 27 years so my perspective is from a lot of experience. It is not too much to say that military doctors have not only kept my family well but saved my life and the life of my child. It's also true that a better doctor in some circumstances could have made our lives better.
I don't know what God will lead you to do- He surely leads in ways we don't expect. I will tell you that a doctor is first and foremost a soldier (assuming we're talking about the Army), then they are an officer and then they are a doctor. 90% of your job will be that doctor part, but it will be under the umbrella of the military and then as an officer. If wearing that uniform and towing that line is not something you can do, then you'll be miserable.
Yes, you would be a noncombatant but even more than that in a conflict situation you will probably be called upon to take care of at the 'enemy'. That's kind of a great thing if you think about . Many times in Kosovo my husband would make sure that the captured injured soldier on the other side was treated well and tended to- and they always were.
So, God bless your heart as you seek His will. i have always thought that being a doctor is living a sacrificial life for the good of others and I'm so proud of you.
Patricia
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Hi Patricia,
Thank you for sharing your husbands experience and your own. I hear a lot of what you said in Jesse's post. At least with the, "there will always be wicked people who hate the Lord" that I will be confronted with and have to help. The "enemy." As you see the beauty in that, I too as well, this was one the appeals to becoming a physician in my own mind; that I didn't have to worry about who the person was, I was going to help them regardless. "Agape" the world as God does, by His grace and mercy--glorifying Him.
My struggle is to provide for my family righteously and by obeying God. I fret about the "soldier first" part that you mentioned. I am not a soldier for any earthly kingdom. I want no part in the killing or murder of other men. I want to trust God for my defense and leave vengeance up to Him.
Can all these things be accomplished while owing 4-8 years of my life after my schooling is finished to this earthly system? God is able to keep us through any way and in any circumstance so I will trust Him to provide me with the path to walk, directing my steps, and what He has planned will be. I will keep praying on the matter. In time, I pray, He will direct me down the right and reveal to me what is His will.
God bless,
Alex
AwesomeSavior:
Alex:
May the Lord guide you in making the right decision.
I personally have no problem with someone defending themselves or their family if they were ever to come under attack. I do understand the prohibition in Scripture against murder and vengeance, but that is obvious. Even the disciples carried swords. (Luke 22:35-38)
Dean
John from Kentucky:
Peoples' opinions are ???????
But what does Jesus say? But Jesus said to him. Put your sword in its place, for all who take the sword will perish by the sword. Matt 26:52
I wonder if Jesus knew what He was talking about?
There is no proof in the Scriptures that either Jesus or His Apostles (after their conversion) ever defended themselves by physical force or joined a country's armed forces for money or other reasons.
AwesomeSavior:
Is it literally true that ALL who take the sword will perish by the sword, or was Jesus referring to that situation, where His crucifixion was necessary for the salvation of mankind? Notice what Jesus says in verse 53 and 54…"Thinkest thou that I cannot now pray to my Father, and He shall presently give me more than 12 legions of angels? But how then shall the scriptures be fulfilled, that thus it must be? (Matthew 26:53-54)
If someone were attacking my family, shall I say to them… "Sorry, nothing I can do about that. Best wishes against the bad guy…" OR would it be another example of one PROVIDING for his family, in an extreme emergency? "But if any provide not for his own, and specially for those of his own house, he hath denied the faith, and is worse than an infidel". (1 Timothy 5:8
Alex… I would never get involved in the military for combat purposes, but if it were strictly for medical purposes, then that is more of a gray area. Perhaps you could be a good witness to many who haven't a clue as to the truth. The Lord will guide you, one way or another.
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