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What if God calls you to the priesthood and you say no, opting for marriage instead?

Samuel asks:

What if God calls you to the priesthood, or at least it seems that he may be calling you to the priesthood, and you say no, opting for marriage instead? I ardently want to be a husband, and I am both repulsed and depressed at the thought of rejecting marriage forever. Am I endangering my eternal salvation or at least inviting dire consequences in this life by choosing my will over Gods, if it He is calling me to the priesthood. Please help! 

Dear Samuel,

 

If you are both repulsed and depressed at the thought of rejecting marriage forever, and at the same time are sincerely trying to live your Christian life, in all probability God has not (yet) given you the gift of a vocation. When he does, the thought of giving up marriage forever may still seem daunting, may not seem like your own personal first choice, but there will be something else there too that makes it a sacrifice you are willing to make out of love.

 

So it doesn't seem in your case that you would be preferring your will to God's.  

 

God bless,

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