Chandlers Ministry International

Chandlers Ministry International
speaking and writing about Bible and Bible related subjects

These are not in any particular order. I will add new ones at the bottom.

What church are you affiliated with?
Chandlers Ministry International is not affiliated with any church nor does cmi endorse any specific Church.
As a Christian you must find the Church God wants you to attend and be a part of it. This requires prayer on your part. As singer/songwriter Squire Parsons wrote: "It's not what's over the door; it's what's in your heart." God has a specific place for you; search diligently for it.
As a non-Christian, you must first make Peace with God before you will know to which Church you should belong. Here is where you can find out about Peace with God.

Don't you know by remaining single you are disobeying God?
Each of us must find out what God wants for us personally. Some will marry and some won't: Matthew 19 and I Corinthians 7. Search the scriptures for yourself. Don't take my word for it.

You must be a lesbian. Why else would you not marry?
I have to admit; this one caught me off guard. I had never been accused of being a lesbian and it never entered my mind.
The answer is: I am not a lesbian. That "lifestyle" is sin before God, no matter what anyone says. Personally, I believe Satan has tried to convince those that were to remain single that they are lesbian, because he knows how much a single person can accomplish for Christ.

Don't you want to be married?
I had to think about this one. I hadn't thought of marriage and me for a long time. Here's the answer:
No, not really, if being married would cause me to care more for my husband than the Lord (I Corinthians 7:34). I know that a wife must complement her husband and together they are a team. An indestructible team if they are put together by God (Matthew 19:5-6). The key is being put together by God. I have been friends with many guys over the years, some I thought I would marry. As I grew in my relationship with God, I realized that I was to remain single. If I had married any one of those guys, I would have been out of God's will.

Don't you ever get lonely because you're not married?
I think everyone feels lonely or alone at times whether they are married or not. Sometimes when I have to go to a restaurant alone the person usually says, "Just one?" instead of "How many?" (Fast food restaurants don't do this.) Also, the wait staff assumes you are waiting for someone because "no one dines alone". Hello... yes, we do.
It's okay to shop alone, dine alone, be alone; cause without someone around you can commune and talk with God. The Apostle Paul says to "pray without ceasing." This is easier when alone, but I don't choose to always be alone. I have friends, some are single, and some are married. In fact, most of them are married, now that I think about it [smile].

According to you, what is revival ? How will you know it when you see it?
Revival can be personal or in groups. It's when you get a new anointing, a refreshing of God's power and love on your life. Then you love Him more and want to continue on serving Him more and more.
Everyone needs that refreshing every now and then. Those who work in the secular world, because there isn't that constant edifying. And those in ministry, because they are giving out so much they need a refill.

Are you associated with "The Chandlers" who sing?
No. We just have the same name. I've never met them or seen them in person.
They used to have a website at http://personalpages.tds.net/~chandlers/index.html. If that doesn't work, try Gospel Gallery, Gospel Music Television, The Singing News, Ebay, and Amazon. My links page may have more possible places to look, also.

When you're puzzled as to what God's will is, in a situation, how do you determine what to do?
What a wonderful question! Just exactly what I've been dealing with lately... I'm at a crossroads right now. I'm pretty sure I know what God wants me to do, but there are other people involved and the decision has to wait on them as well. So I'm sitting it out, patiently (or at least trying to be patient :-) waiting for God to work out what I think His will is. At the same time, where I am now is not a bad thing, so I'm going to stay with it until God moves "mightily" to get me to the other place that I really believe is His will. I just don't have the faith right now to "walk out on the water", but it may just come to that one day. [grin]
Watch closely when in this kind of situation. God moves pieces together like a puzzle sometimes. I can see lots of things that He has done "mightily" so far, piece by piece. The pieces were necessary for me to grow to where I am now in Him... So I've learned to wait... Even when I don't want to and want to make it work out NOW! LoL... (and those pieces are so small sometimes... :-)

last updated July 7, 2005
email: kingskid@chandlersministryinternational.com