God's Call

This has been an interesting week for me. I returned to work after a six week hiatus due to a minor surgical procedure. One of my clients that I went to visit was a palliative case. There were no parking spots available near the home near the local high school. I proceded to park in front of the house, half of my van in the "no parking" area and half in the "parking" area. I was in the home for about 30 minutes and low and behold I had a $30 parking ticket waiting for me. Part of me was actually expecting it. When I got out of the van I felt a "voice" try to tell me to ask my client if I their lane was where a white car was parked. There was ample room for me there. Once again I "ignored" the voice and went my own way. Of course the voice was the Holy Spirit. How many times do I ignore His voice and go my own way.
I felt that the Lord was calling me to a parish nurse ministry a couple of years ago. I have spent that time studying for this call and recently submitted a proposal to initiate that ministry in our church. I have received an unexpected "lukewarm" recepetion from the people that initiate new ministries. These roadblocks are unexpected. Did I hear the Lord's call correctly? Have I gone my own way because I felt empowered by my new wealth of "knowledge"? Have I refused to embrace the wisdom of the Holy Spirit in favor of man's knowledge. These are serious questions that I need to pray about and ask myself. Perhaps He is still calling me but the ministry may be something different from what I had envisioned. I did feel the vision was from the Lord but perhaps it was of "Kim". I need to be open to His leading and have faith that He knows what is best for me. This roadblock needs to be embraced not embittered.