In addition to taking it seriously, discerning a calling requires one of the greatest challenges of self-exploration and judgment a human being can undertake. Callings are usually not easy to discover. You will have to be ruthlessly honest about your gifts and your limitations. You will have to be willing to ask hard questions and live with the answers. Discerning God's calling will take many attempts and failures. You will have to be willing to let some dreams die a painful death. You did not arrive on this planet with your calling pre-clarified and your gifts pre-developed. You arrived with a little warning: "Some assembly required."
-- John Ortberg in If You Want to Walk on Water, You’ve Got to Get Out of the Boat
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Thursday, June 10, 2010
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I once heard that if you are not sure of your calling, then where your expertise & the needs of the world cross could be your calling. My expertise was working with youth so I went into education & was a visiting teacher/school social worker & it worked out very well for me. I was very blessed by helping so many youth.
ReplyDeleteThanks, Jud Livingston