What is a Calling?
Your calling is about who you are and who you will become. Calling is about your purpose in life, and following your calling helps you live a life that truly reflects your priorities, values and desires. Here are some blog posts to get you started:
- Calling through Multiple Lenses
- Labor Day & The Meaning of Work
- Reviewing Components of Calling
- So wait . . . What exactly is a Calling again?
Also check out these Resources if you’re looking for some good books on the topic.
Why should I care?
You have a calling, which means you have a purpose in this life, a reason to expend your energy in building hope. Pursuing your calling means that you’re living the most fulfilling life you could. It’s a real-life adventure with risks, doubts, trials and rewards. You will be happiest if you are living in line with what you are called to do.
Ultimately, the point of having a call and the importance of following it comes down to why you were created: to reflect God’s glory. Because each of us is unique there are millions of different reflections of that goodness, perfection and love.
Check out:
- Why Boredom should lead to Calling
- The Case for a Caller
- What is the point of our Callings?
- Why bother with your Calling?
How can I find my calling?
Practicing self-awareness and listening are two key ways to find your calling. When you know who you are and can accept yourself with all your gifts, talents, personality traits, quirks and flaws, then you can begin to discern what your calling is. Listening for what is true often means weeding out your preconceptions and expectations about what your life “should” look like. You may also have to weed out the expectations of family, friends or colleagues.
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Here are some practical tips to try:
