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Finding Your Purpose: Lessons from Jesus on Fulfilling Your Calling

Oct 29, 2024

Understanding the Parable of the Talents In the "Parable of the Talents" (Matthew 25:14-30), Jesus presents a powerful lesson about the stewardship of our unique gifts. In the story, a master entrusts three servants with "talents"—a significant sum of money in biblical times—to care for in his absence. He gives the first servant five talents, the second two talents, and the third one talent. While the first two servants wisely invest and...

Can a Career Test Help You to Know God’s Calling For Your Career?

Aug 22, 2024

A high percentage of Christians, especially those in dissatisfying work, want to know God’s will and calling for their work. For many, aligning their career with their faith can be challenging. In her interview for Studs Terkel’s classic book Working , Nora Watson encapsulates this sentiment: “Most of us are searching for a calling, not just a job. Our jobs often feel too small for our spirit, not big enough for us.” Nora’s words...

Find Your Calling with Our Career Planning Framework

Apr 24, 2024

In a world where job satisfaction often feels like a rare commodity, a startling statistic emerges: Only 37% of U.S. employees feel they have the opportunity to utilize their strengths every day. This revelation sheds light on the pervasive issue of disengagement in the workplace and underscores the importance of recognizing and leveraging one's unique strengths for long-term career success. The modern workplace is evolving rapidly,...

Nurturing Your Career: 9 Ways to Assess and Live Your Calling in 2024

Jan 25, 2024

Introduction In the busyness of our daily lives, it's easy to overlook the health of our careers. Like an annual checkup with a doctor ensures our physical well-being, a career checkup is crucial for our professional health. Assessing your career can lead to a more fulfilling and joyful work life, whether you stay in your current job or embark on a new adventure. This article explores ten ways to evaluate and nurture your career,...

The Overlooked Life Changing Lesson in a Charlie Brown Christmas

Dec 19, 2023

A Charlie Brown Christmas Growing up, we looked forward to watching A Charlie Brown Christmas every year. There was something special about watching the show with family and friends, knowing if you missed it, you had to wait a year to see it again. Peanut's Characters Each Peanut's character had a unique personality. Snoopy often indulges in daydreams and fantasy adventures. Confident and sometimes bossy, Lucy offers a...

Beyond The Path of Least Resistance: Pursuing Your True Career Calling

Sep 26, 2023

People often find themselves at a crossroads in pursuing their career calling, needing to know how to select the right path. Not knowing how to make wise career decisions can lead to poor career decisions from following “the path of least resistance,” which is the path that is easiest. The path of least resistance is tempting because it often requires the least risk and allows one to stay in one's comfort zone. In this article, we will...

Follow Your Heart or Your Head? The Dilemma of Choosing a Career in a World of Limitless Options

Jun 01, 2023

The Paradox of Career Passion vs. Practicality Paradox and career are two words that often don't go hand in hand. Yet, paradoxically, successful career paths often include embracing a paradoxical mindset. A paradox is an apparently contradictory statement or situation that contains some truth or validity. This means that if you can learn to embrace the concepts of a paradox and accept them as part of your career journey, you can open...

10 Ways to Assess Your Career and Live Your Calling in 2023

Jan 26, 2023

While it is wise to get a check-up annually from your doctor, it can be equally important to do the same for your career. Doing so can lead to living your calling as a healthier, more joyful worker in your current job or a new one. Here are ten ways to assess your career and live your calling in 2023. 1. Assess your work. How has the pandemic impacted your work? Have you been a part of the "great resignation" or the "quiet...

Don’t Waste Your Life

Oct 19, 2022

Sarah Eekhoff Zylstra’s article, “How John Piper’s Seashells Swept Over a Generation” describes how Piper’s forty-minute Passion Conference talk changed the lives of thousands. On a gray, overcast afternoon on May 20, 2000, Pastor John Piper, a keynote speaker at the Passion Conference, waited to speak to more than 40,000 college students. Piper was anxious as he pictured speaking to this large crowd. He thought back to his high school...

This Quote Can Help You Find Your Calling

Sep 14, 2022

“ The place God calls you to is the place where your deep gladness and the world’s deep hunger meet ” is one of the most quoted and most useful definitions of Christian calling. It was written by Frederick Buechner, a minister, theologian, and popular writer who died on August 15, 2022 at the age of 96. Having written 40 books, he was a favorite author of many people. In a 1996 interview, he said of his writing, "’When I started out...

Mid-Year Life Calling Checkup: What is God Calling You to Do in the Second Half of 2022?

Jul 29, 2022

Mid-Year Life Calling Checkup: What is God Calling You to Do in the Second Half of 2022? Mid-Year Life Calling Checkup July 2 was the middle point of the year. On that date, there were 182 days before and 182 after that date. As of today, there are 152 days left in the year. How have the first 213 days of the year gone for you? This midpoint of the year can be an opportunity to access important life categories including:...

Goal Setting and Action Planning to Live Your Calling

Feb 21, 2022

Did you make any New Year’s resolutions in January? Is it hard to even remember? Most of us have experienced making New Year's resolutions and then finding a month later it is hard to even remember what we wanted to change! Perhaps one of your resolutions was to find work that is rewarding, fulfilling and a calling from God. And yet, a month later you have made no progress and wonder if it is even possible to find work that is a calling...

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