
This is such a wonderful book, it's book on FAITH and CALLING.. revolves around the story of Peter walking on water ... John Ortberg is humourous, inspiring and a wonderful writer... learned a lot... want to share with some of you some of the exerpt that I found intriging in the current chapter I'm reading...
DISCERNING THE CALL
"You are on a mission from God... Others will come after you. But this is your day. If God's kingdom is to manifest itself right now, it will have to be through you. God himself will not come to take your place. You are on a mission from God."
"A calling is something you discover, not something you choose"
"Frederich Buechner - 'your calling is the place where your deep gladness meets the world's deep need."
"If I have the courage to acknowledge my limits and embrace them, I can experience enormous freedom. If I lack this courage, I will be imprisoned by them."
"The kind of assignments God gives are always God-sized."
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CAREER - threatens to become my God
CALLING - something I do for God
CAREER - something I choose for myself
CALLING - something I receive
CAREER - generally promises status, movey or power
CALLING - generally promises difficutly and even some suffering.. but used greatly by God
CAREER - end when you want it to (new career / retirement)
CALLING - isn't over until the day you die
CAREER - very visible but only temporary
CALLING - significance lasts forever
CAREER - can be disrupted by any number of events
CALLING - can only be disrupted when we stop listening
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