King David (Psalm 139:13-16)
God knitted us together for a purpose
Life Calling= is what you are destined to do
Career=is what you have to find out and what you choose to do
Vocation- a particular field of work or profession
Job- a post of employment
Career- a person’s general progression of work through life
Life Calling- a higher purpose that draws and guides in all aspects of life
Life Callings is confidence in a higher purpose that draws and guides in all aspects of your life……. And then living your life consistent with that purpose
Component 1:There exists at the core of our lives a set of foundational values that form the way we think about reality, ourselves, and others.
Component 2: Our life Calling appears differently in each of us because our foundational values are conveyed through our unique design that gives us individuality as a person
Component 3: Our universal foundational values and our individual unique design set the stage that enables us to discover how to implement our Life Calling through personal leadership
Guidance Tools For Discovering Your Life Calling- (TEACHER)
1. Theory
2. Examples
3. Assessment
4. Counsel
5. History
6. Experience
7. Reflection
Assumption- a statement that is taken for granted or a hypothesis that is assumed to be true and from which a conclusion can be drawn
Belief- mental acceptance of and conviction in the truth, actuality, or validity of something
Chaos- a state of utter confusion or disorder characterized by a total lack of organization
Design- basic plan, scheme, or pattern that guides and controls function or development
Fact- a truth known by actual experience 0or observation to exist or to have happened
Intentional- something purposely meant to be done or brought about
Mind- Set- fundamental, primary mental attitude from which all other aspects of existence are derived, predetermined, and interpreted
Mystical- of relation to, or something from a spiritual reality or import not apparent to the intelligence or external senses
Rational- proceeding or derived form conclusions, judgments, or inferences based on observable facts
Reality- the quality or state of being that is actual or true and exists independent of all other things and from which all other things derive
Spiritual- of or pertaining to the aspect of human existence that is apart and distinguished from the physical nature
Faith- confident belief in the truth, value, or trustworthiness of a person, idea, or thing that that does not rely purely on logical proof or material evidence to arrive at such a conclusion
Concept of Design: What do I believe about the nature and pattern of the universe?
Concept of Intent: What do I believe about the plan behind the universe?
Concept of Personhood: What do I believe about the intentionality of my personal place in the universe?
Chaos Theory- when you observe apparently random data
John 1:1-3: In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the