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What if God is calling me to do something I don’t want to do?

What if God is calling me to do something I don’t want to do?

Last updated on: April 5, 2014 at 11:51 pm by Patheos Faith and Work Channel

What if God is calling me to do something I don’t want to do? 2014-04-05T00:00:29+00:00 Patheos Faith and Work Channel

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Two pieces of wise advice on vocation from Daniel Kolenda:

1. Don’t make the mistake of trying to force those around you to do what God has called you to do. And don’t look down on them for doing something other than what you think is so important! Recognize that, as Paul said, “Each has his own special gift from God, one of this kind and one of another” (1 Cor. 7:7, AMP).

2. If you think everyone should be doing one particular thing, chances are that is what you are called to do! If you think everyone should be an evangelist, you are probably an evangelist. If you think everyone should be a political activist, then that is probably what God is calling you to do! When God’s gift and grace rest on a person for a certain task or calling, he is able to do with joy what seems difficult, or even impossible, to others.

Read more here. Image: Omid Persia, “Gift,” Flickr.

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