CALLED ACCORDING TO...

" Called according to
His purpose . "
Ro 8: 28 NKJV
Nobody can give you
a vision for your life,
but here's how to
find yours: ( 1) Look
within you . What
moves you , what are
you excited about ?
Paul said, " I am
compelled to
preach" ( 1Co 9: 16
NIV ) . ( 2) Look behind
you . What has life
taught you ?
Experience provides
us with the wisdom
needed to fulfill our
destiny . What does
your past tell you
about your future?
( 3) Look around you .
God never calls us
alone. Moses needed
seventy elders . Jesus
picked twelve
disciples. Paul spoke
of those who worked
with him . Fulfilling
your destiny requires
having the right
people in your life .
( 4) Look ahead of
you . Helen Keller
said, "The only thing
that 's worse than
being blind, is having
sight but no vision ."
What do you see
through the eye of
faith? St. Augustine
said, "Faith is to
believe what we do
not see, and the
reward of faith is to
see what we
believe. " ( 5) Look
beside you . What
resources are
available to you , like
books, CD 's ,
conferences and
mentors ? If your
vision is not bigger
than you , it 's not of
God. And the greater
it is, the more
resources it will
require . ( 6 ) Look
above you . Jeremiah
writes, "They speak a
vision of their own
heart, not from the
mouth of the
Lord" ( Jer 23 : 16
NKJV ) . We are "called
according to His
purpose, " not
according to the
need, or the fact that
the door is open, or
that our talent will
be appreciated and
well rewarded . Your
vision must fulfill
your God- ordained
destiny , nothing else .
So , do you need to
recognize your vision,
or resurrect your
vision , or refocus on
your vision ?