Ask the Pastor with J.D. Greear

How do I distinguish God’s calling on my life?

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Pastor J.D. explains the reality that all Christians are called to do whatever they’re gifted in for the glory of God, wherever God places them.

A glimpse inside this episode:

  • I was looking for a mystical call from God like looking for God’s will in my Cheerios.
    • You don’t need a voice when you have a verse.
    • Every believer has spiritual gifts and a spiritual calling.
      • Spiritual gift tests (why I’m skeptical)
      • A spiritual gift is: (1) an unusual effectiveness in a responsibility given to all believers.
      • (2) We discover our spiritual gifts as we actively pursue those responsibilities.
      • (3) Ability / Affinity / Need or Affirmation (where do these things overlap?)
      • Nehemiah 2:12
      • Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe gifts to the children
      • Whatever you’re good at, do it well for the glory of God, and do it somewhere strategic for the mission of God.
        • The question is no longer if you’re called; it’s only where and how.

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