When your calling takes you overseas

Calling is a funny word. 

Lots of people have different thoughts about what it means. Some people freak out that they haven’t figured out their calling yet. Others may have known theirs from an early age. And still others won’t put too much stock in it because to them, a job is a job is a job. 

Since becoming a Christian, I’ve heard the word used more times than I ever have in my life. It’s like as soon as you become a Christian, your vocabulary has to change and you start tossing around words like “intentional” and “unpack” and “calling” - as if Jesus only likes it when you use those phrases. I digress...

So when I looked up the word in the dictionary, it told me that calling was:

call·ing: ?k?liNG

1. the loud cries or shouts of an animal or person."the calling of a cuckoo"
2. a strong urge toward a particular way of life or career; a vocation."those who have a special calling to minister to others' needs"

Well heck, then I wanted to know what vocation meant:

vo·ca·tion: vō?kāSH(?)n/

1. a person's employment or main occupation, especially regarded as particularly worthy and requiring great dedication.

This resonated with me. Does it tug at you? Calling is requiring of great dedication. Now, that’s something we’re not used to in today’s culture. We’re all about instant gratification and become disinterested with anything that’s too hard or takes too long. I’m guilty of it myself from time to time. 

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For more about calling, check out the full article here.

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