Many find themselves increasingly anxious when their search for a special life's calling goes unfulfilled. Learning the difference between a calling and a purpose can be the perspective changer that brings lasting peace and achievement of daily success.

Some people seem to find their calling with ease - opportunity nearly knocking a hole through their door. But what about the rest of us? We've all been told it's out there. Our special calling, that is. Books and programs abound, telling us how amazing our Christian life will be once we find it. Yet after years of scouring books, taking countless surveys, and begging God to reveal the divinely dictated action plan you just knew would someday come, perhaps you still don't have a clue about what your big calling is. If you have ever thought, "Maybe I've failed, or perhaps I've blinked one too many times and missed my chance to do something amazing for God," then this book is for you. If you have ever feared that "special callings are only for special people and that God has destined you for a mundane life," then this book is for you. When author Teasi Cannon had nearly lost hope, God began a lifesaving redirect in her life that started with a tractor ride and a good look at the dictionary. Turns out that a calling is not what she had always presumed--and not what most of us have been taught. What she did find is a greater reason for getting out of bed each morning, and a truth that opens the door to any calling any of us will ever have. Best of all, the answer was something she had easy access to all along. It's yours for the taking too, right this very minute.

"Wrong ideas about our purpose and calling-and how to find them-can lead to wrong decisions that may impact our lives for years. Sadly, Christians have been given a lot of bad teaching on these topics, leaving many of us disoriented and discouraged. Through her own personal search for that ever-elusive mystical calling we've been told we must pursue, Teasi has become the wise and trusted guide we need to help disentangle us from all the well-intentioned but misguided information we've been given. In this new and updated version, she points us back to the true source of our purpose and callings, God Himself, providing the necessary foundation that will both free and fulfill us." -- Brett Kunkle, founder and president of MAVEN and co-author of A Practical Guide to Culture: Helping the Next Generation Navigate Today's World. Some people seem to find their calling with ease-opportunity nearly knocking a hole through their door. But what about the rest of us? Teasi Cannon spent years scouring books, answering survey questions, taking countless self-focused personality tests, and begging God to reveal her divinely designed action plan she believed was out there somewhere. Still, she had no clue what her ultimate calling was, and her questioning became a source of lingering angst. She worried that maybe she had failed or was hopelessly flawed and grieved thinking maybe "special callings are only for special people" and God had destined her for a lifetime of the mundane. Lord, Where's My Calling? describes a life-changing course-correction that started with a ride on a tractor and a good look in the dictionary and ended with genuine contentment and renewed hope. Turns out a calling is not what Teasi had always presumed-and not at all what her life was missing. In a world of conflicting opinions and identity confusion, you need timeless answers you can trust-especially to life's most important questions like, "Who am I?" and "Why in the world am I here?" Teasi's journey will lead you to biblically sound, yours-for-the-taking reasons for getting out of bed each morning and finding significance and joy in any calling you will ever have.

Defining prayer simply as "calling on the name of the Lord," Millar follows the contours of the Bible's teaching on prayer. In this New Studies in Biblical Theology volume, he shows how prayer is intimately linked with the gospel and how it is primarily to be understood as asking God to deliver on his promises.

An action-plan for self-fulfillment that helps people find their true calling in life This practical and inspirational guide helps Christian men and women of all ages identify and use their God-given gifts to find purpose, direction, and joy in their life and work. Based on their years of counseling and experience, Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck offer action-oriented tools and a proven methodology to help readers develop the decision-making skills they need to discover and live the life that God intended, maximizing the synergies between ministry, work, and spiritual gifts. Kevin and Kay Marie Brennfleck (Pasadena, CA) are nationally recognized experts in career counseling, work satisfaction, and productivity. Their Web site, www.ChristianCareerCenter.com, is the most visited Christian career site on the Internet.

All of us have a yearning to understand where we belong in this world. As Christians, most of us understand from Scripture that God has a purpose for each of us and has gifted us differently. But discovering our unique giftedness and where God calls us to use those gifts eludes so many. In his new book, Discover Your Calling: The ABC of Vocational Discernment, Soo-Inn Tan provides biblical and down-to-earth support for those who seek to better understand how God is shaping their lives. Whether you’re a student, entering the workforce, a homemaker, a mid-career worker, or a retiree, discover how God may be preparing you for the continuing challenge and joy of a lifelong walk with Jesus Christ across all aspects of vocation.

Although there is nothing sweeter than the Gospel, there is more sweetness to be enjoyed after ones conversion to Christ. Many Christians fail to experience transformation in the discovery of Gods call on their lives in the areas of work, family, and service. Even the idea of calling has been relegated to full-time vocational service, leaving out the other 90% of Gods people. What if we could overcome the major obstacles to joyful fulfillment in our callings to Christ? What about the importance of being called to an ordinary place that counts for eternity? What if we begin to live out of the heart God gave us rather than the demands and expectations of others we had not considered are ruling us in negative ways? Dr. Bob Smart walks his readers through the practical steps to owning Gods calling of us in all areas of life, which promises to lead to freedom and meaningful living in this second season of spiritual formation. This is the second book of four seasons of spiritual formation.