Here is what is in the opposite corner of my ring. Is there any difference from what I do - a student minister - to what my dad does, a Mechanical specialist at General Motors. We are all called to make "more disciples", right? We are all called to be the kind of people that usher in the kingdom of God, right? I teach these very principles, yet I find myself as one within the institutional church using words like "calling" as if I needed something different or more to move me on to "another mission" than when my dad made a decision to move to Indy from New Port News, VA 28 years ago.
So, when I think about the possibilities of changing occupations - what is the indicator(s) of knowing when something is a good change...and even a good time to change?
Nathan, no laughing...
:)
PS - I like movies too!
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(While Laughing Out Loud Nathan Types) Okay I'm kidding.
My first response is, Get a day job and work in the secular market for a bit. Let God move you to bring the kingdom there. Don't ask me why I think or even typed that. It was my first response.
Second, It's huge!!! There is no real difference. Your father's choice to move was based on certain criteria, however, it was deeply spiritual even if he believed it or not to be. I am coming to believe that God's will for us is to know Him and make Him known. Are you doing it where you are? Can you do it where you are feeling called? Is there something else God might be calling you to in the process? I need more time to pray about this...
Spirit filled???
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