Quotes about Calling

After all, he is the great evangelist; we're merely the tools that he uses to fulfill his mission of redeeming the world, one individual at a time.

The Puritan divine Richard Steele wrote, God doth call every man and woman…to serve him in some peculiar employment in this world, both for their own and the common good.…The Great Governor of the world hath appointed to every man his proper post and province.

William Perkins said, "The end of a man's calling is not to gather riches for himself…but to serve God in the serving of man, and in the seeking the good of all men.

Jesus called his disciples to "follow me," but he didn't tell them where they were going.

The greatest task of a human being, your greatest mission in life? To find and sing your own song … to the glory of God.

The greatest blessing you will ever bestow in your life you may never know. And you don't need to know. We don't have to do spectacular things. We just have to keep doing what God has called us to do. In a very real sense, that boils down to bringing people to the table, and trusting God to… bring in a harvest decades or generations later.

Whatever God calls you to do, it's going to be bigger than you are.

It's not listed in the Bible, but my spiritual gift, my specific calling from God, is to be a television talk-show host.

When you find your spiritual gift, God will give you an opportunity to use it.

God prepares leaders with a specific place and task in mind. Training methods are adapted to the mission, and natural and spiritual gifts are given with clear purpose.

I went to India as a missionary to save England from spiritual collapse.

If you've ever felt inspired by a purpose or calling, you know the feeling of spirit working through you.