Quotes about Calling

A man must have a battle to fight, a great mission to his life that involves and yet transcends even home and family.

God created man on purpose, and for a purpose.

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.

A man's true delight is to do the things he was made for.

Man is asked to make of himself what he is supposed to become to fulfill his destiny.

Whatever call a man may pretend to have, if he has not been called to holiness, he certainly has not been called to the ministry.

The world has yet to see what God will do with a man fully consecrated to Him. By God's help, I aim to be that man.

Man cannot choose his duties.

Members of Christian churches continue to think small thoughts of God and great thoughts of man. This state of affairs reveals that too many Christians have neglected their first great calling: to know their God. Every Christian is meant to be a theologian in the best and most intimate sense of the word. If churches are to prosper in health, church members must be committed to being biblical theologians in whatever capacity they can. This is the second mark of a healthy church member.

Not that I have already obtained this or am already perfect, but I press on to make it my own, because Christ Jesus has made me his own. Brothers, I do not consider that I have made it on my own. But one thing I do: forgetting what lies behind and straining forward to what lies ahead, I press on toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus. (Phil. 3:12—14)

Some men have gifts but no graces. Others have graces but no gifts. Neither of these are wanted in the Christian ministry. "I

Every new generation is a new crop that needs to be harvested for God.