In todayˇ¦s world most people are in fairly continuous vocational transition. Vocational decision-making is then not a once-for-all event but a lifetime process. In such a mobile society the heart of vocational living is a continuous process of discerning Godˇ¦s purpose.
But for some Christians, concern ˇ§to be in the center of Godˇ¦s willˇ¨ leads to guidance anxiety. A plan, like a blueprint, is something that we must follow in slavish detail. But God does not have a wonderful plan for our life. He has something far better ˇV a wonderful purpose! A purpose is like a fast-flowing stream that carries a boat along, within which life is full of decisions, adjustments, redirections, mistakes and even second chances.
And Godˇ¦s purpose is not hard to find. Guidance is essentially a pagan concept. What Scripture offers is far better than guidance; it offers the Guide. The Bible is more concerned with our relationship to the Guide than our being in ˇ§the center of His will,ˇ¨ a concept not actually found in the Bible. Lacking signs and supernatural direction, Christians can still confidently move forward in their lives for good reason ˇV if they are prepared to engage in a lifetime journey of discerning Godˇ¦s calling.
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