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Finding Our Calling -- The Meaning of Life
scheme of time. Finding your calling involves a
relationship with you and God. Pray hard about it, but
don't expect immediate answers. Just remember why
we were all put on this earth to begin with: to glorify
God and to show His example through the life we live.
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Opal Burton, Paragould, Arkansas
Life is a gift from God, and when I leave this world,
I shall return to Him. Meanwhile, I will try to conduct my
life in a manner pleasing and acceptable in his sight,
and talk to everyone I can about Jesus Christ and His
plan of salvation for all people. If we get to know
ourselves, our abilities, talents, our desires, and
interests, then I believe after a while we will gravitate
toward one particular goal or subject that catches our
imagination. Inspiration plays a part in finding our
calling as does fate sometimes.
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Margaret Garrett, Tucker, Georgia
The meaning of life is "to love God." How you
accomplish this is the meaning you get out of life. The
example you show at work can show God's love. The
family can show your love for God. Everything you do
and say is an example of your love for God. The feeling
that comes from a completed task should give you a
sense of accomplishment. If there isn't satisfaction from
the "doing," then it probably isn't a calling. Work 1s a
means to an end, but you need to enjoy the work.
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Bill Sowell, Brandon, Mississippi
The meaning of life as I see it: To live in such a way
as to bring glory to God and point others toward Him as
we come in contact with them. Leave a legacy,
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