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Finding Our Calling -- The Meaning of Life
(we are unique). The pattern, the plan, is the same for
us all. Our lives are the unique part. How we take His
truths and apply them to each moment is the meaning
of life.
--Allen Holland, Munsford, Tennessee
The purpose of life is to develop a soul that is in
fellowship with God. The duty of life is to fear God and
keep his commandments. The joy of life is to live in
love. The peace of life is to live in the center of God's
will. Find what you enjoy. Find where your talents are.
Find where the two meet. Look for open doors of
opportunity. Pray a lot.
--
Bill Watkins, Do/than, Alabama
My calling will be a time when I can become all that
I am able to be, and to realize that no matter what I
become it is very small compared to everything else
around me and eternity. Without life, how could we
know how much God loves us anyway? Evaluate your
own strengths. Talk to people older than you for their
advice. Consider what you would like in 20 years. Be
aware of opportunity and be open to change.
--
Ed Birch, Painesville, Ohio
Achieve a contagious self esteem. Success is not
so much "did I win," but rather, I did my best with hurt
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