How to Find Your Calling

Many times, when you ask somebody how to know what you're called to pursue, they tell you to go after what you're passionate about. I've heard it said so many times, and it quite frankly had me in a bit of a dilemma for a long while.

You see... I'm passionate about writing. So, using this logic, I would go out to pursue writing... right?

Well, here's where the dilemma comes in. 

I'm passionate about writing for sure!.. 

But I'm also passionate about music.

I'm also passionate about acting, dancing, making videos, and a bunch of other things that would pull me in completely opposite directions regarding a career.  

So that brings me to today's blog post.

How do you find your calling when you're passionate about more than one thing? Or maybe when you don't even know what you're passionate about in the first place?

I obviously can't tell you for sure what you're supposed to do, because that's between you and God to figure out. But I can tell you from experience that sometimes you're not called to do just one thing. 

Our purpose in whatever we do can be found in the Bible. 

"So whether you eat or drink or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God." -1 Corinthians 10:31

Our ultimate goal in everything we do should be to bring God the glory. As far as HOW we do that, that's different from person to person depending on your personal gifts, but our calling remains the same no matter what we do.

We are to fight to show the fruits of the Spirit in our lives (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, self-control), we are to be "instruments of Christ", we are to reflect even just a piece of His greatness to everyone around us, wherever God has us.

The thing is, where He has us changes.

One day He may have you out on the stage, and a year later you may be helping behind it. 

Situations change, dreams change, and that's okay.

But I've said it before and I will say it again: God is a God Who wants to see you live those dreams.

You may have a million of them, all throwing you in different directions, but that's okay.

Just hang on tight, and pursue Christ.

Give your life to Him, and live that out loud, and you'll be amazed at how many pieces fall into place.

I'm a junior in High School at the moment, and I'm being pressured to find out what I'm doing and where I'm going next. 

I know a lot of you find yourself in that same situation.

The truth is, you don't need to know what's next. And you don't need to have just one answer when somebody asks you what you're doing with your life. You could be doing twenty different things, but have it all under the occupation of living out loud for Something Greater than yourself. 

For that is your calling, and will forever be, no matter where God takes you.

So I encourage you to go live your calling, wherever God has you right now. 

I think you'll be surprised at just where He ends up taking you.