http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/2007/11/27/not-the-primary-communicator-part-3-of-5-qualifications/ Rantings of a Pastor/Gamer/Historian/Geek Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:59:06 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5 http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/2007/11/27/not-the-primary-communicator-part-3-of-5-qualifications/#comment-201 Verge » Not The Primary Communicator - Part 4 (of 5): Ninja Wed, 28 Nov 2007 20:42:30 +0000 http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/?p=170#comment-201 [...] Last time I mentioned that some of the seminarians I knew were getting into ministry to fulfill their own narcissism. These guys (and I use that term in the northern, gender neutral sense) were all about the show. They wanted the spotlight to always be on them. They wanted to be important. If we’re honest with ourselves, we all deal with this to some degree. Maybe we want to be important to a smaller group of people, like our kids or our spouse, but we all have a desire to be popular, well-liked and “the star”. This desire in and of itself isn’t a bad thing, but if we let it control us, then we’re in danger of getting way outside of God’s desires. [...] […] Last time I mentioned that some of the seminarians I knew were getting into ministry to fulfill their own narcissism. These guys (and I use that term in the northern, gender neutral sense) were all about the show. They wanted the spotlight to always be on them. They wanted to be important. If we’re honest with ourselves, we all deal with this to some degree. Maybe we want to be important to a smaller group of people, like our kids or our spouse, but we all have a desire to be popular, well-liked and “the star”. This desire in and of itself isn’t a bad thing, but if we let it control us, then we’re in danger of getting way outside of God’s desires. […]

]]> http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/2007/11/27/not-the-primary-communicator-part-3-of-5-qualifications/#comment-200 charlie Wed, 28 Nov 2007 19:05:50 +0000 http://www.kevinstoverblog.com/?p=170#comment-200 i have to agree although i think there is more to the story. looking back on my own experience i can definitely say that calling is a big part of someones life. however, in getting to that point of a person being called there is background. i think the right education and not just a general education can definitely help a person when they actually find their calling or put another way "know what they were put on this earth to do". we have to live in reality while also realizing gods call on a persons life. if a person is called to be a scientist,doctor, lawyer, programmer, pastor, etc then i think gods plan for them will workout in someway form or fashion. not everybody is called to the same careers and thats why we can help each other in different levels of life. a person has to look at what they are good at and assessing their own strengths and weaknesses. look at your hobbies as well. the questions become what am i good at? what skills do i have or need to develop? what has god called me to do in this life? finally, pray about it and dont force the answer. the answer is already there most of the time if not all the time. hope this helps. my experience has taught me to be independent but depend on god all the time at the same time. i have to agree although i think there is more to the story. looking back on my own experience i can definitely say that calling is a big part of someones life. however, in getting to that point of a person being called there is background. i think the right education and not just a general education can definitely help a person when they actually find their calling or put another way “know what they were put on this earth to do”. we have to live in reality while also realizing gods call on a persons life. if a person is called to be a scientist,doctor, lawyer, programmer, pastor, etc then i think gods plan for them will workout in someway form or fashion. not everybody is called to the same careers and thats why we can help each other in different levels of life. a person has to look at what they are good at and assessing their own strengths and weaknesses. look at your hobbies as well. the questions become what am i good at? what skills do i have or need to develop? what has god called me to do in this life? finally, pray about it and dont force the answer. the answer is already there most of the time if not all the time. hope this helps. my experience has taught me to be independent but depend on god all the time at the same time.

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