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Published: Jan. 27, 2014, 2:07 a.m.

(Colossians 2:6-7) (NLT) And now, just as you accepted Christ Jesus as your Lord, you must continue to follow him. Let your roots grow down into him, and let your lives be built on him. Then your faith will grow strong in the truth you were taught, and you will overflow with thankfulness.

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(Colossians 2:8) (NLT) Don\u2019t let anyone capture you with empty philosophies and high-sounding nonsense that come from human thinking and from the spiritual powers of this world, rather than from Christ.

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Title: Waiting vs. Willing

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God doesn\u2019t measure my life based on what I do, but based on what I do with what He has given to me.\xa0

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A calling is: Bringing glory to God by faithfully displaying His grace to the world through our life.

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(Isaiah 61:3) \u2026They will be called oaks of righteousness, a planting of the Lord for the display of his splendor.

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(1 Peter 4:10) (NIRV) God\u2019s gifts of grace come in many forms. Each of you has received a gift in order to serve others. You should use it faithfully.

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Calling Myths:

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1.\xa0\xa0\xa0 MYTH: My calling is passive.

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TRUTH: My calling is active.

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A calling can keep you so focused on the future that God has for you that you don\u2019t forfeit that future for temporary fulfillment.\xa0

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In this life we cannot do great things. We can only do small things with great love. \u2013Mother Teresa

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2.\xa0\xa0\xa0 My calling is singular.

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TRUTH: My calling is plural.

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(Ephesians 4:15-16) (NIV) \u2026we will grow to become in every respect the mature body of him who is the head, that is, Christ. From him the whole body, joined and held together by every supporting ligament, grows and builds itself up in love, as each part does its work.

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3.\xa0\xa0\xa0 My calling is in the future.

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TRUTH: My calling is now.

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(Psalm 84:5-7) (NIV) Blessed are those whose strength is in you, whose hearts are set on pilgrimage.

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(Psalm 84:5-7) (NIV) As they pass through the Valley of Baka, they make it a place of springs; the autumn rains also cover it with pools.

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(Psalm 84:5-7) (NIV) They go from strength to strength, till each appears before God in Zion.

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4.\xa0\xa0\xa0 My calling is a place.

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TRUTH: My calling is about the person I\u2019m becoming.

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(Acts 17:28) (NIV) For in him we live and move and have our being.

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If you cannot do the good that you would, do the good that you can. \u2013Chuck Swindoll

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Willing is: The practice of proactive waiting.\xa0\xa0

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It\u2019s not \u201cwhat you would\u201d, it\u2019s \u201cwhat you can.\u201d

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(2 Corinthians 3:18) (NLT) So all of us who have had that veil removed can see and reflect the glory of the Lord. And the Lord\u2014who is the Spirit\u2014makes us more and more like him as we are changed into his glorious image.