Find Your MissionSample

In the course of their lives, most people embark on a search for the meaning and purpose of their existence. Especially times of pain, separation, illness, a stroke of fate or even moments of change, such as graduation, welcome these questions.

Asking yourself the right questions early in life releases incredible potential. The question of your "why" is ultimately the question of your very personal mission. The right answer can change your whole way of thinking and acting. Finding that answer means understanding more about why God wants you in this world. The sooner you get clarity on this, the more life decisions it will influence. Career choices, spouse selection, investments or family planning will now be seen in a new light. You have a vision that you are pursuing. And you're at least partially clear about what your mission is.

The Bible is full of people who experienced dramatic vocational moments. Everyone knows their stories. Paul, Jonah, the twelve disciples, Moses or Abraham. But what were the vocation experiences of Priscilla, Lazarus, Luke, Simon of Cyrene or Timothy again?

A closer look quickly reveals that most of the biblical characters had a unique story. Priscilla, with her husband, was one of the first Christian missionaries. Luke was a physician and wrote a gospel and the book of Acts. Simon of Cyrene worked in the fields. Except for one day in his life. There he carried Jesus' cross up a mountain. And Timothy? He was a co-worker of Paul and was somehow also a man between cultures and religions. His father was Greek, his mother Jewish, he was a Christian.

There are countless stories of this kind in the Bible. They all have one thing in common: somehow you don't read anything about a dramatic divine call. Nevertheless, each of them lives their very own mission. As if out of nowhere, they appear on the scene. For their time, for their moment in world history. They leave behind their own narrative. And in the process, change the history of the world.

All these show that he is called who lets himself be called. With you, too, God is writing his very own story.