Comments on: More than a Job http://ryanbrymer.com/2008/10/09/more-than-a-job/ Fri, 03 Feb 2012 19:49:07 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: ryanbrymer http://ryanbrymer.com/2008/10/09/more-than-a-job/#comment-187 ryanbrymer Tue, 27 Jan 2009 16:44:28 +0000 http://ryanbrymer.com/?p=467#comment-187 *RE-POSTED FROM DISQUS* Dan: 3 years ago I would have wholeheartedly agreed with you in that a "true calling" must lead to church ministry, and that any other "job" you have is just something you do to make money that you need to invest into your "true calling" in the church...and so on and so forth. But now, I 100% believe in the Sovereignty of God in that He designed me for a specific purpose, a calling if you will, to use my love for design, writing, and cinema for Him...and it doesn't have to be in church ministry for it to be valuable. God didn't create a "secular" world and a "Christian" world, He created the world. There aren't trees out in Oregon who cuss and smoke and drink, and there aren't bushes in South Texas that sing praises to God...meaning, God created EVERYTHING as it was and it was His, and it was Great! The division that exists in media, music, movies, creativity, etc. we created for our own sakes in trying to compare ourselves to others for our identity. (Well, I'm at least not as bad as that person, I'm not "secular.") I say all of that to bring the point around that God created work, He created movies, He created writing, He created ditches and He has called people to dig ditches with all of their heart, soul, and mind. Each one of us has a calling on our life, and if you look at the hints He has given you throughout your life as to how He designed you and the things you love, the things that make you spark, what you do that makes you come alive, your name even, what it means...all signs and hints He put in place to show you what He wants you to do...for Him. Ross's calling as a pastor to 121 is no better than my calling as a graphic designer/writer. I could go on and on about this subject because God has truly changed my life and my tunnel vision I had of His power and what He can do...but I will let others chip in. AndyC: Ryan, There is a big difference between a vocation and an occupation. I think the calling comes from what God places on your heart as a vocation. The purpose in life is definitely not a job in a secular sense, but what is going to give you something to carry into eternity, when all on earth has been reserved for the fire. *RE-POSTED FROM DISQUS*

Dan:
3 years ago I would have wholeheartedly agreed with you in that a "true calling" must lead to church ministry, and that any other "job" you have is just something you do to make money that you need to invest into your "true calling" in the church…and so on and so forth.

But now, I 100% believe in the Sovereignty of God in that He designed me for a specific purpose, a calling if you will, to use my love for design, writing, and cinema for Him…and it doesn't have to be in church ministry for it to be valuable. God didn't create a "secular" world and a "Christian" world, He created the world. There aren't trees out in Oregon who cuss and smoke and drink, and there aren't bushes in South Texas that sing praises to God…meaning, God created EVERYTHING as it was and it was His, and it was Great! The division that exists in media, music, movies, creativity, etc. we created for our own sakes in trying to compare ourselves to others for our identity. (Well, I'm at least not as bad as that person, I'm not "secular.")

I say all of that to bring the point around that God created work, He created movies, He created writing, He created ditches and He has called people to dig ditches with all of their heart, soul, and mind. Each one of us has a calling on our life, and if you look at the hints He has given you throughout your life as to how He designed you and the things you love, the things that make you spark, what you do that makes you come alive, your name even, what it means…all signs and hints He put in place to show you what He wants you to do…for Him. Ross's calling as a pastor to 121 is no better than my calling as a graphic designer/writer.

I could go on and on about this subject because God has truly changed my life and my tunnel vision I had of His power and what He can do…but I will let others chip in.

AndyC:
Ryan,

There is a big difference between a vocation and an occupation. I think the calling comes from what God places on your heart as a vocation.

The purpose in life is definitely not a job in a secular sense, but what is going to give you something to carry into eternity, when all on earth has been reserved for the fire.

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