Quotes About Calling

God never calls a person [into His service] without equipping him. I know that from experience.

God called me many years ago to be an evangelist, and I have never regretted His leading. I love the crusades, meeting people from every country and culture all over the world. My life has been blessed by friends from every land, and challenges from every corner.

Christians] are called to distinguish themselves as Christ followers, not community organizers.

Christ taught that in the sight of God one soul is worth the entire materialistic world! In God's sight the individual is all-important. When Christ calls a man to follow Him, He calls him "out" from the "group." Christ can fill the vacuums. He can restore your personal identity. He can become the truth to your generation.

God is at work in the midst of crisis. In the midst of the problems, pessimism, and frustrations of our day, God is doing His own work. Let us realize that there are certain things we cannot do. Let us be faithful in the things He has called us to do.

Evangelism is not a calling reserved exclusively for the clergy. I believe one of the greatest priorities of the church today is to mobilize the laity to do the work of evangelism.

A true messenger lives a burdened life. If he is the Lord's vessel, he carries in his heart a burden for souls none can share but those who know it firsthand.

He who is called to and set apart for the work of an evangelist is to devote his time and effort single-mindedly to this God-given task. He is not to be distracted by anything likely to deflect him from this. Persecution will not weaken his resolution. The persuasion of others will fall on deaf ears. Only the clear leading of God will cause him to change his ministry.

Christians at work in the world are the only real spiritual light in the midst of great spiritual darkness. This places a tremendous responsibility on all of us.

May we all storm the gates of heaven for the souls of the anguished, that in their greatest time of need they will hear the gentle voice of God's Spirit calling them to repentance.

Evangelism has always been the heartbeat for our ministry; it is what God has called us to do.

Our world is obsessed with success. But how does God define success? Success in God's eyes is faithfulness to His calling.

Then I thought about my boyhood dreams. Instead of bat in hand at home plate, I had what I now know is a much greater privilege: to stand behind a pulpit, with Bible in hand, immersed in the power of the Holy Spirit.

Without Ruth's partnership and encouragement over the years, my own work would have been impossible. We were called by God as a team.

God calls us to live lives of purity.

God isn't finished with you when you retire! When we know Christ, we never retire from His service.

The question is what I wanted to do with the new life God has given me. This is the mission I want to take on.

Before you were called to be a shepherd, you were called to be a lamb.

God's desire is for you to serve him just by being who you are, by using what he gave you to work with.

The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself, but when he plays the role destiny has for him. Vaclav Havel

God has a wonderful plan for the second half of your life: to allow you to serve him by doing what you like to do and what you are good at.

The ministry was the profession that suffered most—and still suffers, though there has been great improvement—on account of not only ignorant but in many cases immoral men who claimed that they were "called to preach.

In the earlier days of freedom almost every coloured man who learned to read would receive "a call to preach" within a few days after he began reading.

Of course you can't know. But you play the odds. You save who you can and you mourn those you can't. When you follow this calling, your heart gets ripped apart every day. You make the world better in increments, not grand designs. You make choices. Do you understand?