Renewal is defined as resuming an activity or state after an interruption, or extending the validity of something, or repairing or updating something in disrepair.

Calling is a promise(s) wrapped in a request.

Promise(s) of following
If we follow, we are offered the promise of a relationship with Christ.
If we follow, we are promised to be “made” by Christ.

Calling impacts others for a season, a reason, and lifetime.

1. Roles of daughters, sons, friends, parents, spouses and many others.

2. Available to meet the needs of others.

No one has a call that precludes responding with grace to the needs around us, whether it is toilets that need to be washed, children who need attention or a colleague who needs an empathetic ear. [from Courage and Calling by Gordon Smith]

3. Having our gifts, passions, and even weaknesses used for others.

Calling is where your deep gladness meets the world’s great hunger. [Frederick Buechner]

Dangers of Calling
We get the promises out of order.
We embrace self-made over Jesus-made.
We get caught up in doing and forget being.
Prioritize callings based on public vs private
We think calling has an expiration date.