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In the simplest terms, 'vocation' means a 'call.' So, in
general terms your vocation is what God calls you to do with
your life.
Everybody is called by God to know, love and
serve him. The difference is how each one does this.
Individual vocations vary between being single, married,
consecrated, religious or a priest. However, we usually use
'Vocation' to mean a call to the consecrated, religious or
priestly life. That is what we do on this website, but the
principles and much of the advice are also applicable to the
married and the single life. .
In the one life God gave
you to live, you have one overriding purpose, to fulfill the
will of God, because this is the key to your true destiny,
eternal happiness.
God gives each one of us a particular mission in
life. As we grow and life progresses, he makes it known to us,
usually in indirect ways, more as an invitation than an
imposition.
Discovering and ultimately following your
vocation gives the greatest glory and praise to our Creator. It
is what we were meant to do.
"Take up your cross and follow me." (Mark
8:34).
God tells us an amazing thing: that even before
he created us he knew us and called us. However, this does not
mean that we always automatically know for sure what we are
called to do in life. God reveals his will gradually, we can
always make a mistake and we can even say no to him.
Fortunately, God always takes us where we are and so our concern
should be only where does he want me to go from here, and not
anguish over the past. God is always with us as long as we keep
close to Him through prayer and do our best to live up to His
will in the present moment.
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