The Longing Inside
Likely, you are reading these words because you have a hunger inside of you. A sense that there may be more to your life. Unrealized potential longing to be discovered… and lived. A calling your soul aches to respond to.
Your life is a gift for you are, in reality, a living thought of Almighty God. As renown English author C.S. Lewis aptly said, “There are no ordinary people. You have never talked to a mere mortal.” The God who created you also calls you, and has given you a life meant to be rich with relevance, purpose. Since the moment you were born you have been in the process of becoming.
But becoming what?
If your course is sound the answer is as simple as it is profound: the person you were created to be! Yet many of us go through life struggling to gain a hold on such an elusive image as who we are, and to what end we should aim the trajectory of our life.
To live well requires you to firmly grasp three things:
- As God’s child, your life is of inestimable value.
- Living your life to the full, reflecting your created purpose, is what it means to be a good steward of your life.
- You are fully alive when you live in a way that is richly reflective of who you are.
It is only in the recognition of your calling that a sound course may be plotted and a relevant, purposeful life pursued.
Just what is calling?
Calling is the lived-out response to Jesus’ invitation to follow him into the fullness of what his Father’s love intends for you to become, and in the becoming, do. Living out who you truly are!
The Journey
There is a journey to be taken in the search for your calling. An adventurous journey of discovery. Far from leaving you clueless, God has embedded important clues in two mediums: The story of your life, and, The desires of your heart. As murky as these two oceans may strike you, they harbor valuable keys to unlocking the mystery of your unique calling, the answer to that nagging question, “What is the purpose of my life?”
Into the Fullness exists to help you in this all-important journey of discovery. In the search for meaning, for a life rich with relevance, calling makes all the difference. Life outside of calling, apart from the Audience of One, is as dry as the desert.
Into the Fullness helps you discover your calling
Over the past six years I’ve studied the topic of calling, fascinated by its implications and experiencing the impact on my own life. Just as the value of a business plan is in the decisions it influences, being armed with a clearer vision of your calling will better enable you to aim the trajectory of your life at the bull’s-eye of God’s purpose. To this end, we’ve developed a calling course you can take anytime, anywhere.
The calling course curriculum is available in three versions in an effort to make it as affordable as possible to as many individuals as may desire to gain insight as to their unique purpose. All three versions are based on the same curriculum, the only difference is in the level of interaction between you and me. The course has information for you to read and absorb as well as a series of eight exercises. All three versions of the course come with a full 30-day satisfaction guarantee. If, for any reason, you are dissatisfied, your investment will be refunded in full. Period.
The course was developed with adults in mind, both men and women. As for the length of time it will take you to work through the course, it varies by individual and your particular life circumstances. You control the pace.
Version ITF01 ($249)
This version of the course uses a combination of email correspondence as well as phone conversations. At the conclusion of each of the eight exercises you are asked to email me your results. This information will help me prepare for the four phone conversations that are readily identified at key points in the curriculum. Each conversation is approximately thirty minutes. This version provides the greatest level of guidance and personal interaction between us.
Version ITF02 ($149)
Although the curriculum remains the same, this version of the course does not include the four phone conversations. Instead, it depends entirely on email exchanges so there is still significant personal interaction between us.
Version ITF03 ($49)
Again, the curriculum itself is the same in all three versions of the course. However, in this our most economical version, there is no interaction between us either by email or phone. You go through the material entirely in a self-guided mode. There is merit in this approach in that the material leads you through a process of discovery in a logical manner, with each section of the course building on the previous. What this version asks you to do without is any guidance or input on my part.
When the desire is too much to bear, we often bury it beneath frenzied thoughts and activities or escape it by dulling our immediate consciousness of living. It is possible to run away from the desire for years, even decades, at a time, but we cannot eradicate it entirely. It keeps touching us in little glimpses and hints in our dreams, our hopes, our unguarded moments. (Gerald May, The Awakened Heart)
I look forward to serving as your guide and mentor on your journey of discovering your calling, the walkway to a relevant life…
Michael
P.S. Better understand what calling is, why it is so important and how it can dramatically increase your sense of personal relevance with our Introduction to Calling. Download it for free.