To the neglect of some other books, I kind of plowed through A Journey Worth Taking. I would highly recommend this book. I have pulled a few of the quotes I really liked...
“The most effective way to pursue self-discovery (secondary calling) is to serve (tertiary calling). In other words, if I set out to discover myself, my search will be frustrating. If, on the other hand, I set out to serve, I will begin to discover things about myself along the way.” --36
“This task of showcasing God is so fundamental to what I have been made for that I will not figure myself out very well unless I make it a priority. I find myself, in other words (and ironically), only as I make ‘finding myself’ less important than finding and showcasing God.” --79
“And we especially need the church. The simple fact of the matter is that we draw each other out. Our gifts are not for hoarding. If we do not have occasion to share them with people, they remain dormant, and we never discover what they are.” --98
“People who understand that their creativity is a gift of God, rather than putting it in the place of God himself, discover a paradoxical freedom. They are both free to work and free from work. Motivated by love and gratitude (powerful motivators) they are free to work very hard, giving their best back to God. At the same time, because they know that neither they nor their work is God, they are free from the burden of taking themselves or their work too seriously--as if their giftedness mandated perfection.” --145
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