Life Calling Chapter 15 & 16

Question 1

________: mental image representing something in a graphic sense.

Answer 1

Picture

Question 2

______: purpose toward which an endeavor is directed.

Answer 2

Goal

Question 3

______: job, assignment, chore, or act of work to be carried out.

Answer 3

Task

Question 4

__________: ability to arouse an animating, quickening, or exalting influence.

Answer 4

Inspiration

Question 5

____________: ability to see in one’s mind something that is not real in the immediate setting

Answer 5

Imagination

Question 6

__________: a plan, method, or series of actions for obtaining a specific goal or result.

Answer 6

Strategy

Question 7

__________: a line of thought or action leading from one point of reference to another.

Answer 7

Direction

Question 8

We are to discover that vision = ________ and that vision ≠ ______.

Answer 8

Picture

Task

Question 9

_________________ is an individual who gave one of the best examples of displaying a passionate vision in his “I Have a Dream” speech.

Answer 9

Martin Luther King Jr

Question 10

In this person’s speech, the author illustrated the four forces within the needs of the world that drew this person and will draw us, list the specific forces in this case:

a. People force: ___________
b. Contextual force: _________ _______
c. Problem force: ______ _______
d. Location:______________________________

Answer 10

A. Americans
B. Racial Bigotry
C. equal rights
D. United States (specially the American South)

Question 11

In the text, the author outlined the following three ingredients that will help you form a life-changing vision:
______________: is the ingredient of developing a life-changing vision through the formation of a conscious idea or mental image of something you have never before wholly thought of in reality.

Answer 11

Imagination

Question 12

In the text, the author outlined the following three ingredients that will help you form a life-changing vision:
____________: is the ingredient of allowing the voices of your spirit, soul, and heart to speak as loud as your mind and body.

Answer 12

Inspiration

Question 13

In the text, the author outlined the following three ingredients that will help you form a life-changing vision:
_______________: is the ingredient of guiding your dreams towards your own images rather than those of others.

Answer 13

Independence

Question 14

_____________: Is the scripture that states “Without a vision, the people perish.”

Answer 14

Proverbs 29:18

Question 15

In God’s calling to “Open our Eyes” the textbook used the account of ________ to teach us how to see possibilities in situations where we once only saw challenges.

Answer 15

Elisha

Question 16

In God’s calling to “Look at Everything” the textbook used the account of Jesus and __________ ________to teach that life is greater and more fulfilled when we look beyond meeting just our physical needs.

Answer 16

Samaritan Woman

Question 17

In God’s calling to “Look Forward to a New Heaven and New Earth” the textbook used the account of the disciple _______ teaching the people to be ready for Jesus’ second coming.

Answer 17

Peter

Question 18

In God’s calling to “Lift Up Your Eyes” the textbook used the account of ________ to teach about hope and encouragement in the times of despair and discouragement.

Answer 18

Isaiah

Question 19

In all of these teachings, we are called to “see” beyond ourselves. What is the primary reason we are called to “see” beyond ourselves?

Answer 19

Moves us beyond the temptation of selfishness

Question 20

List the four steps that turn vision into action:

Answer 20

1. Establishes direction
2. Set SMART goals
3. Develop a strategy
4. Take actions

Question 21

What are S.M.A.R.T. goals?

Answer 21

(S)​ Specific
(M)​ Measurable
(A)​ Achievable
(R)​ Relevant
(T)​ Time-framed

Question 22

At the end of our textbook, the author concludes that Life Calling becomes a reality and we feel a sense of fulfillment because we’ve attained these three desires of our heart:

Answer 22

Meaning
Significance
Hope

Question 23

His father’s career was: ________________________

Answer 23

Psychiatrist / College Administrator

Question 24

His mother’s career was:__________________

Answer 24

1st Grade teacher

Question 25

What did he enjoy doing as a child that was discouraged once he entered school?

Answer 25

Daydreaming, imagining and making up stories

Question 26

What did he state became the structure of his education?

Answer 26

Acquisition of knowledge / memorization of facts

Question 27

What was the pattern of life he experienced regularly while in school?

Answer 27

Being disciplined in the principal’s office

Question 28

Upon entering college, what experience made him change his view of learning?

Answer 28

An English instructor who encouraged him to be creative

Question 29

_____: see in one’s mind something of beauty, charm, value, or desirability.

Answer 29

Dream

Question 30

How confident in his future was he after graduating college?

Answer 30

Not very

Question 31

How did the majority of his family react to his career choices after college?

Answer 31

Running joke about the variety of different jobs

Question 32

What realization changed his career outlook?

Answer 32

No matter what job he took, he found himself helping others