Life Calling Chapter 15 & 16 Flashcards
________: mental image representing something in a graphic sense.
Picture
______: purpose toward which an endeavor is directed.
Goal
______: job, assignment, chore, or act of work to be carried out.
Task
__________: ability to arouse an animating, quickening, or exalting influence.
Inspiration
____________: ability to see in one’s mind something that is not real in the immediate setting
Imagination
__________: a plan, method, or series of actions for obtaining a specific goal or result.
Strategy
__________: a line of thought or action leading from one point of reference to another.
Direction
We are to discover that vision = ________ and that vision ≠ ______.
Picture
Task
_________________ is an individual who gave one of the best examples of displaying a passionate vision in his “I Have a Dream” speech.
Martin Luther King Jr
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:______________________________
A. Americans
B. Racial Bigotry
C. equal rights
D. United States (specially the American South)
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.
Imagination
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.
Inspiration
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.
Independence
_____________: Is the scripture that states “Without a vision, the people perish.”
Proverbs 29:18
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.
Elisha
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.
Samaritan Woman
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.
Peter
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.
Isaiah
In all of these teachings, we are called to “see” beyond ourselves. What is the primary reason we are called to “see” beyond ourselves?
Moves us beyond the temptation of selfishness
List the four steps that turn vision into action:
- Establishes direction
- Set SMART goals
- Develop a strategy
- Take actions
What are S.M.A.R.T. goals?
(S) Specific (M) Measurable (A) Achievable (R) Relevant (T) Time-framed
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:
Meaning
Significance
Hope
His father’s career was: ________________________
Psychiatrist / College Administrator
His mother’s career was:__________________
1st Grade teacher
What did he enjoy doing as a child that was discouraged once he entered school?
Daydreaming, imagining and making up stories
What did he state became the structure of his education?
Acquisition of knowledge / memorization of facts
What was the pattern of life he experienced regularly while in school?
Being disciplined in the principal’s office
Upon entering college, what experience made him change his view of learning?
An English instructor who encouraged him to be creative
_____: see in one’s mind something of beauty, charm, value, or desirability.
Dream
How confident in his future was he after graduating college?
Not very
How did the majority of his family react to his career choices after college?
Running joke about the variety of different jobs
What realization changed his career outlook?
No matter what job he took, he found himself helping others
