If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat by John Ortberg
Week 4: Chapter 3 — Discovering Your Call
Read Chapter 3 of If You Want to Walk on Water, You've Got to Get Out of the Boat. Primary Scripture: Jeremiah 1:4–10; Ephesians 2:10.
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Before you can get out of the boat, you need to know which way the water is — this chapter is about the deeply personal question of where God is calling you, specifically.
Discussion Questions
7 questions1.Ortberg distinguishes between a general calling (every Christian is called to love God and neighbor) and a specific calling (the unique adventure God has designed for you). Why does that distinction matter, and how have you thought about your own specific calling?
2.The chapter explores the idea that calling is often found at the intersection of your deepest gladness and the world's deep need — a concept Ortberg borrows from Frederick Buechner. Where do you see those two things intersecting in your own life right now?
3.Ortberg points out that many people avoid discovering their call because, once they know it, they'll be responsible for responding to it. Have you ever sensed a calling and then deliberately looked away from it? What made you turn away?
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