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Your Calling is Never Complete · The Daily Writer

• 0:06
  SPEAKER_00: Welcome to the Daily Rider Podcast, where we bring you tips and inspiration each day to help you build habits for writing success.
• 0:14
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  SPEAKER_00: In the Christian community, there's a lot of talk about the concept of calling.
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  SPEAKER_00: Most Christian leaders have experienced some kind of calling toward their work, and they see it as a spiritual invitation from God, a continuation of the great tradition of biblical leaders like Moses, David, and Paul, who experienced a supernatural call.
• 0:41
  SPEAKER_00: Most writers feel this way about their work too.
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  SPEAKER_00: In fact, you probably feel some kind of nudge or a pull toward your creative work.
• 0:49
  SPEAKER_00: And regardless of whether you believe this comes from God or some other source, the important thing is that you obey this calling and don't try to run from it.
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  SPEAKER_00: Because when you run, you're unhappy.
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  SPEAKER_00: When you do the work to fulfill your calling, you have a deep sense of joy and you also serve other people with your gifts.
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  SPEAKER_00: This calling, though, is never finished.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's an ongoing pilgrimage that lasts your whole life.
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  SPEAKER_00: The author and ghostwriter Jeff Goynes said, Your calling is not a destination.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's a journey that doesn't end until you die.
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  SPEAKER_00: You know the truth is that none of us ever arrives as a writer in the sense that we've learned all we can learn, or that we've somehow completed the mission.
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  SPEAKER_00: The mission, your calling, never ends.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's not just about how many books you write or what other accomplishments you might have.
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  SPEAKER_00: It's also about embracing the creative life, the life of an artist.
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  SPEAKER_00: And that is always a journey worth taking.
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  SPEAKER_00: Here's today's question.
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  SPEAKER_00: Do you feel a calling to write?
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  SPEAKER_00: Why or why not?
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  SPEAKER_00: Today's episode is brought to you by the Daily Writer Club.
• 1:57
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