practiced. Why? Because I finally understood who I was.
And once I grasped my identity, the activity followed.
Samuel didn’t know God was speaking to him until his
mentor Eli helped him understand what was happening. The
boy, according to the story, was hearing from God and still
needed help. The epiphany was not enough. The same was
true for me with my conversation with Paul. Often our lives
are speaking to us in extraordinary ways, but we lack the
ability to hear or interpret the message. Understanding the
signs, even hearing the actual call, can only take you so far.
What must come next is a decision. And here is the point:
finding your calling, as mysterious as it seems, is not only a
mystical process; it is intensely practical. You either act on
what you know, or you miss your moment.
The Stages of Discovery
Any great discovery, especially that of your life’s work, is
never a single moment. In fact, epiphany is an evolutionary
process; it happens in stages.
First, you hear the call. It may sound different to each
person, but it comes to us all. How we hear and respond to it
is what matters. Sadly, many people never recognize the
voice summoning them to greatness. Like Samuel, they hear
something but aren’t quite sure what to make of it. And
without the aid of a mentor or guide, they’re left to make
sense of it on their own, which means they may get it