This worksheet will offer some really practical and spiritual ways to discover God’s calling for your life Astronomy can teach us a lot about how we can learn to tune ourselves into to God – so we can hear Him talk to us. God’s revelation is like the light spectrum. We can see visible light with our eyes, and a prism will break white light into its constituent spectral colours – of the rainbow. However, visible light represents just a minute portion of what is out there, and to detect the rest of the electromagnetic spectrum, you need specialist tools. Many of us restrict ourselves to just the ‘visible light’ portion of God’s revelation, without realising that God can chose to speak to us, for example about our career direction, in any number of ways or ‘frequencies’. This blog gives some suggestions to help you detect the ‘beyond-visible -light’ portion of God’s revelation spectrum!

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This worksheet will offer some really practical and spiritual ways to disco
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Astronomy can teach us a lot about how we can learn to tune ourselves into to God – so we can
hear Him talk to us.
God’s revelation is like the light spectrum. We can see visible light with our eyes, and a prism will
break white light into its constituent spectral colours – of the rainbow. However, visible light
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represents just a minute portion of what is out there, and to detect the rest of the electromagnetic
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spectrum, you need specialist tools.
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‘beyond-visible light’ portion of God’s revelation spectrum!
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Detecting all sorts of ‘light’
Science has given us an amazing range of telescopes to view increasing portions of the
electromagnetic spectrum and through this we are viewing ever amazing parts of the universe.

2. When a range telescopes observe a distant object in space varying light frequencies produce
different views, which can then be combined to produce a single picture. This composite image
offers a view that is far more complete than anything a single telescope could produce on its own:
An optical telescope
An infra-red telescope
An x-ray telescope
A composite image
Using different techniques to ‘detect’ God’s instructions
God will always call you to something for which He has placed inside of you the potential skills,
personality and other necessary attributes. But let’s be honest, hearing from God and trying to
understand where we should direct our careers or shape the direction of our calling can be really
a confusing process.
The Confirmation chart, at the bottom of this page, is designed to pick up the different ways or
‘light frequencies’ that God can speak to us regarding the career that He is calling you to. The
chart will capture a number of factors through which God could be speaking to us – creating a
composite image of what God has planned for you.
Just as using an infra-red image will only show you the red portion of light coming from a distant
galaxy, concentrating solely on one factor to determine your career direction, such as what are
my skills, will give you a similarly limited understanding of what God is calling you could do.
To create a true ‘image’ of your calling, you need to consider a number of factors, which are
found in the Confirmation chart. If you use this it will help you to see or hear more clearly from
God about your next steps.
Scroll down for images of Confirmation Chart

4. 1) Qualifications
Suggestion: If you don’t have the correct qualifications for the job this could mean a return to
college. Make sure you’re being realistic about your goals and ask yourself if you will be able to
hit the grades!
2) Related experience
Suggestion: Assess what you’ve done in the past. Can you gain relevant experience through a
sideways move at work or by doing voluntary work? Not only will relevant experience help you
into a job but it will also help you to confirm your ability in this area.
3) Known ability
Suggestion: It’s essential that you know what you’re good at doing. If you don’t know, then do an
assessment (hyper link), ask close friends and family, and review your past successes. God will
only call you to something that matches either your present or potential skill set. For example, if
you cannot impart knowledge then teaching is probably not for you!
4) Personality fit
Suggestion: If you’re a square peg, don’t force yourself into a round hole! If you’re a creative
type, you’ll find work in a procedure-bound nuclear power station frustrating!
5) Heart’s desire
Suggestion: You know those deep desires in your heart? Well, they were put there by God.
Spend some quality time getting in touch with these desires, and then pursue them!
6) Prophetic confirmation
Suggestion: Prophetic encouragement is extremely valuable because it will encourage and
confirm your calling. It will never contradict scripture and it will never contradict all the above
factors in your calling.
7) Confirmation from others
Suggestion: The bible recommends that we seek the counsel of others. However, be wise about
who you ask, and make sure they have your best interests at heart. Ask for genuine feedback on
your suitability for a certain career / role, and not platitudes!
Want2get on? is a unique career coaching service that offers 1:1 support for those who want to
draw upon their Christian faith and apply it in a practical way to their job situation.
www.want2geton.co.uk
Tel: 07503 177126
charles@want2geton.co.uk