Miller Secondary Calling

Three things Miller cares about would include: a) The fact that God calls people in three ways: to a relationship with their Creator and to God's people (primary calling), to a mission (secondary calling), and to a world of daily tasks with surprises (immediate calling) (p.38-39), b) the SHAPE acronym and how all of it's elements can provide clues to your life purpose (p.41), and c) Having a mission statement helps us focus our lives in terms of our relationships with friends, family, coworkers and our fellow church goers etc. (p.43)
Problem: " A trap is something deceptive that moves us away from a truly healthy and meaningful life" ( p.34). We sometimes have these lies about ourselves that blocks us from realizing, and seeking our secondary calling; our mission.
The main thesis of this chapter: We should identify our purpose, our secondary calling, which is the call to mission, to be a significant part of God's work in the world, to a meaningful life by making the world a better place (.p.38-39).
He paraphrased the story in Matthew 25: 14-30, and concluded that together the employee's opportunity, abilities, and resources make up their mission (p.35). He uses appeal to the experience of the reader. An example of this would be the acronym SHAPE. He is challenging the reader to think about their successes and struggles, heart, abilities, personality, and experiences, and how these elements provide clues to one's purpose (p.41). Finally, Miller uses information from experts, when he describes the justification for the need of Christians to have a mission statement (p.