I was recently reading a blog post by Jeff Goins and reflecting on his challenge to find your calling. It's a big challenge for sure, and after thinking about it for a while I drifted toward finding my calling in giving. In essence, my giving calling is the "one big thing" I want to support with my philanthropic dollars.
ONE BIG THING
You see, our calling doesn't have to be a specific vocation or avocation, or being the best mom or dad or the best friend anyone could ever have. Our calling can also focus on something we want to accomplish or help someone else accomplish. And that might take philanthropic dollars.
In my giving calling, it really doesn't matter how many dollars I may have to share, the greater challenge is to discover the "one big thing" I want all or most of my giving to impact with so many giving opportunities before me.
Here are 3 clues to discover your giving calling and the "one big thing" you want to support with your giving dollars.