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called or driven?

Today I read this helpful excerpt from Jack Arnold, pastor and missionary (who baptized me), on the distinction of being called in ministry, or driven in ministry:

A driven person : (1) is gratified by accomplishments; (2) loves power; (3) loves success; (4) compromises integrity for success; (5) is project and goal oriented to the exclusion of people; (6) is highly competitive; (7) becomes angry at opposition, (8) is obsessed with and gives the impression of being busy; (9) seeks to control everything; (10) has a large ego but is inwardly insecure.

A called person (1) knows God has called him; (2) senses he/or she is a person of destiny; (3) knows who he is in Christ and does not have to be somebody he is not; (4) understands everything has been given by God and can be taken away by God; (5) serves God for the praise of God, not men; (6) grasps he is not indispensable to God’s work; (7) longs to do his best for God and does not conform to man’s whims; (8) is committed to do God’s will at all cost, even if it diminishes his own glory; (9) is content in his ministry; (10) has a sense of joy and peace in doing ministry.

Many of Dr. Arnold's texts are available at http://cleartheology.com/
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