Living well doesn't happen automatically for followers of Christ—it happens when we have planned ahead by reviewing and recalibrating our lives on a regular basis, and when we transition from one stage of life to the next. Times of transition, especially in midlife or later life, are ideal moments for recalibrating our priorities and habits.
Ken Boa and Jenny Abel give us the perspective and practical tools needed to evaluate our God-given gifts, talents, skills, wisdom, knowledge, resources, and opportunities so we can use them to the full extent God desires. It involves an intentional recalibration and envisioning of one's life based on God's universal and unique purposes for each person as we move from the demands of our careers into a deeper sense of calling. This eternal perspective allows us to live meaningfully now and into the future so that the best is yet to come.
256 pages.
Introduction: The Road Goes Ever On and On
Part I—Perspective: What Gives Meaning to Life?
1. Leaving a Godly Legacy
2. Numbering Our Days
3. Treasuring God and People
4. Moving from Career to Calling
5. Developing a Better Vision of Retirement
Part II—Purpose: What Gives Direction to Life?
6. Understanding God's Purposes
7. Discovering Your Unique Purpose
Part III—Practice: How Do I Wisely Invest My Life?
8. Stewarding All That God Gives
9. Stewarding Time
10. Stewarding Talent
11. Stewarding Treasure
12. Stewarding Truth
13. Stewarding Relationships
Conclusion: Living So That the Best Is Yet to Come
Acknowledgments
Index of All Tools
Tips on Using the Tools
Seven Keys to Living and Finishing Well
Scripture Guide for Transitions
Notes