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| Listed below are the textual responses that were given for the selected question. |
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| 88 total survey responses. |
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| 1. Do you have a passion in life for what you want to do? |
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| I want to write a book people will read, that people will grow through and benefit from. What I am looking for is the topic. |
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| I would like to complete my PhD and go into teaching at a college or small university. |
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| NA |
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| to work in the field that i'm studying at school, get married, have kids and raise a family |
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| I have to be brief? okay :) 1) I want to work full time w/ women in ministry -- helping them to find their value in Christ and pursue their own talents! 2) I'd also like to be a wife/mom, but I have less control over that one :) What am I doing? 1) I'm women's ministry director at my church (volunteer time), and I'm attending seminary. 2) I've put together a swat team to scout out the future Mr. Jenn. Their progress is slow, however. :) |
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| To be involved in the spiritual revival of a certain E. Asian country. To pursue this I am making efforts in learning the language, making trips to the country, and seeking advice and guidance, and pursuing a certain career. |
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| Love and be loved. |
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| serve God in ministry |
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| writing. i write. i read. i think. |
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| I am studying to become a nurse so I can go to africa someday to be a missionary nurse |
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| na |
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| na |
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| I want to start a pro paintball team and open up a pro shop |
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| I'm passionate about pursuing God's will in my life. I believe that dreams/passions placed in us by God are like Him. They're real and lasting. Dreams/passions placed in us by society, family and even ourselves can only be mere infatuations. Like all things of this world, they're only temporary. Although worldly dreams may burn in us like the real thing, the feelings fade. And all we're left with is a confused heart or a mind that can't psychologically let go. Worldly passions try to keep us from experiencing true passion, which can only be felt through fulfilling God's "dreams" for us. Infatuations are in us to distract us from glorifying God. It's what we are designed to do.
(Sorry, I may have entered this twice. I wasn't sure if the survey went through the first time.)
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| right now all i want to do is become the person i'm going to be for the rest of my life and finish eduation. i'm pursuing it by being aware of who i am and how things affect me and by acheiving goals in academia and enriching school with extracirricular activities of both intellectual and artsy merits. |
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| I have a passion to raise my children in a Godly manner, to see the Lord use their lives to bring glory to Him. It's hard to do, since as a parent I have to set the example for them - of living a Godly life myself. I'm not sure if this is a 'dream' - I see this as something the Lord has given me and not something that I'm driven to do myself. As far as personal pursuits - I don't have any (like I don't want to be a 'supermom' or have a career or business) other than to live my life as God intends.
(so who wins here?) :) |
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| become a teacher, lawyer, or counsellor |
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| NA |
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| I put NO, but it really depends. I have 3 dreams: Basketball(WNBA rox! ;-), Writing, and improving my walk w/ God. I'm really passionate about basketball and I practice that TONS. Problem is, it probably won't get me anywhere, 'cept maybe a scholarship or something. And as 4 the WNBA, the chances of getting there are so little that I try not to even hope for that =-(. I guess I don't really do a whole lot to help improve my writing skills anymore. I used to though. As 4 my walk w/ God, I'm still trying to work on that ;-) |
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| N/A |
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| Architecture! I'll be applying to architecture grad schools this fall. |
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| My passion is to be a part of fulfilling the Great Commission in a way that uses my gifts to their highest extent. So I am part of Youth With A Mission teaching missionary kids. I have been part of YWAM for 16 years and do not receive a salary. |
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| nnn |
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| I want to publish 3 best sellers and make tons of money doing what I luv to do, which is write. |
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| I want to eventually live and work in China. I am currently pursuing a career where that is possible as well as attempting to learn Mandarin. |
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| Will the person from NCState who wants to see "spiritual renewal in a certain E. Asian country" please contact me. We share many interests, and I would like to talk to you about your vision. Chris at ctperry@hotmail.com. |
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| my passion is to do networking. |
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| I guess this would be a yes.. I do have a passion about my career.. altho at times it wanes and just becomes a job. |
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| NA |
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| Still trying to determine |
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| This is a difficult question to answer. For one thing, this can be separated into two questions. Do you have a dream? What are you doing to pursue it?
Also, passions and dreams change and evolve. And sometimes you are passionate about something, only later to find out it's not from God. Also, there are general and specific dreams. A general one would be knowing God better. A specific one would be translating the Bible into an unreached people group. |
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| na |
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| It is my desire to know God as completely as possible before going to heaven. |
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| Writing books, starting an intellectual revolution that leads to revival and make a living as a writer. |
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| You guys ought to clarify what you mean by passion. I'm a student, but I take my work very seriously. I hope to go to grad school and study materials science. I take that idea very seriously too. |
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| to become a children's book writer/illustrator. going to school to learn more. |
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| I'm trying to study hard at school and get into a good college so I'll have a good career in the medical field. |
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| To not be another face in the crowd |
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| I enjoy singing and pursue that joy by participating in Sacred Harp singings throughout the country and in a "local" monthly singing an hour and a half away from home. |
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| Be a golfer! Practice Practice Practice |
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| being happy. always learning about things and myself. |
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| Passion: to glorify God by serving Him in wherever he calls me. What I'm doing: working part time at church as the English ministry assistant, applying for seminary for training. |
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| My passion is summed up in M.B. Goffstein's little book _An Artist_, which is, to summarize: "An artist is like God, but small....wanting to work like God with what he can command." To that end, I write my little poems, trying to create a personal literature. So I'm sending poems into the world to seek publication, I'm trying to stay open in the world, and I'm even thinking about starting an e-zine and/or weblog when I can figure out how to do them. |
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| i will not |
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| scale mount everest |
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| I want to be a stay at home mom who homeschools her kids, bakes cookies with them, and just generally loves her family as much as they can take. :) |
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| get my engineering degree, and have a family. Haven't really thought about what God wants me to do. I don't feel the passion about my future..yet.. |
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| I want to make a difference in the life of the people I teach. I want to be able to show them Jesus and help them to become better people. Although, I can't do this directly because I teach will be teaching in a public school. I hope to teach by example and show others the love of God. |
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| I am passionate about evangelism and God’s creation. My dream is to gain a job in a naturalistic filed. I want to be involved in using data, information that looks at creation somehow, eg weather, soil, natural gas, hydro power , etc.
I am completing a degree in applied mathematics.
Currently searching out companies that I would like to work for
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| do Missions work, preferably in Japan |
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| Being a chaplain or a missionary |
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| na |
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| I want to be happy. That is my dream. Now, I'm trying to find out if that means that I could pursue a career that might POSSIBLY be rewarding, but then, it might possibly suck up my entire life and leave me dry and depressed, if i even succeed in getting a job. Which would not be happy. At least, I don't THINK that would be happy. The other option I'm debating is another career, one which would be secure, in demand, and flexible enough so that I could live where I want, take vacations when I want, and have free time! The work would not have to come home with me! Now, which is happiness, I don't know. Even the thought that one can ACHEIVE happiness is a big unanswerable question in itself.... |
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| na |
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| integrate skill sets with 'real world' non-profit or service occupation state-side, and promote such service opportunities as a valid lifestyle choice in America--even if you live (ominous music, please) in a suburban track development and have access to a ford explorer
(read: i'm still useful to someone even if i'm not helping one armed orphans in the jungle of africa) |
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| damnit... i can't go on. this first question makes me too sad. i've "wandered" from my pursuit...again. thanks ken (and friend)...it was a nice wake up call. |
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| love, help + care for those who are unloved, unhelped + uncared for... |
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| human rights work |
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| na |
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| I am learning and taking steps to see in come into reality in my or future generation's time. |
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| Writing. Especially short stories and personal memoirs.
I am working with my professor right now to "get published" |
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| To live life to the full, as promised by Jesus in John 10:10. |
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| I would like to work eventually as a doctor at UCSF. I'm currently studying and trying to find a research position or part time job that will enhance my resume for medical school. I also hope can live each day passionately for the Lord. Thus knowing that I have a master who watches over me, my response should be hard..very hard work. |
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| To become a pediatrician |
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| own my own business and live happily ever after w/ the man of my dreams |
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