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3 Ways to Find God's Calling at Midlife Featured on Butterfly Living

  • Writer: Darcie @ Leighton Lane
    Darcie @ Leighton Lane
  • Sep 30, 2025
  • 2 min read

Updated: Oct 16, 2025

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It is challenging to find God’s calling on your life, but it can be particularly confusing during midlife.


Learn three tips to help you find God’s calling and grow in your faith, whether you are in midlife or any season of life.


There is something about the turn of a calendar year or the celebration of a birthday that can cause us to pause and reflect.

We take inventory of our successes or lack thereof. We note the superficial signs of aging by counting our new forehead wrinkles and furiously slathering ourselves with cream.

We praise God for an overall good year, or we praise Him for carrying us through a horrible one. And we pray for good years to come.

In my midlife reflection, I can’t deny the insatiable craving for purpose. There is an innate desire to find God’s calling for my life, so I dwell deeper in thought.

Continue reading for helpful tips to find your calling at midlife on Butterfly Living.


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Listen in as Darcie shares her journey to find God’s calling for her life. She opens up about closed doors and overcoming rejection.


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I am so blessed with good friends in ministry, and I love getting the opportunity to write for my friend, Mary Armand, at Butterfly Living.



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