Os Hillman has encouraged thousands of men and women to seek God's calling on their own lives as it relates to their vocation and to view their work as ministry. This week he speaks about finding God's will at work...
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Finding The Will of God In Your Work
  By Os Hillman
 I desire to do Your will, O my God; Your law is within my heart. 
(Psalm 40:8)

How would you describe the process 
by which you find and do God's will in your life?
 
For some, finding God's will is like playing bumper cars. We keep going in one direction until we bump into an obstacle, turn, and go in another direction. It is a constant process of elimination, failure, or success. Is this the way God would have us find His will? No. There is much more relationship between hearing God's voice and living within the mystery of His omnipotence in our lives. Perhaps this process is more like water in a streambed. The water is constantly flowing to a final destination. As it presses against the streambed, the water is gently pointed toward its final destination. There are no abrupt head-on collisions, simply slight modifications of direction. Occasionally, we come to a sharp turn in the contours of our life. For those times, God allows us to stretch our normal response to change. A popular Bible study says that we cannot go with God and stay where we are. Finding and doing God's will always requires change. What changes are necessary in your life to join God in what He is already doing?

There is a direct connection between finding and doing God's will and having God's law in our heart. A friend once complained that he did not know what God wanted of him in his life. My immediate response was, "How much time do you spend with God in Bible study, prayer, and meditation on Scripture?" "Only a few minutes a day," he replied. How can we expect to hear and discern God's voice if we don't spend focused time with Him? If you have a spouse, how did you get to know him or her before you were married? You spent time together. You got to know everything about each other. Our walk with God is no different. It isn't enough to have a desire to follow God; we must put our energy into getting to know Him. His will for us flows out of our relationship, it is not an end in itself. Commit yourself to seeking Him more in your life by spending more time with Him. "Call to Me and I will answer you and tell you great and unsearchable things you do not know" (Jer. 33:3).
 
A WORK PRAYER
 
Lord God, You have shown in the Bible that You are patient and thorough. So different from human rush and impatience. What I've just read draws me to basics. I want to live in Your will for my life, but that will be hindered unless I spend time with You. Just as I organize the rest of my day, help me to organize the entire day to include time spent with You, for You.   Amen.
 
DISCUSSION QUESTIONS
 
1. Is your relationship with God more like the bumper cars or the stream bed?
2. Are your workdays organized to spend meaningful time with Jesus and the Bible?
3. What can you do to make time for prayer and reading the Bible on your workdays?

This WorkLife SwitchTOOL was written by Os Hillman, founder of Marketplace Leaders (marketplaceleaders.org).    Used by permission. All rights reserved. Content edited and distributed by WorkLife.org for non-profit educational purposes.

 

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