Finding a Job That Fits
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What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
Are you struggling with the will of God for your life?
We want to know whether He wants us to live in this city or that city, take this job or that job, marry this person or that person, when it's enough to be busily engaged in the central concern that the Bible has for living at the will of God.
Have you ever been faced with tough decisions like those, a big move across the country, or like me 14 years ago, a big move to the other side of the world? What about the prospect of a new job or the question of marriage? And in those moments, you might be frozen. You can't decide because you're just not sure if it's God's perfect plan for your life. The will of God is such a practical question, and again and again, R.C. Sproul would be asked by his students and by conference attendees if it's possible to know it. That's why he recorded this series. So for the final time this week, I encourage you to request the entire series and the companion book, Can I Know God's Will?, before this offer expires tonight at midnight.
How can I discern God's will for my life?
Give a donation at renewingyourmind.org today and the series and the book will be yours as our way of saying thank you for showing your support of Renewing Your Mind. Well, today on Renewing Your Mind, R.C. Sproul will remind us that the Bible has one central concern for us as followers of Christ, and it's clearly spelled out for us in Scripture. We often forget we're in the middle of making tough decisions, but take comfort. We can know the will of God for us. Here's Dr. Sproul.
We're looking at the subject, how do I know the will of God for my life? I remember lecturing that on one occasion where I talked about the different ways in which the Bible speaks of the will of God. And in theology, we distinguish among several nuanced ideas of the will of God because in the first place, there are two different Greek words in the New Testament, both of which can be translated by the English word will. And each of those words have several nuances of meaning.
What are the different aspects of God's will according to the Bible?
So we know that the Bible speaks about the will of God in more than one way. And some of the distinctions that we make in theology, and remember that it is the prerogative of the woman to change her mind. It is the prerogative of the theologian to make fine distinctions. is that we would distinguish between, for example, what we call first of all the sovereign efficacious will of God and the preceptive will of God. And what is meant in that distinction is simply this, that the sovereign efficacious will of God is that reference to the will of God by which God sovereignly brings to pass whatsoever He wants to bring to pass. It can't possibly be resisted. It cannot be overthrown. When God creates the universe and says, let there be light, there's no possibility that the light won't shine because God is commanding it.
He's willing it sovereignly and exercising His sovereign power and authority to make it come to pass. The precept of will of God refers to God's commandments.
What is the distinction between God's sovereign and preceptive will?
Thou shall have no other gods before me is a precept that comes from God. This is His will that we not commit idolatry. Now, is it possible for us to break that will? Yes, of course. But that's not what I want to be looking at immediately. I want to go back to this business of the sovereign will of God. And when people say to me, how do I know the will of God for my life? I want to know this, what will are they talking about? Usually what they're asking me about is what is the sovereign, efficacious will of God for my life? What is God's eternal plan for my life?
How do the hidden and revealed wills of God differ?
Now, when we make further distinctions about this business of the sovereign, efficacious will of God, we make a distinction between the hidden will of God and the revealed will of God. the hidden will of God and the revealed will of God. Now, remember the Old Testament says, the secret things belong to the Lord our God, but that which He has revealed belongs to us and to our children forever. So the Bible itself makes a distinction between what God has revealed and what He has left hidden.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
0:00–1:10
2
How can I discern God's will for my life?
1:10–2:13
3
What are the different aspects of God's will according to the Bible?
2:13–3:16
4
What is the distinction between God's sovereign and preceptive will?
3:16–3:55
5
How do the hidden and revealed wills of God differ?
3:55–6:37
6
What practical steps can I take to align my gifts with my job?
6:37–8:50
7
How can I evaluate my motivated abilities for career choices?
8:50–13:05
8
What final thoughts does R.C. Sproul offer on finding a fulfilling job?
13:05–26:13