Thy Will???


I was practicing this song today, Thy Will ,and ended up in tears. I'm not quite sure how this happened, exactly why it was so upsetting to me. I struggle daily with submitting my life completely to the Lord, and saying the phrase, "Thy will be done," and submission go hand in hand. This is reflected in Romans 12:2. Do not conform to the pattern of this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what God's will is - his good, pleasing, and perfect will.  So, this raises a couple questions, "Why is this so hard for me?" and "Why did it upset me so?"

"Transforming my mind" basically to me means a huge attitude check. Am I following what God wants me to? Or, am I following my human instinct? Am I transforming into a Jesus follower? Or, am I going after "worldly" desires? Is my heart following God's desires? Or, am I following what feels good at the moment?

Jesus says in Matthew 6:10 says, "your kingdom come,your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven."

How many times do we get caught up in complaining about how things turned out? How the direction of our life has went?

Would the act of completely submitting yourself only be complete if we actually say, "Your will God, not mine."

I know that in the end, it is going to be God's will that is done, am I okay with that, or am I going to constantly be second guessing what his will is?  I suppose that, it's one of those things that I need to change my mindset and be okay about it, regardless of the outcome.

You aren't going to get everything you ask God for in prayer. Verse two talks about how God knows more than us,  He knows all and can see the bigger picture. Everything that you pray for always has an answer, it'll be one of 3 answers: Yes, It's perfectly in His will; No, you way off base: or Not yet, Maybe after you get your crap together or this isn't quite my timing. (Yes, this is how I think of this! Haha)


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