Thy Will be done

Written by Tom Smith.

“Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done.” (NIV) Luke 22:4

The whole Christian journey for those who obey Christ can be boiled down to one prayer. It was that prayer Jesus prayed in the Garden after eating with his disciples. At the end of his prayer, He said these words. "Not my will, but thy will be done". In our day to day walk with Christ, those 8 words sum up what our life in Christ is all about. Not our will, but HIS will.

The fact is when we accept Christ and obey, the Bible says that it is no longer our life any longer. We have surrendered our life to Him. It doesn't belong to us anymore, it belongs to Him. It is no longer our life to do with as we please but is now HIS life to do with as HE pleases. This is the one big element of the Christian journey so many never understand, and it is why so many Christians live unfulfilled lives. This is also the reason why so many, after being baptized into Christ, backslide and end up in the same traps, the same bondage as before they were saved. When a person acknowledges Jesus Christ as their Lord and Savior, there is not only a spiritual work that is done, but that spiritual work than must translate into the real day to day life of that person. A newly saved person needs a seasoned Christian to help them understand that their life is now different, to walk with them in those early days of their Christian journey, to help them in their new walk with Christ. Whereas before they did exactly what they wanted, how they wanted when they wanted, that is no longer the case. Their lives now belong to the Lord. It is no longer what they want to do, but what God wants them to do.

Of course, this change does not come overnight. It is a process. Day by day, week by week, month by month, year by year. Spending time in the Word, in prayer. The act of dying to self is something we all must do daily. We can never forget whose life it is now. Each day we must be open to what God is wanting to do in our life. He has a plan and purpose for each one of us. However, we can block that plan and purpose by imposing our will over His. That is our God-given freewill choice. But in doing that, we not only miss out on so many blessings but forfeit the peace, joy and abundance this life can offer since that is only known when we are in His perfect will. Let thy Will be done, Lord.

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