Pray as Jesus prayed, "Not my will, but Thine be done."

[Arrabon]

Matthew 26:39 "And Jesus went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”

Luke 22:42, “Father, if You are willing, remove this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” 

John 5:30, “I can do nothing on My own initiative. As I hear, I judge; and My judgment is just, because I do not seek My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me."

John 6:38, "For I have come down from heaven, not to do My own will, but the will of Him who sent Me."

John 4:34, "Jesus *said to them, “My food is to do the will of Him who sent Me and to accomplish His work."

Surrendering our will to God is not a biblical topic written out specifically, much like the theology of the "Trinity" or "God-Head", of the "Three in One." God has allowed us to "Dig-in" to find many topics written between the lines. There are more.

But we have enough bible verses to support the theology of complete surrender to Gods will and plans;

1st Corinthians 19-20," Or do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own? 20 For you have been bought with a price: therefore glorify God in your body."

And we know that God has a specific plan for our lives, as He did Jesus life.

Jeremiah 29:11-14, "11 For I know the plans that I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans for prosperity and not for disaster, to give you a future and a hope. 12 Then you will call upon Me and come and pray to Me, and I will listen to you. 13 And you will seek Me and find Me when you search for Me with all your heart. 14 And I will be found by you,’ declares the Lord." To me, JUST BEAUTIFUL !!!

 

So, after 20 years or more of being disappointed over and over with my prayer life, as many have been for the longest time also, God, through the scriptures, started opening my mind and my heart to the understanding of prayer, and how we are to pray, and how to leave all the decisions in His hands, because He has a plan for our lives, and our desires for ourselves or others may not fit in to His plans. Now, I'm at peace with whatever He decides, as I have become more familiar with the scriptures, and have a much larger understanding of so much more of how God operates, and more of what he says to us in scripture. He actually has an M.O. (Method of operation).

Now when I go to God and pray, and share my heart, I know how much He loves me, and I know I belong to Him, and I know He has a plan for my life, and I know I belong to Him out of His love because of the price He paid for me to be "HIS OWN," and I know that surrendering to Him keeps me safe, as His will for me is perfect, and my will is rarely safe or right.

I also know how much He wants me to pray to Him, and share my hearts desires or concerns, but in the middle of all this, in everything, even the small things at times, I now want to pray and mean with all my heart, "not my will, but thine be done."

God bless you all, and have a safe, and happy 4th.

My name is Arrabon

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Edited July 10, 2021 by Arrabon

[missmuffet]

Give God control. Don't tell God what to do. 

[Arrabon]

1 hour ago, missmuffet said:

Give God control. Don't tell God what to do. 

@missmuffet

YES !!

God is not our Prayer Genie!!!

Edited July 4, 2021 by Arrabon

[Sower]

Pray as Jesus prayed, "Not my will, but Thine be done."
 

12 hours ago, Arrabon said:

Matthew 26:39 "And Jesus went a little beyond them, and fell on His face and prayed, saying, “My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass from Me; yet not as I will, but as You will.”

After this manner therefore pray ye:
Our Father which art in heaven, Hallowed be thy name.

Thy kingdom come, Thy will be done in earth, as it is in heaven.

Give us this day our daily bread.

And forgive us our debts, as we forgive our debtors.

And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil:

For thine is the kingdom, and the power, and the glory, for ever. Amen.

[enoob57]

The better you know The Lord through the study of His Word the more you can effectively pray according to His will and not your own... after all His page ‘IS’ the only one to be on!

[JohnD]

Be honest with God. Tell him how you feel (even if it is what most would deem blasphemy).

God is love and Jesus is Truth. And God can see past anything you try to cover up.

Look at the Psalms where David makes charges or Abraham said "you have kept me childless..." 

etc. You think God isn't big enough?

I catch myself doing this... the long wordy religious prayers... nix that!

Talk to God.

Talk to God like he is not the imbecile most treat him like.

He knows all your needs.

He knew them long before there ever was a you or me.

Remember, it's his kingdom. We are his property.

But he knows we have wants and needs.

Seek him as our Source and as the Executor of

our estate. Yes means yes no means no maybe means maybe.

He has our best interest at heart (when I say "our" I mean collectively... it may involve our doing

without for the sake of another under God's purview).

Thy will not my will be done was prayed by the humblest man to ever walk the face of the Earth. We do well

to emulate him in every way... some (including the Apostle Paul) came close... or closer than most... but there is 

a chasm of difference between any human being and the God-man...

And Jesus was establishing his own identity apart from that of the Father (Jesus being God the Word incarnate).

Otherwise "My will be done." would have been prayed. Sorry oneness / modalists. The one God is a plurality of persons.

Jesus was also establishing that he was and is fully man as well as fully God. Sorry gnostics (who teach Jesus came only as a theophany).

Jesus also established by this prayer that there is no other way to redeem mankind. All things are possible for thee, let this cup pass from me...

John 16:26–27 (AV)
26 At that day ye shall ask in my name: and I say not unto you, that I will pray the Father for you:
27 For the Father himself loveth you, because ye have loved me, and have believed that I came out from God.

[Arrabon]

To me, it's one thing to read all these verses about God's will ,and understand the concept of everything is in God's hands, but to actually make an effort to live God's verses out in real life, is quite another thing. For me at times, it was gut wrenching and terrifying, when God first started teaching me these ways to trust Him and depend on Him. But each time I was strengthened.

Several times God has put me in growing positions to not only believe I can accept His will, no matter what I am wanting to do, but to honestly and truthfully, with more peace each time, to be willing to accept His decision with joy and peace, even if He says "NO."

I am at that place again!! It's time to grow again!!

Philippians 4: 6-7 have been the premier verses in my life, that God has used to cause me to grow.

6 "Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything by prayer and pleading with thanksgiving let your requests be made known to God. 7 And the peace of God, which surpasses all comprehension, will guard your hearts and minds in Christ Jesus."

My childhood and earlier years as an adult were filled with fears of various kinds controlling me at times, but I was able to work through it each time. But as time passed I took on more things that caused  greater fear, and as hard as I tried, I couldn't find that peace God speaks of. I prayed for years, over 20, and over those years, I have gotten a bit stronger each time I have taken on things I have to leave in Gods hands, and totally depend on Him, and experienced a little more peace.

Now I am at a crossroad, where I have to make one of 2 decisions, and I can't believe, that I feel like no matter which I choose, I am confident that God will make things work out -  For me that's AMAZING!! "All things work together for good" - if that's His will.

What's even more AMAZING, is that, I am even OK if nothing works out, or He changes things, and all my plans don't work out, because maybe it's not God's will.

But either way things go, because of my past, it's such a crazy feeling to have this quiet confidence I feel in the Lord.

I  honestly never believed I would be as this point in my faith. I have struggled so long with this, I thought maybe this was like with Paul, when God said, "My grace is Sufficient." Not bragging one bit, but just honestly amazed and astounded by my peace - Praise God !!!.

 Tomorrow is that day I step out on faith, and do what I need to do for my future, and then wait for 2 weeks to stay in peace and watch and see Gods involvement, and how it all will turn out.

Whether things go my way or not, at this point, that doesn't seem to matter hardly at all, compared to feeling, and having this peace and confidence in the Lord I have sought for decades. What a joy to be here with the Lord !!!

Thank you all for sharing this with me - God bless you all.

Arrabon

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by Arrabon

[Tammy Roesch]

It's so much better to allow God to lead, to open and close the doors....than for us to try to MAKE THINGS HAPPEN.  

[Guest clancy]

 I used to tell God how certain areas in my life were going to turn out...

” Yeah  Right”.....he soon put a stop to that....???..... 

At least I bet I make him laugh!..???

[Arrabon]

1 hour ago, clancy said:

 I used to tell God how certain areas in my life were going to turn out...

” Yeah  Right”.....he soon put a stop to that....???..... 

At least I bet I make him laugh!..???

@clancy

 YEAH, ME TOO!!!