Recently a new song has been playing on the radio. "Thy Will Be Done" by Hillary Scott. The first time I heard this song, it stopped me in my tracks! I felt like I could have written the song myself, because of how well I could apply it to the events of the past 365 days. Please take a listen before I continue.
Verse one talks about listening to God, and following His direction, only to end up in a place of confusion and hurt. And you're standing there asking God WHY!?! What did I do wrong!!!!
Verse two talks about living in that time of confusion and trying to figure out what happened. And how amazingly Awesome God is. One of my favorite lines in verse two: "just trying to make sense of all your promises... Sometimes I've got to stop. Remember that You're God, and I... am... not..." I have definitely been in that place this past year.
Then there's the verse: "Thy Will Be Done..." Those words have been something I have uttered a million times to God throughout my life. As many times as I have asked God for a husband, I have always ended my prayers with "Not my will, but Yours be done". Thoughts have entered my mind that this prayer is why I don't have a husband right now... But these little seeds of thought are not of God. God has the best plan for my life. Nothing I do or come up with could match God's BEST PLAN for me.
The bridge says, "I know you see me, I know you hear me Lord, Your plans are for me, goodness You have in store..." I have a hard time driving when I sing the bridge, for I just want to close my eyes and worship. This is the truth. Jeremiah 29:11 says, "'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord, 'Plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and hope.'" The enemy tries to whisper in our ear that God isn't listening to our prayers, that He doesn't care about this "little thing" in our life, He has more important things to "worry" about. All of these are lies. The Bible warns us in 1 Peter 5:8, "Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." (NASB) The Bible also tells us in John 10:10 that, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I (Jesus) came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." (NASB)
Don't believe the devil's lies. He has no authority anymore. Jesus became our Redeemer when He died for us on the cross. We don't have to believe the lie that satan is still in charge. He's NOT. Don't be afraid to listen to the Holy Spirit. Don't be afraid to follow God's best plan for your life. It will not look like the world. 1 John 2:15-17, "Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." Notice that promise at the end: But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." That is what I want. I want to please God.
"Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven." -- Matthew 6:9-13
Verse one talks about listening to God, and following His direction, only to end up in a place of confusion and hurt. And you're standing there asking God WHY!?! What did I do wrong!!!!
Verse two talks about living in that time of confusion and trying to figure out what happened. And how amazingly Awesome God is. One of my favorite lines in verse two: "just trying to make sense of all your promises... Sometimes I've got to stop. Remember that You're God, and I... am... not..." I have definitely been in that place this past year.
Then there's the verse: "Thy Will Be Done..." Those words have been something I have uttered a million times to God throughout my life. As many times as I have asked God for a husband, I have always ended my prayers with "Not my will, but Yours be done". Thoughts have entered my mind that this prayer is why I don't have a husband right now... But these little seeds of thought are not of God. God has the best plan for my life. Nothing I do or come up with could match God's BEST PLAN for me.
The bridge says, "I know you see me, I know you hear me Lord, Your plans are for me, goodness You have in store..." I have a hard time driving when I sing the bridge, for I just want to close my eyes and worship. This is the truth. Jeremiah 29:11 says, "'For I know the plans I have for you,' says the Lord, 'Plans to prosper you, and not to harm you, plans to give you a future and hope.'" The enemy tries to whisper in our ear that God isn't listening to our prayers, that He doesn't care about this "little thing" in our life, He has more important things to "worry" about. All of these are lies. The Bible warns us in 1 Peter 5:8, "Be of sober spirit, be on the alert. Your adversary, the devil, prowls around like a roaring lion, seeking someone to devour." (NASB) The Bible also tells us in John 10:10 that, "The thief comes only to steal and kill and destroy; I (Jesus) came that they may have life, and have it abundantly." (NASB)
Don't believe the devil's lies. He has no authority anymore. Jesus became our Redeemer when He died for us on the cross. We don't have to believe the lie that satan is still in charge. He's NOT. Don't be afraid to listen to the Holy Spirit. Don't be afraid to follow God's best plan for your life. It will not look like the world. 1 John 2:15-17, "Do not love this world nor the things it offers you, for when you love the world, you do not have the love of the Father in you. For the world offers only a craving for physical pleasure, a craving for everything we see, and pride in our achievements and possessions. These are not from the Father, but are from this world. And this world is fading away, along with everything that people crave. But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." Notice that promise at the end: But anyone who does what pleases God will live forever." That is what I want. I want to please God.
"Thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven." -- Matthew 6:9-13
