Thy Will Be Done
The first woman that taught me the meaning of those words was a woman who babysat me when I was a child. I can remember so vividly… My sister had been killed in a car accident a few years before and this babysitter was a seminary student who planted a healing seed in my life when she taught me these little words:
“The Lord has a will and I have a need
To follow that will and humbly be still
To rest in it, nest in it, fully be blessed in it
following my Father’s will.”
(Sung by Amy Grant: Songwriters: Hudson, Barbara/Hudson, Michael Vincent)
I sat in the swing in the backyard of our house. She would push me in the swing and would sing those words to me over and over as I went back and forth… “The Lord has a Will…and I have a need… to follow that will…” When she was finished pushing me, she would end our swinging time by cheerfully saying, “Thank you, God for this beautiful day! Thy kingdom come, thy will be done! Amen!”
She was lovingly teaching me that even with the tragic death of my sister the Lord has a will. She prayed with me one night and I remember asking her what that song meant. She told me it was about trusting God more than “the hurts.” It’s the equivalent to saying, “Lord, I trust you NO MATTER WHAT.”
She’s right. God’s will may hurt. But do I trust Him even if it hurts?
Was it God’s will for my sister to be killed? Yes.
Do I trust Him? Yes. He is God and I am not… so I choose to trust.
Is it hard to trust Him? YES.
Jeremiah 29:11 tells us:
‘For I know the plans I have for you,’ declares the Lord, ‘plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.’
THY. WILL. BE. DONE.
I can’t control or change anything, but I serve a God who has a will for me. He sees me. He knows me. He hears me.
Even though it’s been years since my babysitter sat me down in that swing and sang to me, those words ring true and minister to my heart and mind daily. I’ve struggled and gone through phases where trusting God with my circumstances seemed impossible. I’m here to tell you this:
He sees you. He knows you. He hears you. He is for you. He will not abandon you. He cares for you. He will never leave you or forsake you.
Do you trust God enough to say those words? “Thy will be done.”
Is God stretching you and wanting you to trust Him even if it hurts?
SCRIPTURES TO CHECK OUT:
This is my jam of the week. Listen and be blessed:
Here’s the old Amy Grant song that my babysitter sang to me: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zhVkccKRyc8