Thy Will Be DOne

DO Your will, Lord. I've been thinking a lot, lately, about what's called The Lord's Prayer. Today it's the 'thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven" part. I can't lie. I want to skip right to the heaven part and not have His will be done on earth. Wait, that's not true. I do wish for His will to be done here on earth. Let me back up and say this, I realize it takes some effort on my part to have the Lord's will be done here on earth. Being human, I'd like to get to the good part already and not deal with, well, my human-ness(yes, I like to make up words). In heaven it's praise, worship and being surrounded in God's glory. There we enter the fullness of God's rest. The works, His and yours, or His and mine, have been completed, right? How do I get to the my works are done part on earth? Does that make sense? How do I suppress my will here on earth and allow His will to be done? There is not one moment or one situation where a person isn't encouraged or bombarded with advertising to take matters into their own hands. Self-help this or D.I.Y. that. Self assurance, self-reliance, self-confidence, the list goes on and on. How does all that programming, for lack of a better word, leave opening for God's will to be done here on earth? Do you not feel less than a woman or less than a man if you don't take matters into your own hands? You can't rely on your neighbor so how can you rely on God? Faith. Have faith and let His will be done. Have faith and rely on Him. Another phrase that has been popping into my head lately is "if it doesn't kill you it makes you stronger". If that's not one of the biggest crocks of bull I've ever heard. If it didn't kill you then I'm willing to bet it left you battered, wounded and probably wishing it had been a hasty death. Where's the strength in that? There you are getting stronger exercising your own free will and getting whipped every time. NOW it's Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven, amen. Lord, I just got whipped and if it be Your will please help me. Oh, in Jesus' name, amen. Really, Lord, help us. Help me. Help me pick up the cross daily. Lord, I accept you as my savior, I welcomed You into my heart knowing that You died on the cross for my sins and rose again. Just as you live I now live. Manifest in me your will. I surrender to it. Truly, the works here on earth yet to be done I am incapable of doing in my own strength regardless of all the self-help material available to me. The only availability that matters is me to you. Let me step outside of myself and let You do what needs to be done through me. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. All to God's glory. In Jesus' name, Amen. Suggested reading Matthew 6:10;16:24, Romans 12-2; 9:16-17, Titus 3:5, Psalms 51:12, Galatians 2:20, I Timothy 1:12