A Reflection On God’s Will

When I need to trust that the Father’s plan is good for me

We know that we should pray for God’s will to be done, but we’re often afraid to. Why? Because we do not trust that His will is best for us. We think His agenda and ours are by nature at odds with one another.

Because of our corruption, they may in fact be at odds. But if we could see the whole picture, we would understand that it is our own will that falls short of fulfilling our well-being, not His. If we really understood, we would know that when His will and ours clash, His is by far the better of the two, not just for His own purposes, but also for our happiness and eternal blessing. If we could see as well as He does, we would choose His will over ours every time—not because we’re mature, selfless, and God-centered, but even for our own self-interest. What He wants is always best for us.

May your will be done on earth, as it is in heaven.

Matthew 6:10