“Not as I will -but as You will!”*
*”Thy will be done” is the third of the seven petitions in the Lord’s prayer (the first three address God, the second four are prayers related to our needs and concerns). The third request is that God’s will occurs. Here we are aligning our will with God’s will, we are submitting ourselves to Him, and asking that His way triumphs.”
Read more at:Â https://www.lords-prayer-words.com/commentary/thy_will_be_done.html
In the past 25-30 years or so, I have asked God in my prayers for something other than “His Will To Be Done” perhaps 2 or 3 times -a rarity indeed. And in those 2 to 3 times, twice though with great struggle, I followed my request by saying “If it be your will then let it be done”. And not always as quickly as perhaps I should have 😔.
•From the big book of Alcoholics Anonymous (courtesy of Bill W. and Alcoholics Anonymous -1939 publishing date).