Not my will but thine be done.
These are the words of Jesus. What an example they set for us! We are to mitigate everything we want and desire, for it is only the will of the Father that counts.
Well, not according to Joshua 18:8. In this verse, we see something very different. Seven of the tribes of Israel had yet to receive their inheritance in the land of Canaan. It was time to conclude the munificent promise of God, that Israel would claim and possess the land.
“And the men arose, and went away: and Joshua charged them who went to describe the land, saying, Go and walk through the land, and describe it, and come again to me, that I may here cast lots for you before the Lord in Shiloh.”
What Joshua is saying is that God has given you this land. Pick the parts that appeal to you. Describe them to me. Tell me what portions you want. You get to choose, so pick your favorite places. This is God’s will, but he’s giving you a choice in how it comes about.
This is the same for the followers of Christ. If we are in the will of God, it’s perfectly acceptable to describe to God exactly what we want from him. Spell it out. Say, “God, I’d like the red one, not the blue one, and be sure to make it of the best quality.”
Not my will but thine be done. This is important, too. What we ask of God can’t be allowed to supersede what God wants from us. If we keep this in mind, our requests of him will align with what he expects from us, and he will grant our needs and desires.
God already knows our desires. When we place them before him, he expected them all along.
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