Trusting His Plan

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 As we continue to follow the directions of Jesus regarding prayer, we come to two convicting phrases:  "Your kingdom come. Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven." (Matthew 6:10, ESV)

Asking for God the Father to establish His Kingdom on earth acknowledges His power and sovereignty over all.  While I give lip service to God's power over all, I was convicted during this study to ask myself: Do I truly ask God to rule and allow His Kingdom to be established in my everyday requests?  He wants us to hand over our marriages, our children, our goals and desires to Him in complete surrender to His Kingship.  Ouch. Living our lives in submission to the Holy One demands that we live, act and pray with the realization that He has a plan for each of us, and it is good! Further, His plan for us plays an important role in His Kingdom Plan for all of the universe.  Mind blowing.  

It's easy to forget that we are soldiers in the Army of God, waging a victorious battle against the Prince of Darkness.  Jesus doesn't want us to forget.  In fact, through following Jesus' example for prayer and calling for God's Kingdom to rule on earth, we are reminded every time we pray that we serve the King of Kings and His kingdom will not fail! 

Asking for God's will to be done on earth as it is in heaven lays all of our requests under the protection of God's will.  His will is good.  We can trust it!  He wants us to bring our requests to Him!  He delights in it! But as we do, He wants us to place them in His nail-scarred hands, fully yielding the end result to His master plan. 

Sisters in Christ, we can trust the Father with our requests.  Bring them and lay them before Him. Trust His will and rest in His sovereign plan!    

💓 Heather Sparks

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