Thy will be done

            My daughter and I were outside playing soccer when we saw three young boys walking through the parking lot.  They were looking for their cat.

            "Have you seen a gray cat with white on it?"

            We hadn't seen it but said we would keep our eye out for it.  After they left Rachel asked me if we could look for the cat.  I didn't see any harm in it.  I figured it would kill the time.  So off we went.  As we were walking I began talking to her about praying and what it meant when we said, "Thy will be done."  She was half listening, or so I thought.

            "Can we pray that Jesus helps us find the cat?"  I said sure.  So we stopped in the grass.  "You say it out loud," she said, "I'll just listen."   I told her that would be fine.  She could just listen to what I said and if she agreed she would say "Amen".

            No sooner did I start praying then she plopped down on the grass, folded her hands and cut me off...

            "I love you Jesus.  I love you Lord.  Help me find the cat.  Amen. You're beautiful.  Amen."

            "Don't forget to say 'Your will be done' Rachel."

            "Oh yeah.  Your will will be done."

             

            That wasn't a type-o.  She said "Your will will be done." 

            I was amazed.  He went ahead and taught me something through her again.  Where as I was ready to submit to His will, she was confident that it would happen.  And that is the way we should all see it.  He is in control. His will will be done.  It is futile to fight against it.  When we desire things that are outside His will for us, oh we can get them, but at what expense.  When we pray that His will be done we should pray that we have the strength to be in it.

            By the way, when we were walking back to our house, what do you think we found running across our lawn?... Yep, the cat.

SDG