Live Your Calling

Live Your Calling: What on Earth Am I Here For? by Rick Warren

“Your kingdom come, your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven,” Matthew 6:10.

We worship God when we give him our lives every time we pray. Jesus teaches that when we pray, we should commit ourselves to God’s will.

God has a specific will for your life. Romans 12:2 says that his will is good and perfect and it fits you. Part of connecting with God is saying, “God, what is your will for me today? I want to do your will.”

In heaven, God’s will is done perfectly. The problem on earth is that God’s will is not always done. That’s why we’re to pray, “Your will be done on earth as it is in heaven.” We’re saying, “God, I want to submit to you. I want to do what you want me to do.”

“Your will be done” can be prayed in three different ways.

You can say it in resentment: “Your will be done, but I don’t like it.”

You can say it in resignation: “Your will be done, because I can’t help it.”

You can say it in anticipation: “Your will be done, because I know it is the best, and that’s what I want for my life today!”

Your heavenly Father always knows what is best for you. That’s why you can always pray, “Your will be done.”

When you pray for His will, you are relinquishing your own bent toward determining your own destiny to the reality that only the Holy One can see the future and know what is ultimately best for you.

When you do that, you are saying with Paul that you trust Him under every and all circumstances; you are saying, "Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him."

Pray this prayer: “God, I know your will for my life is better than anything I can imagine. I want to give you my life. I want your will done in my life.”