Prayer for Your Will Be Done

Father in Heaven,
Your will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven.

Not my will, but Yours be done, O Lord (Luke 22:42).
You are wise in all Your ways, perfect in all Your plans.
Your thoughts are higher than my thoughts,
and Your ways are higher than my ways (Isaiah 55:8–9).

I surrender to Your will today.
Not just the parts I understand,
not only the things I desire—
but everything You see fit to allow,
knowing You are good, faithful, and sovereign over all.

Let Your will be done in my heart.
Shape my desires to match Yours.
Strip away pride, selfishness, and resistance.
Create in me a clean heart, O God,
and renew a right spirit within me (Psalm 51:10).

Let Your will be done in my decisions.
Teach me to acknowledge You in all my ways,
and direct my paths (Proverbs 3:5–6).
Even when Your will leads me through the fire,
like the three Hebrew boys,
I will trust You are with me (Daniel 3:25).
Even when I walk through the valley of the shadow of death,
I will fear no evil, for You are near (Psalm 23:4).

Let Your will be done in the world.
Break our stubbornness.
Expose every false kingdom and lift up the name of Jesus.
Let justice roll down like waters,
and righteousness like an ever-flowing stream (Amos 5:24).
Let mercy triumph over judgment (James 2:13).

Let Your will be done in the Church.
Refine us, purify us, unite us.
Let the bride make herself ready for the coming of the Bridegroom.
Pour out Your Spirit afresh and awaken Your people.

And Father, help me to trust Your will even when I don't understand it.
Like Job, let me say: “Though He slay me, yet will I trust Him” (Job 13:15).
Like Mary, let me say: “Be it unto me according to Your word” (Luke 1:38).
Like Jesus, let me say: “Nevertheless, not my will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42).

Your will is good, pleasing, and perfect (Romans 12:2).
I choose to lay down my plans and pick up Your purpose.
Have Your way in me, O Lord.

In Jesus’ name,

Amen.