Seven Words That Will Change Your Life

Summary: Jesus spoke seven simple words that have the potential to
change your life. They will bring you into line with His plans and purposes
for you on this earth.
Deuteronomy 30:19-20 This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses
against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and
curses. Now CHOOSE life....
God offers us choices life or death, blessings or curses, heaven
or hell and He says, You choose.
God allows us to use our free will.
Some Bible illustrations:
Joshua: As for me and my house, we will serve the
Lord. He chose God, blessings, and life.
The rich young ruler chose his wealth over following
Jesus (Matthew 19:21-23). And Jesus did not try to coerce
him to change his mind.
Paul wrote: (2 Timothy 4:10) ...Demas, because he loved
this world, has deserted me. Demas chose the world
over serving the Lord.
We face similar, freewill choices every day:
We can choose to pray or not. God wont force us.
We can choose to live holy lives or not.
We can choose to share our faith with others or just to be
secret Christians.
We can choose to be law-abiding, honest citizens, or we
can choose to walk the edge and push the limits.
In these and thousands of other choices, the Bible gives us wisdom
to make right choices, but God does not force us. He grants us free
will to choose.
In this context (free will to choose) Im going to share with you
seven words that will CHANGE YOUR LIFE Not My Will, But
Thine Be Done.
Matthew 6:9-13 This, then, is how you should pray: Our Father in
heaven, hallowed be your name, [10] your kingdom come, YOUR WILL BE
DONE on earth as it is in heaven....

10, KJV ...THY WILL BE DONE...

THY WILL BE DONE. If said sincerely to God daily, choice by
choice, this can change your life!
But this can get scary
Ive heard some say, But God might call me to the
mission field!
Or...God might have me go up to that homeless person
and offer a kind word and share my faith.
Or...God might not let me keep dating this person.
Or...Lord, I might lose control of my life if I say to you,
Thy will be done. Thats correct!
# Remember, these words will CHANGE your life.
But think about it: What could be safer than to be in the will of
God?
What could be more fulfilling than to be exactly in the
center of His will?
Luke 22:41-42 He withdrew about a stones throw beyond them, knelt down
and prayed, [42] Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet
NOT MY will, but YOURS be done.
42, KJV Not my will, but thine, be done.
This scene describes it perfectly:
Jesus had His own will: ...remove this cup from me.
YET NOT MY will, but YOURS be done.
Was Jesus will here sinful? No; He never sinned.
But if He had followed His desire to escape the cross, we
would not be saved!
So its possible for our will to desire things that are not
necessarily sinful, but are not the RIGHT CHOICES.
For example, is it a sin to get very busy and go
several days without spending time in prayer and
the Word?
Probably not, but is that Gods will?
Stopping what you are doing and saying, THY will
be done would certainly bring changed conduct.
Philippians 2:12-13 ...[13] for it is GOD who works in you TO WILL and to
act according to HIS good purpose.

13, KJV For it is God which worketh in you both to will and to do of his
good pleasure.
This is a major truth. GOD works in us to WILL ... HIS good
pleasure.
You may have many legitimate desires, but theyre not all
the will of God. Remember Jesus in the Garden? Remember
Paul's two sincere false starts before Macedonia?
Heres how I believe God wants it to work:
1) Recognize that not all apparently wholesome inclinations are the
will of God. Some are, some arent.
2) Determine to surrender to GOD CONTROL of your life NOT MY
will be done.
3) Determine to ASK Him daily: THY will be done.
4) With your heart open and obedient to God like that, watch Him work in
your heart TO WILL and to do of HIS good pleasure.
So...seven words that will change your life:
Not my will, but thine, be done.