Is God's will always done? If so...?

Question

Why do you pray? I'm not trying to be antagonistic here, but is his will changeable with prayer or not?

Answer 1

his will is done in heaven but not yet on earth we pray ( hope ) that it will be here on earth as well as in heaven some day soon

Answer 2

It is God's will that we all live the right way and are happy, healthy, prosperous, that we live according to his laws of life. Is that being accomplished? No.

Jesus Christ, who was God in the flesh, said, "let this cup pass from me" -- indicating his passion. Was his will done? No.

It is God's will that his plan for man be fulfilled. Is it being fulfilled? Yes!

More directly relating to your question: God's will sometimes requires something to happen to someone. Is his will done? That depends.

God's Word gives us this example of his will being changed:
"In those days Hezekiah became ill and was at the point of death. The prophet Isaiah son of Amoz went to him and said, 'This is what the Lord says: Put your house in order, because you are going to die; you will not recover.'" (Isaiah 38:1)

God had even sent a prophet to pronounce his will. But...

(vs. 2) "Hezekiah turned his face to the wall and prayed to the Lord, 3 "Remember, O Lord, how I have walked before you faithfully and with wholehearted devotion and have done what is good in your eyes." And Hezekiah wept bitterly."

And the result of that fervent prayer:

(vs. 4-8) "Then the word of the Lord came to Isaiah: "Go and tell Hezekiah, 'This is what the Lord, the God of your father David, says: I have heard your prayer and seen your tears; I will add fifteen years to your life. And I will deliver you and this city from the hand of the king of Assyria. I will defend this city. "'This is the Lord's sign to you that the Lord will do what he has promised: I will make the shadow cast by the sun go back the ten steps it has gone down on the stairway of Ahaz.'" So the sunlight went back the ten steps it had gone down."

I also suggest you read the book of Jonah.

So, YES, God's will will be done. And, YES, it is changeable.

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Answer 3

In many cases when God spoke a thing men would ask if he really meant what he said or did he mean something else. Many people have tried to manipulate and control God into changing his mind. Would you save the earth if there was 40 righteous, 30 righteous, 20 righteous or 10 righteous. If the fleece is wet and the ground dry, if the ground is wet and the fleece dry. They knew God's will. Is it possible to change the will of God or does God know in advance what our will is and that he has purposed that we should have even the desires of our heart. When we pray in advance how do we know God isn't just agreeing with our prayer?

Answer 4

Praying for perception, vision or discernment are about the only prayers that really work (most of the time)

Even in the Lord's Prayer: "...thy will be done, on earth as it is in Heaven..."

I like the saying: The Lord answers ALL prayers. Sometimes the answer is no"

Answer 5

I know I am going to sound ridiculous, esp if u are a non believer, but the psychics & the prophets say when we pray it's more like a petition to angels & God for what ever our request may be. I suppose it depends on the request & the path to be walked on whether or not it happens ~ but none would believe who don't get their way. It's His will all the way, prayer or none, He makes it happen (or not):o]

Answer 6

The effectual fervent prayer of a righteous man availieth much. James 5:16 last part.

Answer 7

I don't care how hard you pray. God's will will always be done, no matter if we get a million people to pray about the same thing. He is God almighty and there is no other His will being done is the only way.

Answer 8

Yes, God can change His mind. For instrance when God told Abraham He was about to destroy Sodom and Gomorrah, Abraham pleaded with God if 10 righteous people could be found in that place if He will save the land and God told Abraham yes, He will if he can find 10 righteous people. It happened with Moses and the children of Isreal also.

Answer 9

he allows prayers to happen if they are in his will and beneficial for that person. Jesus clearly taught us the importance of prayer and taking time to talk to the father(god), he even gave us the lords prayer, that is why we pray.

Answer 10

Lets put it this way, a little child does not have to beg its parents to feed it, dress it, or buy it toys and things it needs because they know what it needs and will surely try to give the child their very best...Yet when the child DOES ask, and when WHAT that child asks for is for its own good, then the parents are so much happier because they know that the child is willfully accepting their attention and their plans for its well being.

Answer 11

If God's will was always done, why would he have instructed us to pray "Thy kingdom come, thy will be done..."?

Best example I can think of at the moment is my 6 year old grandson. He made a mess in one of the bedrooms and was sent in to clean it up. He was not about to do it, and it took some scolding, some threats from his mother, and a spanken before he finally threw the toys into the toy box and got the room "cleaned". But it was a miserable experience for everyone. Our "will" was done, but not the way it should or could have been done.

With God, His will is finally done in the end, but not always as it should or could have been done. The purpose of prayer is not to change to God, but to change us so that we fit into the plan and get things done the right way.

When you look at Jesus' model prayer, no where are we told to pray to change God.
We are told to acknowledge who He is (Our Father in Heaven, hallowed be your Name)
We are told to pray that His will be done (Your Kingdom come, Your will be done)
We are told to pray for Him to supply our needs (Give us this day our daily bread)
We are told to pray for forgiveness (Forgive us our sins)
We are told to expect that forgiveness to be based on how we forgive others (as we forgive those who sin against us)
We are told to pray for guidance and protect (Lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil)
We are told to praise Him (For yours is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever)
None of that appears to be using prayer to change His will, but rather to change ours.

As prayer ever changed God? Yes. His goal is to get to the right end. The steps along the way can be adjusted as needed. But in the end, his will is done.