or, do they really mean, "Grant me my wishes".
2007-04-01 17:30:42 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I can't speak for any other people, but for me when I say Thy will be done, I mean it. His ways are above our ways, He can see the whole picture. I can't.
Hope this helps answer your question.
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2007-04-01 17:53:54 · answer #1 · answered by redeemed 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't say what other people think when they say that, but when I say that, I think of it as "Your will be done" or God's will be done. If I am praying for something in my own life and I say that, I mean to say please grant my wishes as part of God's will.
2007-04-02 00:36:05 · answer #2 · answered by Milton's Fan 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ah, it is surely the latter. Human beings are innately selfish. Anyone who doesn't admit that this is the truth is lying to you and themselves. When most people pray for something, it is because they want it. If they didn't, they wouldn't pray for it in the first place. My favorite is the old " Sometimes God works in mysterious ways" response. How can you argue with that lack of rationale? Great question.
2007-04-02 00:37:17 · answer #3 · answered by Me, Thrice-Baked 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋
No, "thy" means your, and "will" in this case is a noun, as in desire or whim. When someone says "thy will be done," they are saying that God will get what he wants, not that they will. It means "I will do your bidding."
Most people, however, don't know a tenth of what the bible says or means, and when people ask for things they are usually thinking more of themselves.
2007-04-02 00:49:38 · answer #4 · answered by Dan X 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Human preference is: answer my prayer in my way; but a good Christian knows God's ways are not our ways and His infinite intelligence may direct things in a different and better way.
Being Christian requires humility,submission of will and obedience. The reward of that discipline is the peace that surpasses all understanding: that is where the "faith" come in.
2007-04-02 00:41:03 · answer #5 · answered by Candace C 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yes, His will be done. It's not about us. That's a lesson that many people refuse to learn and accept. So much heartache and anger against God exists because of this. Pity.
2007-04-02 00:37:12 · answer #6 · answered by Storm King 2 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Some may, I dont.
Its up to God to do what he wants in my life. And I have never once asked God almighty for "wishes". To supply our needs maybe finacially, or with our health, or my children and thier future salvation.... But not wishes.
2007-04-02 00:50:07 · answer #7 · answered by Bl3ss3dw1thL1f3 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
When i submitted to the will of God, i did so in an honest and sincere inner Heart-felt submission.
Some believers actually Grow up.
but others just fall away.
its all a mixxed bag of different emotions.
2007-04-02 00:44:51 · answer #8 · answered by Priestcalling 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I do God's will not my own. May His will be done in my life and the lives of others. God Bless
2007-04-02 00:51:04 · answer #9 · answered by tebone0315 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I always took it as "I'll be good."
By "thy" we mean God.
God's will is for us to be good and not to sin.
And to wake up early on Sundays.
2007-04-02 00:34:56 · answer #10 · answered by pamiekins 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋