Thy Will Be Done

A friend sent me a song called "Thy Will," by Hillary Scott & the Scott family. It immediately resonated with me and has been a source of comfort over the last few weeks.  I read that Hillary wrote the song after experiencing a miscarriage. While it hits very close to home for me, carrying Baby Pyper, I believe the words "Thy will be done" can be applied to everything in our lives.

In Matthew 26, Jesus prayed, "My Father, if it be possible, let this cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as you will." And that must be our prayer! While our circumstances cannot be compared to those of Jesus, he sets an example for us in his response to his own pain, suffering, and death.

I was listening to a radio segment on the Revive Our Hearts website about the life of George Mueller, a famous pastor in the 1800's. A man of intense prayer, he housed and cared for thousands of orphans in England. Although he endured a tough life, including the deaths of his children and later his wife, he held fast to his faith in Jesus Christ. He said the goal of his life was to glorify God in showing others that trusting God is never in vain. He can be taken at His Word.

The last verse he read to his wife before her death was Psalm 84:11, "For the Lord God is a sun and shield. The Lord will give grace and glory. No good thing will he withhold from them that walk uprightly." At his wife's funeral he said, "If it is really good for me, my darling wife will be raised up again. Sick as she is, God will restore her again. But if she is not restored again, then it would not be a good thing for me. And so my heart was at rest. I was satisfied with God. All this springs as I have often said before from taking God at His word, believing what He says."

He trusted what God said. It seems so simple. I pray God gives me the strength to keep doing just that. I've struggled with fears about the future in the last few weeks. How amazing to realize God is doing what is good, what is best for us, and for our baby.

At our last appointment, we found out Baby Pyper is growing fast and is almost above the average for weight at 28 weeks. That made us smile! We were told our baby was the average size a few weeks ago, but would eventually fall off the growth curve and end up underweight. I guess that's not happening yet! We praise God for his blessings.

As the weeks keep flying by, I am keeping four words very close to my heart. "Thy will be done."