Thy Will Be Done

Woo hoo! I receive some wonderful news about an unresolved situation. I am very grateful to see the light at the end of the tunnel.

I’ve been saying the Acceptance and Resentment Prayers on a regular basis for some time now. Yesterday I found a different Resentment Prayer. It was just what I needed to pray yesterday. It is boldly arrogant of me to expect forgiveness and grace while not being able to offer it to another.
So, I thinking…would I be as happy if the news I received today wasn’t what I wanted? The answer is yes because I have come to a sense of peace about the situation. This is of the upmost importance to me. My peace of mind is my top priority.

I’m so glad I surrendered to God’s will about this. Although it is taking a longer than I would like, I do have a wonderful sense of peace about it. This is worth more than anything to me. So, this is what it means when you say: Thy Will be done. Awesome!

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A Prayer for Release from Resentment

by Peter Marshall

Lord Jesus, You know me completely. You know that I have steadily refused to forgive this one who has wronged me, yet have had the audacity often to seek Your forgiveness for my own wrongdoing.

The acids of bitterness and a vengeful spirit have threatened to eat away my peace. Yet I have stubbornly rationalized every unlovely motive. I have said, "I am clearly in the right. It is only human to dislike a few people. This one deserves no forgiveness." How well I know that neither have I ever deserved the forgiveness which You have always freely granted me.

So, Lord Jesus, I ask You now for the grace to forgive this hurt. Even now, I am divided about it, only partially willing to release it. But You can manage even my reluctance, my loitering feet. Take now my divided will and make it one piece, wholly Your will.

And Lord, I give to You this emotion of resentment which clings as if glued to my heart. Take it from me. Cleanse every petty thought. Make me sweet again.

I dare to ask that You will not forgive me to the extent that I have forgiven _____, but that You will bless _____ to the degree that You have blessed me. For these great mercies I thank You, in Your name, who gave me the supreme example in forgiving even those who crucified You. Amen.