I confess, Lord, my demanding spirit.
I've told you how prayer could be answered. To my shame.
I've even bargained with You.
No wonder my spirit is so sore and weary.
Now, Lord, I want to give up all this self-effort.
I want You in my life more than I want this thing I've been praying for to happen.
So by an act of will, I relinquish all this to You,
removing myself
so You can be free to do Your will in me, or through me, or around me.
How grateful I am to realize that the answer to my prayer may not depend upon me at all!
-Catherine Marshall
I've told you how prayer could be answered. To my shame.
I've even bargained with You.
No wonder my spirit is so sore and weary.
Now, Lord, I want to give up all this self-effort.
I want You in my life more than I want this thing I've been praying for to happen.
So by an act of will, I relinquish all this to You,
removing myself
so You can be free to do Your will in me, or through me, or around me.
How grateful I am to realize that the answer to my prayer may not depend upon me at all!
-Catherine Marshall
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