Lord, Have Your Way

 Lord, Have Your Way

A Prayer of Surrender

Lord, have Your way—not my will, but Yours be done,

Not my kingdom, not my glory, not the race I want to run.

I lay my plans before Your feet, my dreams, my hopes, my fear.

Take the pen and write Your story; let Your purpose be so clear.

“Father, if You are willing, take this cup from Me; yet not My will, but Yours be done.” (Luke 22:42)

Have Your way in my heart—melt the cold, the stubborn stone.

Shatter every idol, every throne I’ve built upon my own.

Where pride has made its fortress, send Your gentle, breaking grace.

Let humility and love take root and grow in every space.

Have Your way in my mind—renew the thoughts that lead to peace.

Silence every anxious whisper, let my anxious striving cease.

Plant Your truth like seeds of harvest, water them with living faith.

Let me think on what is noble, pure, and lovely, come what may.

Do not conform to the pattern of this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. (Romans 12:2)

Have Your way in my hands—let them serve and not demand.

Have Your way in my feet—let them walk in holy land.

Have Your way in my mouth—let it speak Your grace and peace.

Have Your way in my whole life—let my striving finally cease.

I trust Your will is better than the best that I could choose.

Your "no" is wiser than my "yes"; Your "wait" I will not lose.

For You are good, and You are love, and You have plans for me—

Plans to prosper, not to harm, to give a future I can see.

“For I know the plans I have for you,” declares the Lord, “plans to prosper you and not to harm you, plans to give you hope and a future.” (Jeremiah 29:11)

So I surrender, Lord. Not once, but every single day.

Lead me in the everlasting way.

Lord, have Your way. I yield my all to You.

Your will be done—on earth, in me, as in heaven, true.

Amen.