Excuses for God's will

Let me recap the last few days:
The prayer, “God’s will be done” is probably prayed more than other phrase. There is a time for that, and there is a season when that needs to be done. I know Matthew 6 says, “thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven”. We focus on “thy will be done” and not on the description of “thy will”, which is “on earth as it is in heaven”.

Why do we pray “God’s will be done”?

• Gets God off the hook if it didn’t turn out the way we wanted
• Keeps us from praying with fervency and persistence
• Keeps us from really seeking His will
• Keeps us from understanding His will
• Keeps us from pursuing His will
• Keeps us from praying at all
• Keeps us from building our faith
• Keeps God at a distance, where (often) we’re more comfortable. (to pray with more passion means we have to pursue God, we have to hunger for Him to invade our lives. Many don’t want to do that, because God is much safer at a distance, see Exodus 20:18-21)
• Keeps our image, reputation and pride in tact.

People who are in love and pursue the one they love do so at the abandon of their reputation or image. They lose all perspective of what others think of them.

The ones who passionately pursue the "on earth as it is in heaven" part of "thy will be done" are the ones who receive the blessing. God becomes more important than dignity or reputation.