The Danger of Spiritual Arrogance
We live in strange times in the Christian faith. More and more, we hear people saying: “I prophesy blessings!” “I declare victory!” “I decree health and prosperity!” But rarely do we hear the simple and powerful: “Thy will be done, Lord.”
Here lies a subtle danger: man trying to reverse roles and treat God as a servant to human desires.
The Bible is clear when Jesus teaches us to pray: “Your kingdom come, Your will be done, on earth as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10). Yet many have replaced this humble cry with words of self-assertion, as if faith were a magic formula to force God’s hand. This is not biblical faith — it is pride disguised as spirituality.
James reminds us: “Instead, you ought to say, ‘If it is the Lord’s will, we will live and do this or that’” (James 4:15). Scripture is clear: it is not we who determine tomorrow, but the Lord who reigns sovereign.
God Is Not Our Employee
When someone says: “I prophesy a new car, I prophesy a promotion, I decree health” — they are, perhaps unknowingly, trying to turn the Creator into a shop clerk.
But the Bible teaches the opposite: “For from him and through him and for him are all things. To him be the glory forever! Amen.” (Romans 11:36).
We are not called to manipulate God with decrees but to surrender to His perfect will. Even Jesus, in Gethsemane, prayed: “Father, if you are willing, take this cup from me; yet not my will, but yours be done” (Luke 22:42).
If the very Son of God prayed this way, how dare we try to reverse the order?
True Faith Bows
True faith does not demand; it trusts. It does not dictate; it waits. It does not try to tame God but recognizes Him as the absolute Lord.
Paul, in the midst of his struggles, declared: “My grace is sufficient for you, for my power is made perfect in weakness” (2 Corinthians 12:9). He did not decree his pain away; he accepted that God’s will was greater than his own.
✨ Conclusion
It is time to reflect: are we turning prayer into a list of demands instead of submission? Are we falling into the same error as Adam and Eve, wanting to be like God, in control of everything?
We must return to the simplicity of the gospel, recognizing that the most powerful prayer is not “I prophesy,” but “Lord, Thy will be done.” For as it is written: “The will of God is good, pleasing, and perfect” (Romans 12:2).
Let us trade empty decrees for sincere trust. In the end, it is not about us. It is about Him. It always was. It always will be.
🙏 Prayer of Submission to God’s Will
Almighty Lord,
Today I come before You with a sincere and humble heart. I confess that many times I have treated You as a servant to my desires, as if Your plans had to bow to my will. Forgive me, Father, for every time I replaced the humble prayer of Jesus — “Thy will be done” (Matthew 6:10) — with demands full of pride.
Teach me to rest in You, even when I do not understand the path. Give me the courage to repeat, like Your Son in Gethsemane: “Not my will, but Yours be done” (Luke 22:42). Remind me that You are Lord, not my employee, and that true faith does not command, but trusts.
Father, may my prayer always be marked by submission and trust in Your purposes. May I learn to declare with the apostle Paul: “Your grace is sufficient for me” (2 Corinthians 12:9).
Let my life be an altar of surrender, and may every word I speak before You reflect obedience and love. Reign over me, Lord, and may Your will prevail in everything.
In Jesus’ name, Amen.
