9 Bible Verses about Not My Will But God's

Then he went forward a little and fell on his face praying, "My Father, if it is possible, let this cup pass me. Yet, not what I will but what thou wilt."

"Abba, Father," he said, "thou canst do anything. Take this cup away from me. Yet, not what I will but what thou wilt."

saying, "Father, if it please thee, take this cup away from me. But thy will, not mine, be done."

I can do nothing of my own accord; I pass judgment on men as I am taught by God, and my judgment is just, because my aim is not my own will but the will of him who sent me.

for I have come down from heaven not to carry out my own will but the will of him who sent me,

Jesus said, "My food is to do the will of him who sent me, and to accomplish his work.

who owe this birth of theirs to God, not to human blood, nor to any impulse of the flesh or of man.

For creation was not rendered futile by its own choice, but by the will of Him who thus made it subject,

You see, it is not a question of human will or effort but of the divine mercy.