We all want God’s best for our lives, but we only qualify for His best when we choose to obey Him and submit our wills to His.
God is looking for believers who will dedicate and consecrate themselves to carry out His plan for their lives, just as Jesus did at Gethsemane and throughout His earthly ministry. Second Chronicles 16: 9 says the Lord’s eyes roam throughout the earth to find people whose hearts are dedicated to Him. God is looking for believers who will say, as Jesus did, “Not My will, Father, but Your will be done.”
When we pray the prayer of consecration, we are dedicating our whole being to do the will of God. We are setting ourselves up to overcome. The prayer of consecration causes us to flow into the purposes of God for our lives. It brings us into harmony with God’s highest call for our lives. Instead of asking God to bless our plans, we are choosing through consecration to find out what His best is for our lives and we are committing to follow Him fully.
Jesus overcame the devil by laying down His own will in favor of the Father’s. When we’re facing tough situations that we need to overcome, there is no better prayer to pray than, “Not my will, but Your will be done.” It is the prayer that never fails.