Devotion:
Not My Will (Yours Be Done)
There’s something deeply uncomfortable about Mark 14:36.
Jesus—fully aware of what’s ahead—asks if there’s another way.
“Take this cup from me.”
It’s honest. It’s raw. It’s human.
But He doesn’t stop there.
“Yet not what I will, but what You will.”
That’s the turning point.
We often come to God hoping He’ll remove the hard thing.
The pressure. The waiting. The unknown.
And sometimes He does.
But sometimes… He doesn’t.
And in those moments, faith becomes something deeper than belief—it becomes surrender.
Surrender isn’t giving up.
It’s trusting that God sees more than you do.
It’s choosing His will even when it costs you comfort.
It’s saying, “I don’t like this… but I trust You in it.”
Jesus shows us that it’s okay to be honest with God about what we feel.
But He also shows us that peace is found on the other side of surrender.
So today, whatever “cup” is in front of you—
the thing you wish would pass—
bring it to God.
Tell Him how you feel.
Don’t hold back.
But don’t stop there.
Lean into trust.
Prayer:
Father, You see what I’m facing. You know how hard this feels. If there’s another way, I would choose it—but more than that, I want Your will. Teach me to trust You even when I don’t understand. Give me strength to surrender again today. Not my will, but Yours be done. Amen.