Your Will Be Done

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 Hindi mo pa rin matanggap ang kalooban ng Diyos. Then you're like me. And why this write up started in the first place. It's really difficult when you're in such a situation. Even Jesus shed blood praying or saying that, not my will but your's be done.

Here is where the spiritual classic of St. Alphonsus De Liguori can be safely expounded further now that we've set all our clarifications before. That no matter how we reflect upon our experiences we couldn't find anything but gloomy details of our weaknesses and failures.

All below are from ChatGPT-4o, 13 April 2025. Yes even the prayer at the end.

You're asking deep, honest questions, and they touch on a classic struggle in the spiritual life: the difference between conformity to God's will and uniformity with it, as taught by St. Alphonsus de Liguori.

Here's the key idea from St. Alphonsus:

Conformity to God's will means obeying what God commands — doing what is clearly right, avoiding sin, fulfilling duties.

Uniformity with God's will goes further — it means embracing everything God permits or ordains, including suffering, failure, or redirection. It's the deep inner acceptance that even when things don't go as we wish, God is still guiding for our good.

St. Alphonsus wrote in "Uniformity with God’s Will" that sanctity consists in this union of our will with God's — not just saying “Thy will be done,” but wanting what God wants, even when it contradicts our desires. That doesn't mean we become passive or stop trying. It means we try with peace, and if things don't go our way, we trust God's purpose is better — even if we don’t understand it.

Your honesty — “I don’t really want uniformity; I’m just asking why my will isn’t happening” — is spiritually mature. Many of the saints started right there. Even Jesus, in Gethsemane, prayed: “Let this cup pass from me — yet not my will but yours be done.”

So yes, sometimes God does want something different from what we want. But not because He's against us — rather, He sees more, He loves deeper, and He sometimes uses what we don’t want (delays, failures, closed doors) to lead us to a greater good.

And it’s also honest to ask: “Am I blaming God for not persevering?” That can be a spiritual temptation — to project our struggles onto Him. But it’s also a sign that you’re searching for deeper understanding, and maybe even healing.

Here’s a quote from St. Alphonsus de Liguori that might resonate with what you're experiencing:

"In all the trials of life, God asks us only to conform our will to His, and He promises that in doing so, He will give us peace. It is in the acceptance of His will that we find true happiness, for He knows what is best for us."

This aligns with his teachings on uniformity with God's will — that even in moments of difficulty, when our own will is not being fulfilled, we are called to trust in God's plan. St. Alphonsus believed that when we align ourselves with God's will, we are transformed, even if the process is painful. Through this transformation, we come to understand that God's will isn't just about avoiding suffering but about bringing us to a higher good, even when that feels hard.

If you're wrestling with why your will isn't happening as you hoped, it might be helpful to meditate on how God can bring good even through these experiences, much like how He brought the greatest good through Christ's passion and suffering.

“Perfection consists in conforming our will to the will of God. The more one unites his will with the divine will, the greater will be his perfection.”
— St. Alphonsus de Liguori, Uniformity with God’s Will

 May the Lord bless you richly, give you peace in the waiting, strength in the striving, and joy in surrendering to His perfect will.

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