I said, “I will give myself to the Lord, He will perform His Will.” And so I came to the place deep within me where I said, “Not my will, but Thine be done.” Now, even though I do not know with my mind the way that You shall lead, I know in my soul that I am ready to be led.

And so I am resting in Thy knowledge. I have no knowledge of my own. I have ceased from my planning, I am weaned from my worry.

If my plans and desires fade from the horizons and are no more, I say, “It is Thy will.” If they blossom, and have the fragrance of the rose and they enrich my life, I say, “It is Thy will.” If they remain on the horizons, bright and refreshing as the morning sun, and yet are as elusive to me as a mid-summer’s breeze, I say, "It is Thy will--Thy Grace is sufficient.”

I am resting in Thy Love because my Life is of You. I am comforted by Thy understanding. I will Live in Thy Presence, and I will do what You provide for me to do, knowing that my very steps are guided by You.

I will not be afraid of the enemy, even though he cloud my vision so that I cannot see my path clearly. I know that I am comforted by You--that I am upheld by Your Hand. I know that I am guided by Your knowledge.

I know the tenderness of Your Love. I know that it reaches to all people, so I will not be fearful or concerned. I will rest in You, my heart is Yours. You will not allow them who trust in You to be hurt because of me. Rather they will be strengthened because they trust in You. They will be strengthened because I have desired Your way and not my own.

You will not let the hearts that trust in You be overcome, You will lift them up. You will hold them in Your Love.

I have ceased from my planning, I am weaned from my worry. My soul is sure of Thy Love, and I will not be moved from my place of abiding.

-- Roy L. Stahl