“May Your kingdom come and Your will be done on earth as it is in Heaven.”
— Matthew 6:10
These words are found in the book of Matthew, chapter 6, verse 10. This verse does not stand alone—it is part of the Lord’s Prayer, the example Jesus gave to show us how we should pray.
I often find myself personalizing this prayer, praying His words back to Him with my own heart behind them.
“God, I pray that it is Your will. You are the greatest healer, and You work all things for the good of those who love You. Please heal my daughter on earth as You would in Heaven.”
As I spent time reading and reflecting on this verse, I started diving deeper into what it truly means to bring Heaven to earth.
I was reminded that Heaven and earth were once together before sin entered the world.
But Heaven never completely left.
In the Old Testament, God’s presence dwelled among His people through the tabernacle built by Moses, and later through the temple built by Solomon. Both structures served the same purpose: they were consecrated spaces for sacrifice and places that housed the presence of God.
Until Jesus came to earth, these structures were the primary places where people encountered the presence of God.
Some have described it this way: when Jesus walked the earth, it was as if He brought pockets of Heaven with Him wherever He went. Those who spent time with Him experienced the love and presence of God.
The thought of not being able to sit in my prayer room, feel His presence while driving in my car, or talk to Him throughout the day would be incredibly difficult for me.
Praying without ceasing has become the way I move through anxiety and find peace in moments that might otherwise crush me.
When Jesus came to earth and died for our sins, He removed the barriers between Heaven and earth. Through Him, we no longer have to go to a tabernacle or temple to experience God’s presence. We can pray anywhere, at any time.
So what prompted this ultimate change for generations after the crucifixion of Jesus?
God sent us the Holy Spirit.
John 14:16–19 says:
“And I will ask the Father, and He will give you another Advocate, who will never leave you. He is the Holy Spirit, who leads into all truth… You know Him, because He lives with you now and later will be in you. No, I will not abandon you as orphans—I will come to you.”
Now that we understand how Heaven comes to earth through the presence of the Holy Spirit, another question naturally follows:
How do we know if our prayers align with God’s will?
I often compare my own prayer to Scripture.
My prayer is simple:
“God, heal Tylie completely—heal her on earth as You would in Heaven.”
But does that prayer align with God’s Word?
Luke 8:50 says,
“Don’t be afraid; just believe, and she will be healed.”
Matthew 8:13 says,
“Go back home. Because you believed, it has happened.”
Matthew 17:18 says,
“Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well.”
And one of my favorite verses is Mark 5:34:
“Daughter, your faith has made you well. Go in peace. Your suffering is over.”
Praying for healing over your daughter, son, husband, wife, family, or friends aligns with the Word of God.
Another question worth asking is this:
Is your prayer selfish?
Are you asking to become rich simply for the sake of being rich?
Will you be the only one who benefits from your prayer?
Would I benefit from my daughter being healed?
Yes.
But that does not make it a selfish prayer.
If she were healed, the suffering she endures would end. The heartbreak of watching her walk through painful treatments would fade. The fear of losing her would loosen its grip.
But the benefit would extend far beyond me.
She would be healed.
Our family would experience joy.
Her siblings would have their sister healthy again.
Her grandparents, cousins, and loved ones would see God’s goodness on display.
And in my prayer, I ask for even more than healing.
I pray that God would use her story as a testimony to His goodness, His healing, and His faithfulness.
I pray that her story would bring people to Christ.
I pray that generations after her—her children and her children’s children—would know the story of how God showed up in the impossible for our family.
Another important check when praying for God’s will is this:
Are you surrendering to His timing?
Oof.
Yes… and sometimes no.
Two years.
Forty-two infusions.
Over a billion CAR-T cells.
Too many pokes to count.
At least ten MRIs.
Two CT scans.
Some days my prayers fully surrender to His timing.
Other days, they don’t.
Watching your child suffer breaks something inside you in a way you never imagined possible. And in those moments, I find myself wanting to rush God’s timing.
But I almost always come back to surrender.
Because deep down, I believe He is a good, faithful, and loving God.
And if my prayer is for her testimony to have the greatest possible impact for His Kingdom, then it likely isn’t an overnight, quick-answer kind of prayer.
Sometimes the most powerful testimonies are written slowly.
And while I may not understand every step of the journey, I do know this: God has never once left us in it alone.
He has been present in hospital rooms, in quiet prayers whispered through tears, in moments of fear, and in the small victories that remind us He is still moving.
Even in the waiting, He is still worthy of our praise.
Because our hope is not built on perfect circumstances. Our hope is built on who He is.
Exodus 15:2 says:
“The Lord is my strength and my defense;
He has become my salvation.
He is my God, and I will praise Him,
my father’s God, and I will exalt Him.”
Whether healing comes in a moment or unfolds over time, my prayer remains the same:
May His kingdom come.
May His will be done.
On earth as it is in Heaven.