C Chingbah Phom
Jorhat, Assam
A subtle yet dangerous shifts within contemporary Christianity is the emergence of what can be called the “Let My Will Be Done” Gospel. It is a form of faith that carries the appearance of devotion but lacks the substance of surrender. In this mindset, God becomes a tool for fulfilling personal ambitions rather than the Lord to whom every ambition must bow Just because something is done in the name of God does not mean it aligns with His truth. The measure of authenticity in Christian faith is not the passion of our activity but the conformity of our will to the Word of God. When faith is detached from Scripture (Bible), it easily drifts into self centered spirituality, where human desires take precedence over divine purpose. Our post-modern culture has played and is playing a significant role in nurturing and promoting this distortion, where it celebrates individual autonomy, self-expression, and comfort, subtly teaching us that faith should serve our preferences. In this process, we have created our own version of Jesus, one who fits neatly into our lifestyle, one who affirms our desires, and one who never confronts our compromises. This redefined Jesus not the Lord of the Gospels, but a projection of human longing. He demands nothing, challenges nothing, and ultimately changes nothing.
This phenomenon can hence be described as Comfortable Christianity. A religion or faith shaped by convenience rather than conviction. It is a Christianity that prefers inspiration to repentance, affirmation to transformation, and comfort to the cross. Such faith can fill churches, stir emotions, and even appear successful, yet remain far from the Gospel that calls believers to deny themselves, take up the cross, and follow Christ.
The solution, however, is not despair but re-discovery. The way forward lies in returning to the authority of Scripture and the centrality of Christ’s Lordship. Genuine discipleship begins with the prayer Jesus Himself taught in Gethsemane: “Not my will, but Yours be done.” This posture of surrender restores the right order of faith, where God’s will defines human action, not the other way around.
Practically, this calls for a renewed hunger for biblical truth and a willingness to let the Word confront our comfort zones. The church must also recover the practice of accountability and theological depth, ensuring that believers are shaped not by trends but by truth. Prayer, humility, and obedience must again become the hallmarks of Christian life, rather than success, visibility, or ease.
“True faith is never comfortable,” it refines, disciplines, and transforms. But in that very process, it also liberates, because only when we surrender our will to God’s will do we find the freedom and purpose that Jesus promised. The call of the gospel is, then, not “Let my will be done,” but “Let Your will be done.” Only there lies the power of authentic Christianity.
