Ricky Dillard - Consider It Done Lyrics

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"Consider It Done" (Live Recording)

Meaning & Inspiration

I’ve been stuck on that line about God not being a man that He should lie. It takes me straight back to Numbers, where the text says God isn't a human to change His mind or hold back when He promises something. There’s something so steady about that. When the choir keeps singing "consider it done," it hits that nerve in me that just wants certainty, you know? Like, if I have enough faith or if I’m asking the right things, the outcome is just settled.

But then I start getting uncomfortable. The song leans hard into this idea that whatever you ask, it’s already finished. It makes me think about how Jesus taught us to pray, "Thy will be done," which feels a whole lot different than me just decreeing something and expecting it to be waiting for me. I believe in God’s power, and I believe He works things out, but is it really just about me asking and it being "done"? It feels like it ignores those times in Scripture where the answer was "no" or "wait," even for people who were deeply faithful. Paul prayed for his thorn to be removed, and the answer wasn't "consider it done" in the way I’m hearing here; it was about grace being sufficient instead.

I want to believe that everything I want is already settled in heaven, but I’m wrestling with whether that’s actually what the Bible promises or if I’m just projecting my own desires onto God’s sovereignty. Maybe the peace comes from knowing He’s in control, regardless of whether what I’m asking for actually happens. It’s hard to let go of the idea that my belief is the trigger for the outcome, though—I keep wondering if I’m missing the point by looking for a guarantee that isn't really there.