Jesus expressed to his disciples and to his Father that he did not want to go through the horrific pain of the crucifixion (John 12:27-28; Matthew 26:39; Hebrews 5:7-8). He told his disciples to pray to be able to face the dark times because that the spirit is willing but the flesh is weak (Mark 14:38). Jesus concludes his inner struggle By trusting his Father.
"Shall I not drink the cup which the Father has given me to drink? (John 18:11).
There many times that we have been rescued from something we thought we were going to have to face. There are other times when God rescues us by walking with us through the trouble. The song puts it this way, "sometimes God calms the storm, sometimes he calms his child".
