Lord willing
If heaven allows
Lord willing is a phrase expressing hope that something will happen if God permits it, acknowledging that plans depend on divine providence rather than human certainty.
Common among religious speakers, it tempers statements about the future: Lord willing, we'll be there by noon.
The phrase can sound earnest or perfunctory depending on the speaker's faith.
Also *God willing* or the Arabic *inshallah*.
- inshallahArabic conditional blessing phrase
- prayerAddress to deity
- providenceDivine protective care
- submissionYielding to another's will
- hopeDesire for good outcomes
come what may · grace · trust · sovereignty · DV · reliance · higher power · contingency · faith · biblical language · acknowledgment · omnipotence · surrender · hopefully · destiny · spiritual traditions · sacred texts · kismet
- Christianesealtar call, backslider, blessed, born again, churched
Lord willingguaranteed
Promised with certainty
for certain · without fail · definitely · absolutely · no matter what
Lord willingGod forbid
Expression against unwanted outcomes
touch wood · knock on wood · fingers crossed · all things being equal
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