This phrase is Bible based! It is important to note that this phrase is always connected to where we go, or what we do with our lives. It is never used in praying for the sick in the Bible.
This is because the will of God is already stated concerning the area of healing (James 5:13-15). Here are some examples of how this phrase is used.
But I will come to you very soon, if the Lord is willing, and then I will find out not only how these arrogant people are talking, but what power they have.When a person uses this phrase they realize that God is in control of their lives and they are submitted to His will for their lives.
(1 Cor. 4:19 NIV)
For I do not wish to see you now on the way; but I hope to stay a while with you, if the Lord permits.
(1 Cor. 16:7 NKJV)
Now listen, you who say, "Today or tomorrow we will go to this or that city, spend a year there, carry on business and make money." Why, you do not even know what will happen tomorrow. What is your life? You are a mist that appears for a little while and then vanishes. Instead, you ought to say, "If it is the Lord's will, we will live and do this or that." As it is, you boast and brag. All such boasting is evil.
(James 4:13-16 NIV)
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