Letting Go, Trusting God

Let’s be honest—most of us like to be in control. We plan, prepare, and do our best to manage every detail of life so that things go the way we hope. Control makes us feel safe, secure, and maybe even successful.

I should know—because for a long time, I struggled with control.
Letting go hasn’t come easily to me. It’s been a journey marked by frustration, fear, and more than a few sleepless nights. Part of that struggle has been shaped by past disappointments. When you’ve been let down before, it’s hard to trust that things will turn out for the best. It can feel safer to try and control the outcome rather than risk another heartbreak.

But life has a way of reminding us that we are not in control. Plans shift. Timelines change. Unexpected detours appear. And in those moments, we’re faced with a choice: cling tighter, or let go and trust.

I’ve learned—sometimes the hard way—that letting go isn’t about giving up.
It’s about surrendering to something greater than myself. It’s about releasing the pressure to have it all figured out and choosing to believe that God really is in control—even when life feels chaotic or unclear.

When I finally started to let go of the reins, something surprising happened: I found peace. Not because everything magically worked out, but because I stopped carrying the weight alone. I stopped trying to fix everything and started trusting that God already had a plan in motion, even if I couldn’t see it yet.

Letting go is a spiritual invitation. It’s a daily decision to loosen your grip and trust that you’re not falling apart—you’re being held. It’s learning to breathe again, knowing you don’t have to strive so hard to keep it all together.

I’m still learning this. Still practicing surrender.
There are days I want to snatch back control and “make things happen,” especially when uncertainty creeps in. But I’ve seen too much of God’s faithfulness to keep believing that my way is better than His. And every time I choose to release my plans, my fears, my timeline—I make room for peace, for healing, and for God to move in ways I couldn’t have orchestrated on my own.

So if you’re in a season of uncertainty or carrying the heavy burden of trying to hold everything together, hear me clearly:

You’re not alone.
You don’t have to have all the answers.
You can let go.
And you can trust the One who has never—and will never—let go of you.