A Prayer For When One Chapter Ends But The Next Hasn’t Started

You are allowed to stop carrying what was never yours to carry.

God,

I’ve been holding onto things I have no control over. Situations | can’t fix. People I can’t change. Outcomes I can’t force. And it’s exhausting. I’m tired of carrying the weight of things that were never mine to carry in the first place.

So today, I’m asking you to help me let go. Help me release my grip on what I can’t control and trust that you’re handling it. Help me stop replaying conversations I can’t redo, stop worrying about decisions that are already made, stop trying to manage what’s beyond my reach.

God, teach me the difference between surrendering and giving up. Show me that letting go isn’t weakness — it’s wisdom. It’s trusting that you’re bigger than my need to control everything. It’s believing that what I release into your hands is safer there than it ever was in mine.

Give me peace about what I can’t change. Give me clarity about what I can. And give me the wisdom to know the difference.

I’m letting go, God. I’m trusting you with what I can’t fix.

Amen.


About The Author

Rebecca is a writer who loves sharing her life lessons through storytelling. She is the author of Let Go, Trust God, Become Who You Were Meant To Be and is also working on a series of devotional books.