Trust and Surrender

A Letter of Trust and Surrender

For when you’ve come to the end of yourself, and into the arms of Jesus

Dear Jesus,

I surrender.

Not just my words.

Not just my plans.

But everything.

The fear I’ve been carrying.

The weight I’ve been dragging.

The questions I still don’t have answers to.

You can have it all.

There was a time I thought surrender looked like strength.

Like perfect peace.

Like smiling in the storm with confidence and calm.

But now I see it clearly.

Surrender looks like tears in the dark.

Whispers through cracked voices.

A heart laid open in quiet trust that says…

“Even here, I trust You.”

You never asked me to figure it all out.

You never asked me to be strong enough on my own.

You never asked me to carry the load.

You asked me to come.

To trust.

To believe.

To hold Your hand when everything else falls apart.

So I let go today.

Of control.

Of expectations.

Of timelines.

Of the pressure to have it all together.

Because You are God — and I am not.

You are the Shepherd — and I am just the sheep.

You are the Potter — and I am clay in Your hands.

I trust You to shape this.

To redeem this.

To walk with me through this.

Even if I don’t see the way out,

I know You are the Way.

Even if the answer doesn’t come today,

I know You are the Answer.

Even if the storm doesn’t still,

I know You are my Peace.

You have never failed me, Jesus.

Not once.

Not ever.

So I fall back into Your arms — again.

Not because I have the strength…

but because You’ve proven I don’t need to.

I give You my life — all over again.

The pieces.

The mess.

The beauty.

The ache.

You can have it.

I don’t want to build my own story anymore.

I want to live the one You’ve written for me.

So here I am.

Empty hands, open heart.

Willing to follow.

Willing to wait.

Willing to be changed.

Let Your will be done.

Let Your glory rise.

I trust You, Jesus.

I surrender.

Forever Yours,

In Jesus Name.

Amen.