Knowing Him Daily

19. May. 2026

That was the first word. One simple instruction that turned out to be anything but simple.

We were asked to think about what we had been carrying, the plans we had been engineering, the things we had been white-knuckling, the futures we had been trying to arrange on our own timeline. Then we were asked to name them.

The pastor instructed us to write them down. Whatever we were releasing, put it on paper. Make it physical. Make it real. Then crumple it up and throw it, just like the scripture says, casting your cares on Him because He cares for you.

There is something about a physical act of surrender that our heart understands differently than a mental agreement. You are not just thinking about letting go, you are letting go.

I had three things to release. Not because they were bad things to want, they weren’t. But somewhere between trusting God and watching nothing move on my timetable, I had shifted from patient waiting to anxious engineering. I didn’t notice it happening, and that usually is how it goes. One small attempt to help things along. One more look at the situation. One more plan. Until suddenly I was carrying some things He never asked me to pick up.

The first thing I released was God’s Plan A for my life. Not my plan. His. I had turned a surrender into my project.

I moved through all three challenges faster than I expected. Not because I have it all together, I don’t, but because He makes it possible to move quickly when you stop arguing and just say yes. Repentance is not a slow crawl when your heart is genuinely yielded. Grace is like that.

Here is what I am learning. When I try to manage things in my own strength, on my own timeline, in my own way, that is not faith. That is fear  and pride wearing the costume of productivity. And fear is not from Him nor is pride.

The way we defeat those are the same way Jesus defeated them in the wilderness. Not with strategy or willpower or a better plan. With the Word. He said it is written and the enemy had nothing left to say. When the Word is used against him, he has zero defense and we win. All it takes is one verse. One!

That is why staying close to Him and staying in His Word every single day is not optional. It is not a religious habit or a box to check. It is how we stay equipped. It is how we recognize the difference between His voice and the noise. It is how we know what to release and what to hold onto.

So I released the plan I had been engineering. I repented for thinking my timeline was above His. And I remained, right there in that place of peace, not because circumstances changed but because He is trustworthy and that has never once been in question.

Trust in the Lord with all your heart and lean not on your own understanding. In all your ways acknowledge Him and He will make your paths straight. Proverbs 3:5-6

Whatever you have been white-knuckling today, you can release it. Right now. In this moment. It was never yours to carry alone.

Your Plan A is safe in His hands. Let it stay there.

If you’ve never surrendered to Jesus or have strayed, it’s not too late. He’s waiting to restore and renew you. Return to Him today and say this out loud:

Dear Heavenly Father ~ 

Thank You for sending Jesus to die on the Cross just for me. I admit that I have sinned, and I repent. I ask You to forgive me. I believe that He died and rose again. Right now, I make Him the Lord of my life. Fill me with Your Holy Spirit. My sins are washed away, my past is forgiven, and my future is bright. Thank you for saving me.

In Jesus’ Name Amen.

Make today count and see you tomorrow.