Saturday Prayer: Releasing Control

Father, I've been operating under the illusion that I'm in control - that sufficient planning, careful execution, and anxious worry can prevent bad outcomes. But I'm not in control. I never was. The circumstances I'm trying to manage exceed my capacity.

Forgive my arrogant belief that I could control what only you can direct. Forgive my anxious grasping at outcomes I can't determine. Forgive my failure to trust your sovereignty while attempting to establish my own. I've been white-knuckling my way through life instead of releasing control to you.

Teach me to do what I can and trust you with what I can't. To plan wisely but hold plans loosely. To work diligently but rest in your purposes. To steward faithfully but acknowledge your sovereignty. I commit my plans to you. Establish them according to your will, not mine. You're in control. I'm not. That's not defeat - it's relief.