Letting Go to Make Space for God’s Greater Plans
There’s something powerful about the transition of seasons, isn’t there? That subtle shift when one season begins to give way to another — the promise of something new emerging from what came before.
Lately, I’ve been reflecting on these natural rhythms — how creation so instinctively understands the cycle of release and renewal. Nature doesn’t cling desperately to what’s served its purpose. It surrenders willingly, creating space for new growth to emerge. 🌱
But let’s be honest: surrender isn’t typically our first instinct, is it?
We build our lives around accumulation, not release. More knowledge. More influence. More security. More control. Even in our faith journeys, we often measure growth by what we’ve gained — not by what we’ve had the courage to let go.
But what if our next breakthrough isn’t about striving harder but surrendering deeper?
This truth has been pressing on my heart lately. So many of us are pushing against obstacles with sheer determination, gripping tightly to our own vision of how things should unfold. We become frustrated, exhausted, and disconnected from the very purpose that inspired us in the first place.care of itself. It always does.
Here’s what I’m learning about surrender: it isn’t giving up — it’s opening up to God’s possibilities beyond our plans.
But true surrender requires discernment. It’s not about abandoning your purpose or responsibilities. It’s about honestly evaluating what you’re carrying that no longer serves where God is leading you.
Ask yourself:
Are you clinging to methods that worked in a previous season but are holding you back now?
Are you holding expectations around your relationships, career, or ministry that God is asking you to release?
Are you gripping control in areas where trust would serve you better?
Are you carrying offense, hurt, or disappointment that’s blocking your path forward?
Surrender begins with honesty — naming what we’re holding and asking whether it still belongs in our hands.
Just as nature doesn’t release one season and immediately produce another, our seasons of surrender often create a holy pause between release and renewal. There’s wisdom in that waiting.
For many of us, the hardest part isn’t the act of letting go — it’s trusting God in the empty-handed moments that follow. When we’ve released but haven’t yet received. When we’ve surrendered but haven’t yet seen the purpose. When the new growth hasn’t yet broken through.
This month, I want to invite you into a brave exploration of surrender. Not the passive, “whatever will be, will be” kind — but the active, intentional release that creates space for God’s better plans to emerge.
Friend, I don’t know what you’re carrying as we step into March. Maybe it’s the weight of unmet expectations from the start of the year. Maybe it’s uncertainty about a decision. Maybe it’s a relationship that isn’t unfolding as you’d hoped.
Whatever it is, I believe God is inviting you into a season of brave surrender — not because He wants to take something from you, but because He wants to give you something new that can only come through open hands.
The beauty of surrender is that it creates the capacity for what’s next. When we release what’s served its purpose, we’re not becoming less — we’re making room for new life that’s already forming beneath the surface.
What if the thing you’ve been white-knuckling is the very thing keeping you from what God has next?
What if your hands need to be emptied before they can be filled with something better?
What if surrender isn’t the end of your story — but the beginning of a new chapter?
Let’s explore these questions together. Let’s choose surrender over control. And let’s trust that the God who brings new seasons knows exactly what He’s doing in the letting-go places of our lives.