Pray This…
Prayer of Release
I know the one in whom I trust, and I am sure that he is able to guard what I have entrusted to him until the day of his return. 2 Timothy 1:12 NLT
Heavenly Father, I release to You the burdens that I have been carrying, burdens that You never intended for me to carry. I cast all my cares upon You–all my worries, all my fears. You have told me not be anxious about anything, but rather to bring everything to You in prayer with thankfulness.
Father, calm my restless spirit, quiet my anxious heart, still my troubling thoughts with the assurance that You are in control. I let go of my grip upon the things I have been hanging onto, with opened hands I come to You. I release to Your will all that I am trying to manipulate; I release to Your authority all that I am trying to control; I release to Your timing all that I have been striving to make happen.
I thank You for Your promise to sustain me, preserve me, and guard all that I have entrusted to Your keeping. Protect my heart and mind with Your peace, the peace that passes all understanding. Father, may Your will be done in my life, in Your time, and in Your way.
Scriptures: Psalm 55:22, 1 Peter 5:7, Philippians 4:6, Matthew 6, Isaiah 26:3, Luke 11:2
you must have written that for me right now! I’m working late trying to get new product out and listening to praise music and I just needed to hear your words right now.
Thank you!
On Oct 4 morning, I was feeling really helpless because of so many things that were happening, and I was trying to do everything in my own strength – I was anxious about a relative, fearful of what may happen if a wrong move was made – really worried.
And then I read this prayer. It was so timely – I was in tears as i prayed and entrusted everything to God – and immediately there was that release and I was at peace. Praise be to God –
Yes thank you, that this prayer came when it came.
I could not believe my eyes…your words are my words. I too have great concern over a family member! All attempts I’ve made are met with anger and hatered for me. Now total isolation, is my reward.
So good, so true, so needful.
Thank you so much for this prayer. It came to me at the perfect time, ordained by God. It was the exact prayer I needed today. Our world is becoming a very difficult place to live in and, as you I am sure, I pray daily for our Lord to come quickly. God bless you for writing this and all the things you write. Waiting for Him,
Beckie
I needed this today. We had a meeting at work today and 4 people lost their jobs with no notice, probably more cuts on the way. I know that God will provide and take care of my needs, and this was just a little reminder.
Jan
Thank you. I needed that especially my superior making it difficult for me due to my health. Please do pray that I will lnow whether to stay or leave. If to leave then an open door for me to transit too.
Christine
I agree as well……Yesterday one of my old favorite tunes popped in my head from “know where”
“For I know whom I have believed and am persuaded that he is able….to keep that which I’ve committed….unto Him against that day……2 Timothy 1:12 God has pulled me away from all my comfort zones….my daughter, my son, my grandchildren…..my career as a teacher….my car…..my home…..God needed to pull me away for awhile in order to repair/restore my relationship with HIM…..And He place this scripture on my heart just yesterday…..”Brenda…..Seek Ye First the Kingdom of God….and all this shall be added unto you”……But I still get scared during this leap of great faith time…..it is so comforting to read passages from other “Sisters in Christ” This was much needed timing 
Thank you, Brenda McFarland
The timing of this prayer is as my own spirit crying out to God.
There has been so much going on in my life and the enemy has
been trying to put fear on me. I have been battling the enemy
yet with an attitude of seeking to hear the LORD and trying to surrender
each thing He requires of me over to Him. It is a daily releasing over
to the LORD all that concerns and burdens my heart.
Sometimes it is tempting to manipulate things to seek to see dreams
and desires fulfilled, yet I do not want to give birth to any Ishmael s in my life.
I want to wait for the promises of God to come to pass in my life
as I seek to hear and obey His Voice.
Thank You for including us in your prayer
I am standing in agreement.
Tammy
Thank you for this timely email and prayer and bible verses to read and place upon my heart. Political and stressful job at work,I am a Senior Lady of 57, I have right now Bronchitis on medication close to Pneumonia, but I can’t miss a day of work. I will be fine the Lord is with me and holds me with His right hand and the Holy
Spirit Comforts me. I will be OK> God Bless you and yours Roy and your timely prayers to save forever.
God Bless you always
Jan
Thank you for your devotional prayer this morning.
I, too, have had problems releasing some of my burdens. It is in those times that the Lord has reminded me of Isaiah 26:3.
There have been times that I have longed for His perfect peace. He has promised that He will give the peace that passes all understanding to me – when my mind is stayed (focused) on Him. How can my mind stay focused on Him when I am overwhelmed or consumed by my burden? The next phrase perfectly captures the crux of the matter: “because he trusteth in Thee.” I realize that it is a matter of trust. Do I really trust the Lord to handle everything that concerns me? When I finally release my burden to Him – He gives me that perfect peace, and I wonder what took me so long to give it to Him in the first place.
In her poem, Let Go and Let God, Lauretta P. Burns wrote:
As children bring their broken toys
with tears for us to mend,
I brought my broken dreams to God,
because He was my friend.
But then, instead of leaving Him,
in peace, to work alone;
I hung around and tried to help,
with ways that were my own.
At last, I snatched them back and cried,
“How can you be so slow?”
“My child,” He said,
“What could I do?
You never did let go.”
Susan Lenzkes wrote:
Stoop shouldered, foot dragging, sighing resignation is not trust. Real trust bounces on eager toes of anticipation – laughs with pure delight of knowing in Whom it believes – Rests easy knowing on Whom it waits. So, Lord, wrap me in the knowledge of You that my trust is no longer in You, but IS You.
THANK YOU FOR THIS PRAYER
MY HEART IS HEAVY FOR MY GREAT GRANDCHILDREN
AND ALL I CAN DO IS PRAY,
I KNOW MY GOD WILL HEAR ME
I AM SO THANKFUL FOR ;MEET ME IN MEADOW EVERY DAY
GOD BLESS ALL THAT READS YOUR MESSAGE.
ZELMA
THANK-YOU FOR THIS PRAYER
I PRAYED THIS PRAYER THE DAY IT WAS E-MAILED TO ME I EVEN SHARED IT WITH MY DAUGHTERS AND A FRIEND. I WAS UPSET ABOUT A SITUATION I WAS HAVING WITH MY ELDEST GRANDDAUGHTER AND ALL I COULD SAY WAS LORD PLEASE CALM MY HEART, AT THAT VERY MOMENT I REMEMBERED THIS PRAYER AND I HAD TO GO BACK AND PRAY IT AGAIN AND REMEMBER THAT MY PEACE COME THROUGH GOD. I WILL RETURN TO THIS OF RELEASE EVERYTIME I NEED TO UNTIL I COMPLETELY CAST ALL MY CARES UPON HIS SHOULDER. IN-CHRIST ALONE
His timing is always perfect! Thank you so much for being such a wonderful son and brother in Christ! Our Lord has used you in so many ways to bless me, our home, family, friends and countless others with His voice of love and encouragement. We are counting it all Joy, Abba Father! Thank You for promises kept. Thank you Jesus, for leaving us peace. Thank you Holy Spirit for comforting us!
Abundant blessings to you and yours,
Amy
Thank you for this prayer. It has come at the right time. My world has be shaken over the last two years. My daughter has chosen not to speak me. It has been over a year and half. Now, my girl friend has also chosen to leave me due to problems in her life. I have placed them both in the Lord’s hands. I love them both very much… I pray they will both return soon, but until then, I trust in you Lord.
Proverbs 3:5-6
I can’t believe this came in my inbox today!! I have been praying that God would take my burden from me, and this prayer is exactly what I needed today at this very instant!! God is so good!!
Thank you so much for this prayer. I realize I was holding on too tight to a promise of God that I forgot in whom I was trusting. I was making it my will instead of God’s. After the prayer I have peace and know that he is still in control. Thank you for reminding me.
Many thanks for mailing me this prayer.It came at a time when I needed it
this is what I have been looking for for I don’t know how long thank God for inspiring you to write this and for writing it, sncerely r erwin
What a beautiful and powerful prayer. I’ve passed it on to those close to me who need it and will keep it to remind me every day
thank you for this prayer. It has been a very challenging week and I found this at a time where I truly needed the peace I find in your words. Prayer is so powerful a healer and I will pass it on and I know my heart will be stilled with Gods help.
This prayer spoke volumes to me. I went through an “almost” marriage. The night before the wedding, things unfolded in his character that I did not see before. It was almost too late. I have been in pain but I know God knows all things and at the 11th hour He saved me. Every day is better than the previous one. Thank you for this prayer. God bless Chris
This prayer is just for me. I am carrying so much burden on me and I have read this prayer several times and am now leaving all my burdens on HIM who has promised to sustain me and grant me all my wishes. Amen
Thank you for the Prayer of Release it is so timely for my situation. God Bless!
I feel that was such a sincere and heart felt prayer, like it was written personally for me. I read with the true meaning behind, to be sent to our Father above to hear it like it came right from the heart. Thank you for that prayer. It meant alot to me to share that with God our Father.
God is always on time. He knows what you need and exactly when you need it. Thank you for this prayer! I will pray it until the RELEASE does come. God Bless You.
@Sheila, you will be in my prayers.
I’ve had not only ‘no support’ from several family members because of issues between my daughter and myself, but actual mean spiritedness from them. It is very hurtful. This last week I finally let it go and gave it completely to God. When I came upon this prayer in my email from Dayspring, I was so excited as it gave a perfect voice to my problem of the last three years. It was when I finally let it go that I found that peace, His peace. The problems still exist, but I no longer spend my time, tears and energy on them – I choose to focus elsewhere, positively, and pray for myself and for them to find true peace, forgiveness and a close family once again.
Dear Author THANK YOU. I logged on this morning to view my email via my cell….was needing prayer and guidance. It was uperfect for my situation. Praise be to God and thanks be to you for being used his way. Buying your book as a bday gift to myself! God’s blessings to you…Melissa
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! Oh, how I needed this prayer at this time! What a wonderful God we serve!
Thank you for this wonderfull prayer I need it and it is like talking from my own heart.Thank you for assisting me with this prayer to our almighty Lord. Things got so tough and not seldom I loose words to pray but you help me in this way. May God Lord in Jesus rewards you and may this prayer strengthen all who come to this web site.
I have been going through so much forgetting the powers of My God and His timeline. This is a reminder that He will prevail in His Own Time. Thank you so much for sending this to me this morning.
This is so beautiful..it’s the perfect prayer for me at this time.. Thank you for posting this..once again, all in God’s perfect timing!
God Bless, Rhonda
This prayer was the perfect prayer for me today. In the midst of a lot of uncertainty & turmoil in my life, this was a beautifully expressed prayer of release! Thank you, thank you, thank you! What a blessing…
Thank you.
I praise the Lord for this prayer!This is exactly what i needed today to lift up my spirit.Thank you for this ministry and i pray that God will enlarge your territory and bless you tremendously. Thank you for making a difference for Him.
This prayer was read EXACTLY when I have needed it most. It encourages me that God is in control and He is aware of the deep grief I am feeling. Timing of life decisions — and when is the right time to let go of a loved one. Agony about if I made the right decision at the right time. Guilt. This prayer is helping me to at least TRY to release the burden and allow God to give me peace.
This prayer arrived in my mailbox this morning, just two days after I had a huge row with the 16 year old grandson we are raising. He has had some truly horrific things happen to him at his mom’s hand, and has been having a terrible time letting any of it go. He thinks he needs to wail on and on about it to “get over the grief” but doesn’t realize that wallowing in the misery only prolongs it! I am praying this prayer for him and will be printing a copy for him to see in the fervent hope that it’s message will open his eyes and allow him to release himself of the burden he has buried himself in. Thank you and thank our Lord for this reminder that He is in control anO we can rest easy in His Perfect Peace and Love.
Your devotional really came to me at a time when it was most needed. I know our Lord is with us at all times – He will NEVER leave us nor forsake us & I must lean on that. I must give to Him my anxious feelings & always remember that he is holding me in the palm of His hands. I am retired & on a very fixed income & have been a bit unsettled due to my finances covering all that is necessary…..but, I do lean on Matthew 6:25-26 where our Lord said to not worry, to look at the birds of the air who do not reap nor sow & He feeds them. Are we not worth more than they? I am so thankful for your devotional encouraging us to leave our burdens with Him & to be anxious about nothing, that He is very uplifting & encouraging, & through prayer He will sustain me. God bless you for such an uplifting message just when I needed it.
In His Care, Linda
This prayer brought tears to my eyes. I lost my job almost 2 yrs ago and have been trying so hard to get one. This prayer reminded me that God is in control and I need to let go of this burden I have been carrying. Thank you so much for being sensitive to His voice. I felt so much peace after reading your prayer several times.
Such a blessing to read today!! This scripture is the very one I’ve been meditating on over the past weeks while going through radiation treatments and your prayer just added a deeper dimension to it!! Praise God for HIS wonderful blessings!!
God richly bless you for this prayer! I’ve been crying out to the Lord all week and this prayer sums up all I needed to say.
Thanks for such powerful words. His word is all we need.
A beautiful prayer of yieldedness, to obtain His peace and happiness always!
Thanks for this awesome reminder that God is in control!
This prayer makes me weep. I am feeling so overwelmed with life and caregiving my mom, sacrifing house to pay her mortgage and utilities since my dad died this year, watching her cough and gag and slowly die of COPD and continue smoking 1-2 packs a day. My husband is choosing to work less hours. My own health with 20 afflictions needs healing. I want the peace of God in my life more than ever. I want to SEE Him move. He is silent right now it seems. God bless you.
I love this pray it help me to let go and let God.I love books that can help us pray more effectively.Thanks for letting the Holy Spirit use you.
Jan S.
THIS PRAYER OF RELEASE WAS SENT TO MY GRANDSON WHO IS IN SEMINARY ALSO WORKING AND CHURCH PLANTING
DOING STREET MINISTRY AND OVERCOME WITH YOUNG HOMELESS YOUTH 13 AND UP ON STREETS . AND THEIR NEEDS .THE FACT OF FAMILYS NOT WANTING THEM. THE PEOPLE IN POWER WHO REFUSE TO SEE THEM.HE NEEDE TO READ THIS PRAYER AT THIS EXACT MOMENT HOPE IT GETS TO HIM.
Thank you so much for sending out this prayer. It came to me today as a re-affirmation after just seeing that a current situation I have been placing in God’s complete care is going to work out.
This is following 3 difficult years of caring for and losing a very dear brother. Though sometimes people have let me down, God’s grace and presence has never been more evident. Thank you for reminding us of his deep love and passion for us.
Thank you Jesus for this email. I came at an exact moment that I cried out to Jesus for release of a burden in my life. All praise and Glory belongs to him.
The Lord is so faithful and merciful….. thank you for this today….. And I know the Lord is and will help me through and take away all my anxious thoughts and worries I’ve been having and give me the peace that passes all understanding….Amen!!
I’ve been owing someone who helped me out of a financial problem 8 years ago and dodging this woman. Though I’ve the intention of paying her, but I don’t have the money. She called again today and I didn’t pick it ‘cos I don’t know what to tell her. I’ve been disturbed since then. I opened my mailbox and saw this prayer. I believe God is telling me not to worry. Thanks
This is perfect for me today. I really feel God gave it to me to help me trust Him. Thank You, Mr. Lessin for writing it. May God Bless You.
This was just emailed to me by my sister-in-law. This could not have come into my email at a better time. The burdens I have been trying to carry on my own are too heavy and I was to the point of succumbing to them. Praise the Lord for he works in mysterious ways. In my darkest hours he always makes himself known and reminds me I am his child and he will watch over me and guide through my trials and rejoice with me in my tribulations.
Thank you Roy for the inspiring prayer and scripture. I am confident it has brought much encouragement and blessing to many others as well as myself.
I feel somewhat of a kinship with you through my late husband, Keith Whitford, having been ordained with the Assemblies of God. He was known through his songwriting and the publishing of his music
through Ralph Carmichael when he was with Word Publishers. The name of his then book of songs and CD’s was, “On A Rugged Hill.”
Sincerely in Christ Jesus,
Edith Whitford
Thank you for creating “The meadow” I’m a frequent visitor and always feel encourage and refreshed- I thank God for sending people like yourself to cross my path on my journey through life.
Thank you also for this beautiful prayer
Today I have been overwhelmed with FEAR(S) despite efforts to pray them away. I have begged Jesus to “help me” and “speak to me” as it has felt like I was drowning in a sea of worry. I have even found myself praying that the Lord would take me home so I could find peace. Then I turned on the computer and found your “Prayer of Release” as part of a “DaySpring” advertisement e-mail. I praise God for your company, the TRUTH it speaks and the HOPE it offers.
thank you for your encouragement. I needed it today.
I do not usually read a lot of things on email but today I felt impressed to look at DaySpring devotions. I did the prayer and looked up all the scriptures, many of which I am familiar with. thank you so much and especially I thank you for your invitation to receive Jesus Christ as Savior and Lord.
God bless you in all you do to advance His Kingdom
and thanks again for all the right scriptures
Yes! Lord, guard all that I have entrusted to Your keeping, and may Your will be done in our lives, in Your time, and in Your way. This is for TNT, my great love.
Thankyou.
At this moment, I have been concerned about several big issues – my precious daughters, – my beautiful fiancee, my future.
You have reminded me that My God is so HUGE, and is able deal with all these issues – so what am I doing, trying to deal with them.
Into your hands, Blessed Father, – I gladly lay these burdens.
Amen
I so appreciated this prayer. It was exactly what was needed to calm my heart. This is the start of my second year as a widow and some days are still the hard ones. The simplest thing can set off some tears. I know that God hears and that He is with me but forget and am not as mindful of His promises as I should be.
The Scriptures involved in this prayer are excellent and most are favorites of mine.
Thank you for the God-given gift of writing!
Joanne Malone
Thank you, thank you for your writings,they are words from the Lord, and thank you for being sensitive to the Holy Spirit in your writings. I know you have touched millions of hearts with your words,because you have opened your heart to be used as a willing vessel. Thank you.
I would like to just share a quick note how God has used your books to touch one heart. Last Christmas I was going throught a hard time in my life,so many hurts. It was right after Christmas one of my coe workers came to me and said ….I have put something in your locker for you. So I asked why, and she said …well every Christmas our family likes to give a gift to someone different, so I mentioned names of people from work and when I said your name my boys both yelled over and over …give it to Grace. So not knowing what she gave me, I thanked her and after work looked in my locker and saw the book,” From God’s Heart to Yours” that is where the tears came and I knew in my heart God meant for this book to get in my hands for that time in my life. I realized God saw all I was going through and was there beside me hearing my hearts cries. So a big thank you again for all your inspiring words to remind us that God does love each one of us and cares deeply for us also.
Thank you for this post. My family is going through a dark valley as my sister faces a new diagnosis of terminal cancer. God is in control and only HE knows who is terminal but we know where we are going when we leave this earth and what a glorious feeling it will be if we are called upon to release this wonderful warrior of God back to him to prepare the table for the rest of the family. In His Love
God is so good.So great.I just came from my Mom’s funeral. My spirit is anxious, I am troubled. How could she be gone! Why? This prayer of release is perfect! Thank you!
Thank you so much for this prayer. Just like the songs says…when the oceans rise and thunders roar, I will soar with you above the storms, Father you are king over the flood, I WILL BE STILL and know you are GOD! Thank you LORD for always being there for us (Your children), thank you that You will never leave us nor forsake us.
You’ll never know how timely this was for me. My husband had just had a serious heart attack and I know God will take care of him, every little detail, if I let Him, and don’t try to do it myself. I claim the scripture in 1 Timothy 1:12 as mine, all is in God’s hands and He doeth all things well.
I got this in my e-mail today and you have no idea how much I needed this. Thank you for your faithfulness in posting.
This posting comes at a very difficult time in my life. Worries and fears set in today but when I opened this it reminded me that God is with me!
This was such a Blessing to read, God blessings be yous. xoxoxox
Dear Author THANK YOU. I logged on this morning to view my email….was needing prayer and guidance. It was perfect for my situation. Praise be to God and thanks be to you for being used his way. God’s blessings to you and may he continue to bless you in everything you do. I was uplifted by your words and I do trust and believe in God and prayer.
Thank you so very much for this beautiful prayer of release. It has truly come at a time that I needed it the most. That the Lord is truly in control of all and that He is present in all my journeying even if I can’t sense Him…I know He is there. Thank you so much and may God bless you.
Thanks for this inspiring prayer …
Nice to have company on this journey…
Thank-you for this timely and encouraging prayer. I have a relatively young friend who is in a nursing home, where she spends her days in a wheelchair, with very little sight and hearing, and with only the use of her right hand and arm. She has recently become very discouraged (having been unable to function on her own for over 30 years), and I had a call from her nurse yesterday saying she is resisting eating and taking her medication for pain. She had told me a couple of weeks ago that the Lord could take her – the sooner the better! Her spirit has been so positive up to this point – please pray that the Lord will “calm her restless spirit, and quiet her anxious heart . . . to accomplish His will – in His time, and in His way.” I will share this prayer with her in the next few days.
I needed this tonight. My dear brother is critically ill. He is in the hospital awaiting word from heart surgeons as to whether anything can be done for him.
My husband was diagnosed with Parkinsons recently.
Thank you for this prayer and the scripture references.
Thank you for sharing this prayer. Simply reading the words refreshed me. Through my vocation I’m suppose to offer release and relief, but I am so stressed, esp. in my personal sphere of marriage and parenting.
Thank you.
Philip
Beautiful!
this was inspiring in these harsh ,hard times we have to come to term with God’s in charge.
What a wonderful prayer!
Thank you, that’s exactly what I needed to pray.
God’s blessings to you, Roy, and to all the staff at DaySpring.
Kathy
The Lord works in amazing ways. Today, I’m feeling a little overwhelmed and anxious about the things I need to, about finaces… thus when I opened my email to read this I can only thank the Lord for this gentle reminder that He cares and is in total control if I can but give Him the streeing wheel. Thank you Lord for loving and caring for me, my all I surrender at your feet.
THIS IS SO CLOSE TO MY HEART. I HAVE RELEASED ALL MY BURDENS THAT I HAVE DEALING WITH TO MY SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. I TRUST ALL MY BURDENS WITH HIM.
THIS IS SO CLOSE TO MY HEART. I HAVE RELEASED ALL MY BURDENS THAT I HAVE DEALING WITH TO MY SAVIOUR JESUS CHRIST. I TRUST ALL MY BURDENS WITH HIM.
Thank you Lord for this wonderful message I’ve just read. I know you understood what I felt last night. I was restless and can’t put myself to sleep. I went to bed casting all my fears, worries, insecurities on you..begging for your blessings, graces so I can let go of these emotions.
I woke up early and found this message. I am at peace now. Thank you Dear God..
Oh, wow! I just read this just now, 11:53 PM. How I wish I had read it this morning or Yesteday. I quit my job, due to very condicive and emmotionally draining but I don’t have another to fall back on. So, with this Prayer I will pray and find comfort in these words and allow it to sooth my soul as I say with my mouth and mean in my heart. Pray for me, I am a single mother with two at homeI need to work as My Lord will provide for me. I believe in two weeks i will be working again. I am obedient to my tithe. In Jesus My lords Name Amen. God Bless You.
After almost 2 months of struggling and wondering what I had done wrong. Then there is a prayer in my e-mail in front of my eyes. Thank you Thank you! I am thankful for God uses you.
Amen!
Thank you for reminding me I can cast ALL my cares on our Heavenly Father…
The timing of this prayer is very good. I know that God has provided for me and my family in the past and that he is faithfull to do this again. This prayer is a reminder to continue to trust in God and to have faith that he will act in his own time and way.
These past few days have been filled with heartache…I have found myself hurt by ones I love and trust and I have been crying out to Jesus for days now. I almost didn’t open this DaySpring devotional email, but I did because I just hoped that God would speak to my hurting heart in some small way….Well, He spoke to my hurting heart in every way I needed Him to tonight. Thank you for sharing this prayer for it was the very prayer I needed to pray at this moment. Thank you for allowing God to use you and your writing in the lives of so many.
Thank you for this prayer. I have a problem which had burdened me for over twelve years and it is beginning to take its toll on me. I should be praying this prayer everyday to affirm my trust that the Lord is always in control.Yes, it’s hard to let go and I have to ask God to teach me the art that can unleash His grace upon me. One little step each time and I know I’ll be getting there.
I appreciate prayers that speak right from…my heart…to me as this one does..bang on Lord I am grateful that you lead us together in the spirit to grow together and help one another with our burdens to draw closer to You. Thank you for your prayer, scriptures and continue to reach out and be the blessing God has made you to be.
My thanks also to Susan Lenzkes for your insightful God inspired insight and reflections..It truly helps to find a sight full of God inspired, sharing ministering family.
I am thanking God for today’s prayer. It gave me strenth and hope by trusting upon Him. As I am going through in great difficulity in my life, today I realised to trust upon Him in all situvation.
thanks for the prayer.
Praise to the Lord. I have been under tremendous stress lately and not being able to release my burdens to Him. Your reminder has come just at the right time.
God bless.
Thanks for the prayer.
somedays life seems very lonely and depressing and hopeless. Then God’s Word lifts us up.
I cast all my cares and problems into HIS hands.
Amen.
God bless you all.
This is God’s way of making me feel He cares about me more than I care for myself.I wish I could release myself from my fears.
Thank you. . .
Thank you so much for this prayer
I was feeling sad, lonely and very depressed
this prayer was very comforting
What a wonderful blessing this is to me! My life at this time is so fraught with trials, troubles & temptations. The ‘Prayer of Release’ reminds me not only of Whose I am, but Who is truly in control. I thank you, Father, for giving knowledge to the composer of this prayer, & for their willingness to share with others the gift You’ve given to them. God Bless….Susie
Thank you for your encouraging words, and for all that you are doing, may the good Lord bless you
Thanks for a beautiful prayer! I struggle with letting go constantly. I do pretty well for a time, then I’m back to an old habit. I will pray this prayer when I have that old feeling of grip come over me. Prayer always brings peace and calm in my life.
Thank you for this prayer. I do need to say it more often and then really allow the peace of God to enter into me as I dwell there by His feet.
This is the first time I have seen your site, and the prayer is just what I needed in this time of my life, there is a shift for me and I am seeking the Lord for the true dircetion as I don’t want to miss what he has for me.
DEAR MAN OF GOD….THE MEADOW….YOUR WORDS OF LIFE REALLY TOUCHED MY HEART. I NEEDED TO READ THOSE WORDS OF LOVE…WORDS OF ENCOURAGEMENT…WORDS THAT ARE UPLIFTING….JUST LIKE THE PSALMIST DAVID, I CRIED OUT TO GOD AND HE HEARD ME FROM HIS HOLY HILL…HE BECAME MY SHIELD, MY GLORY AND THE LIFTER UP OF MY HEAD. I LOVE HIS WORD AND YOUR BEAUTIFUL MESSAGE TOOK ME THROUGH INTO THE SECRET PLACE WHERE I FOUND THAT PEACE OF HEART, MIND, SOUL AND SPIRIT. I NEEDED TO BE REFRESH TO START MY DAY WITH JOY UNSPEAKABLE AND FULL OF GLORY…THANK YOU FROM THE BOTTOM OF MY HEART…LOVE IN CHRIST JESUS…JANET
why do I forget that my God is in control? I try nd try to handle life by myself and become miserable to be around. Please, Please Lord help me
Thank you for this timely post. I have been feeling depressed trying to raise two teenagers, one with ADHD and one who is growing up too fast. Please pray that I continually rely on Him. Pray that the spirit prompts me to come to Him. I need and long to hear his still, small voice in my life. I need to fall back in love with my Savior, the author and giver of my life.
Thank you so much. This prayer came at the right time as i have battled with an issue for so long. It is just what i need now. May the Lord grant me total deliverance as i surrender to him. The Lord bless you. Please pray continually for me that i will not stand before the Lord ashamed. God bless you and reward this labour on several lives
I don’t know how you knew, but I needed this prayer today so much!! I have been dealing with a lot of things in my life for the past few months and trying to make sense of them. I needed this prayer to remind me I don’t have to make sense of them but God can and he can help with all the things I need help with or remove them from my path. Thanks for sending this prayer and giving me a boost today, I really appreciate it!! God bless you richly!!
Thank you!
I needed to hear some of those words right now and I know that God is in control of my life and of everything. I need to let go and let God in all aspects of my life. I lost my husband almost two years ago and I have been holding on to that sorrow for so long now. Lord please take it away. I loved him so much, but he is gone now. I am in your capable hands and I trust wholly in you and what you have left for my life. Thank you for giving me my beloved husband and for the time he had with me and the children. The Lord giveth and the Lord taketh away, blessed be the name of the Lord.
Amen.
Job 1:21-22 And said, Naked came I out of my mother’s womb, and naked shall I return thither: the LORD gave, and the LORD hath taken away; blessed be the name of the LORD. In all this Job sinned not, nor charged God foolishly.
This prayer sounds just like what I needed to pray with all that I have been going through. It has been a very difficult time in the way things have been going. I have been down so low as to, how much more can be put on us? and to the point of feeling so very doomed in all our resources. Financially burdened and stapped with no end to the burdens that have been hanging over my husband and I. Finally, we just gave it to the LORD. With praying and fasting, we still wait upon the LORD. That is all we can do.HE will bring us out of all that we have been going through in HIS way in HIS time. PRAISE GOD and thanks to our LORD and SAVIOR JESUS CHRIST.
Thank you for this message just now LORD. You knew I needed it this hour.
My son has been seriously injured and I can’t get to be with him for a few days. I have been crying and so upset. I keep asking God to help me in this.
I see that God sent me this message.
God bless people like you for posting these messages that strengthen others in pain and suffering.
The timing of this prayer is providential. I have a couple of health worries, I am paid by the hour, and two automobiles need expensive work. How do I balance all these needs? I read this, and was comforted.
In His Great Love,
I have been waiting four years for my adult children to return to me because of my own sins.I have confessed to my God and sometimes get impatient but I know if I perservere,He will come.
this prayer was just what I need to pray for my life today , thank yu so much .
Thanks you for the heartfelt prayer you sent today.
Barbara
The locust surely has eaten well and continues to scavange the people of this planet.
Gods amaizing siants with His heart shows as one reader wrote ..nice to be sharing this journey with others..
we all know its only time until we all have that blessed assurance that is promised to those who love and trust in Him, for He will come and take all His own home.
We can be all so thankilled that there is always another walking these roads with us ….Be encouraged for these days are but a flicker of the amaizing eternity that awaits us all…this playground of the evil hoards have but a few moments left..
Gods blessings are with us all and there is no need of fear nor doubt as surely as Jesus rose so shall we..
robert.
Thank you so much. I so needed this right now. My life is a nightmare. So I handed it over to God. Thanks again….
Can you subscribe to this so it is sms to your phone each time?
As it would be great to get this each day on your mobile and not have to turn your computer on and to have it with you whilst you travel throughout your day??
Thanks
Sarah
I absolutely love this, God’s providence that I found this today….it is so appropriate for the season of life that I find myself in right now!!
Thanks for being an obedient vessel :O)
Thank you for this prayer that I have just received and prayed. I also have had a terrible three years and have wondered and asked God why?
Even though some prayers have been answered throughout this past time, I really needed this, today. God Bless you and everyone needing this, in Jesus name I pray, I know He is with us all and with all the hope, faith and belief in my heart and soul we will all be blessed. Amen.
Irene
Wondering hpw you knew exactly what was necessary to sent to me today, but God knew, znd He took care of it through the wonderful E-mail from Roy Lesson.
He, God is in control , and gives the needed calm and peace, when my thoughts take over all i feel is anxiety fear and uncertainty, anxiety will do a major job on a person, its just not a God thing, soooo then what who is left but satan, who wants to make me miserable.
Will undergo left eye cataract removal tomorrow, and have some health issues that make it risky , please pray for me, even though you don’t know me.
Thanks so much, God Bless. Ginie.
This is the Prayer that I really need to hear, feel and say in this time of my life.
Hi I am so blessed to read your Day Spring blogs..
I so appreshate you taking time just to encourage us and share your spirit with me and all the others..I just wanted to say thank you and I pray God will continue to bless you and all His Glory..ysic Linda N.
This comment was posted on my birthday but I am just now seeing it. It is amazing how God orchestrates things in our lives for just a time as this. When we need it the most. I needed the prayer of release.
I thank God for his timing.
I am going through a really tough time in my life and this prayer was right on time. What a blessing!
Thank you so much!
JUST what I needed today.
I sent my brother a card written by Mr. Lessin several years ago. It was JUST what he needed to hear. Two months ago he was shot and killed and went home to be with the Lord. May we all cherish those God has given us until we are all home with Him. Amen.
Thanks for this prayer that help me and calm my heart. Yes, I need to say a prayer like you said, because I had lost my mind and didn’t know how to pray to God after suffering the pain of heart-broken for months.
Dear Mr. Lessen,
Thank you so much ~ this was such a beautiful
prayer. You have long been one of my very,
very favorite painters; your writings are
equally beautiful.
Blessings!
Leigh R.
WOW! THESE PRAYERS ARE GREAT! INTENSE. LOVE ‘EM. THANK YOU, LORD JESUS. I NEED THEM TODAY & EVERYDAY..
This is such an amazing and powerful prayer of release. I’m on a stage of severe stress and uncontrolable anger, pretty much from little things and beyond. I have prayed for this and Gods conviction is there. I’d really want to be release from this Goliath that’s within me. Pls. Continue to send me resources which It would be a help for me. Thank you.
Thank you so much…. I recently found out my brother has been diagnosised with stage 3 colon cancer….your prayer of release has given me peace and a stillness in my spirit that I desperately needed….Thank You God Bless you
This prayer felt like a gush of light and life in the midst of sadness It reminded me to let go and let God. Blessings Flow.
I thank you for posting this,just what i needed today.God bless
As mentioned above, the timing of this e-mail is sooooooooo right on! I had just finished my prayers to God, feeling so unworthy of His Love and Foregiveness because of the the way I had handled a frustrating situation. I always pray for God to help me to walk in His Image and to be able to handle my frustrations in a better way. Sometimes I feel like a screaming bangee when things go wrong, but I pray that God will Forgive my lack of self control and help me to grow stronger in His Ways each day of this earthly journey. I thank God that He is using you as a vessel to reach people like me who need to be assured of His Love and Forgiveness. God Bless. Stella.
Dear Roy,
I received this in the mail today and it was God’s way of saying, “I heard you.” I’ve been so frustrated and overwhelmed lately. I went back to church today for the first time in over a month. I’ve let my career ruin my balance and was letting it interfer with my relationship with God. I know the expectations at my school are beyond what I can do (budget cuts) but I keep trying in my will. I have to hand it over and trust God. Thank you for your words for they were from God to your hands and they touched my troubled heart right when I needed it.
WOW:) I have No idea how my phone displayed this “Timely & Accurate” PRAYER! GOD knows how much I Needed this…THANK YOU:)
Thank you so much, Roy. My heavy heart was so tightly clenched on a recent unhappy incident. I tried so hard to get it released but couldn’t until I read out (softly)this release prayer. Out flowed the burden; now my heart is as light as a feather.
Thank you and ABBA bless you richly.
I just lost my job and have been frantic the last few days trying to find a new one…these words are written for me and I pray for God’s timing, His peace and His nearness. Thank you!
This was right on time! Thank you!
thank you for this. i’ve been feeling suicidal , and this is a reminder of the God who can sustain and preserve me.
Thank you very much for this prayer. I just needed this for today. The moment I read this I felt that all my burdens have just vanished before my eyes. I think the Lord has already started working in my life as I uttered this prayer now!
pls lord be with me in all thing i am going to do in life pls forgive me thing i do in wrong way lord i pray for my family in cebu ok
thanks you lord thanks
melfa
There are times when the pain and hurt is so overwhelming that one does not know what to do or where to turn. a time when one prays and prays and yet no release. Now as this prayer suggest, I am giving it all to God. my child will be released.and everyone will knw and say, surely the hands of the Lord has done this.
These past few days I’ve been rather restless and troubled over something that one of my relatives has been doing. had wanted to speak with him for a long time, but he’s not answered my phone calls, my emails, my sms. Then when I saw this ‘Prayer of release’ – I prayed to the Lord. I felt this sudden release – my spirit was freed, and I just teared. Thank you for the timely reminder. Praise the Lord
Lian
Thank you ABBA FATHER, to carry my heavy burdens, to calm & comfort my heart that i may have peace.
Dear Lord please give me the strength & lift my spirit, i dont want to loose my hold unto YOU.
Thank you for this prayer which i really need when im falling down.
God bless you so much.
Warm regards in Christ,
Anthony
This really spoke to me…thank you! I’m going to share it with a friend who is going thru a very tough time, and is having great difficulty with the lessons the Lord is trying to teach him.
I am a missionary and pastor in Peru. There have been some hard times within our church the past few months, along with a lot of business in ministry. Actually it’s been quite tough for us. I have never considered quitting, but I am sure looking forward to taking a break! I realized I had been worrying about many things, the members, the building, etc. Your prayer is what I had been crying out in my heart but did not have the words to articulate it. Thank you!
Thank you for helping me to put into words which I have found difficult to do over the past few days.
God will sustain me and bring me His peace!
Mary Ann
vERY REFRESHING AND HELPS ME TO KNOW THAT GOD CAARES ABOUT ME
I just got back from a women’s weekend where release was the focus and found this in my inbox. Thank you for a beautiful confirmation.
What a wonderful way to start the week…turning over to our Lord all of our burdens and sorrows for His guidance. Leaving everyhing to Him… and His Grace will abound. I have printed this out and placed it on my mirror to pray each and every day…. a reminder that He is in charge always. God Bless for this great prayer…. Looking forward to reading more…. In Christ, Marilyn
Good Morning,
So many things have changed in life as 55 years old recently divorced, a follower of Christ. That “Word” was meant for me. Thank you for all that you do!
Serving Together,
Zinnerias K. Freeman
Thank you for the perfect timinig of this prayer. I am currently facing so many trials and just last night brokedown and cried that I am so scared. I knew that I needed to give it all to God but have been unable out of fear. Your prayer of release is like God talking to me directly. I thank you for your ministry and the peace that you give to others through God’s name….God bless
Thank you so very much. This prayer surely came from the heart of God. He is so faithful in supplying all our needs. May He continue to inspire and use you and use you to feed His sheep and bring honour and glory to His name.
good morning,
i needed this prayer this a.m. i am trusting the Lord to hear the thoughts of my heart today, this prayer is a blessing. thank you again ~ lorraine
I just lost my identical twin sister. I find it hard to release her to the Lord. She loved the Lord I know where she is. This prayer is so fitting. I know it is going to take me several times to come back to it to be reminded that no matter what the Lord is still in control of my life.I miss her so much.
This is SUCH a blessing! Thank you Lord… you ALWAYS send what I need.
This came to me via email out of the blue. I have never received a communication of this nature from Day Springs before. It is an answer to time I spent with the Lord yesterday, upset in my spirit and not knowing why. I firmly believe that God used you – to bring His word to me, to correct and encourge. I am prone to “burden bearing.” Thank you. May you be blessed today the way you have blessed me. Carol Grumbach
I had tried to pray this morning and could not even think of what to say—things have been hard and I HAVE been trying to manipulate things to go in the way I thought they should. Your posted prayer was just the words I needed to pray.
Thanks for today. Just what I needed to hear from the Lord via your leading today.
It seems that every week God uses you to speak to me through your short devotions. Thanks
I am deeply touched and inspired by reading this heartfelt prayer. I thank the Almighty Father for having inspired this person to express faith in such a pure and powerful way and in turn touch other people’s lives with words powered by the Father Almighty.
Thank you for the timely prayer. My husband had quadruple bypass surgery Oct. 5th and though I have a peace there are times when I need to pray that prayer over my husband and myself. We are in a financial situation that we have never been in before. We are living by faith and God has proven over and over again His faithfulness.
How comforting! I sent it to my friends. After saying that , what else is there left to say. Its printed and on my desk at work so I can say it as often as I want.
Thank you..God Bless You!!
Thank you for expressing so well the need of so many of our hearts, to cast our cares on Him. Why it is so hard to do that is a mystery. I certainly needed to pray this prayer today.
May God bless you.
Our God is closer to us than we imagine. I have been worrying about my finances, accomodation,persistent discomfort in my chest and nasal cavity and certain doubts and been working on letting go. Yesternight i let go of some. I just checked my mail and i knew God meant it for me. I wrote down my worries on a paper and shredded it as a sign of letting go. God bless you.
Thanks so much for that wonderful prayer, To God be the Glory for always having the right things at the right time. I read this when I needed it most.
I received this prayer a couple of days ago, I was about to lose my job and fear and anxiety flooded my mind. I read several of the posts and can relate to many of your readers. I read the prayer again today. Thank you so much for this wonderful, beautiful prayer. I enjoy reading your e-mails – Meet me in the Meadow. God Bless You Roy. You truly are a blessing to me.
I read this this morning and it is exactly the prayer of my heart today.
Rebecca
Today’s devotional was for me. Yesterday I had to say good bye to my son, daughter in law and two grandaughters who I have done life with all their lifes. They have moved 900 miles away because of a job transfer. It has been so hard from 2 months back when I first found out this would happen. And now it has happened.
This couldn’t have come at a better time! I guess this is what is meant by a good word in due season. Thank you for this. Between changes at the workplace and personal health issues I definitely needed a reminder where my trust lies and in whom I can leave my worries with.
God knows what we needed, and thank you for allowing Him to use you to encourage us. I needed this so badly today.
Thank you.
PRAISE GOD for your obedience in sharing this prayer. It was sooo ON TIME! You gave words to “this moment” and my heartfelt feelings. After praying this prayer, I can truly “LET GO…and LET GOD”.
Divine providence most assuredly played a part in this message coming to me today. I have not had anything from Dayspring in a long while. My life has been so burdened with bad things to the point of despair in trying to just fend them off. This message gave me a sense of relief, peace and the will to refocus.
God bless.
Loosing my husband has left me empty. Each day is difficult to face without him. So, this beautiful prayer has enabled me to go to a place where The Lord, my husband and I can meet and I can be made whole again.
Thank you for teaching me how to pray…my heart is heavy for my daughter and there are times that I just don’t know how to pray about it anymore. I copied your words to my computer so I can be reminded daily of the peace that comes when I give it all to the Lord. I’ve been asking the Lord to teach me how to pray…and I got your words.
Blessings,
Raquel
This prayer was encouragement for me today. With marriage, high debt, unhappy on my job, not sure what God has in store for me in ministry, depression, a mother on dialysis who has bad heart valves and the list can go on, but thank God for this prayer…It was HOPE for me today! I know God loves me and hears my prayer…Thank you.
Thank you for the reminder. My husband and I have been separated for 3 long months after 21 years of marriage and releasing it all to God has been the hardest thing to remember. He is in control. I am not. He is going to take care of me no matter what. God bless you and yours. Thank you again!
Needed to see this very badly this morning. Am having so much stress and is affecting my health. Please everyone that reads this, pray that my oldest son and I will have our relationshop restored and my youngest the peace and deliverence he needs. I pray for my 2 grandaughters to come to faith in you. Also that I will be delivered from this awful depression that I have had for so long. I know God is able.
Needed this very badly this morning. Need release very badly from all the stress in my life. Pray that my oldest son and I will have our relationshop restored and youngest son will be delivered from things in his life. I pray for the salvation of my 2 grandaughters. All the stress is affecting my health. Have been a Christian for 50 years. I know God is able.
Today is our 13th wedding anniversary and since the very first one, the enemy has been trying to destroy us. A week or two before our anniversary, some chaos appears out of nowhere and our finances are attacked. Our celebratory plans have to be changed. We have cried out to God for an eradication or an understanding but so far, all we know is that we are under attack.
There is something that God needs us to do in our ministry that Satan is desperately trying to stop. We see that clearly now in what has transpired over the past two weeks. But God, is able and willing to keep us and His love, continued Mercy, never-ending Grace coupled with His Strength have kept us from falling apart.
Your poem bespeaks what we are going through. The children of God are under attack as is evident by the posted comments.
Thanks for your encouraging words.
God Blessed.
So Beautiful and yes I needed that today very much. Thank you for this and May God continue to Bless you that you may Bless others.
I’m actually in tears right now! I so needed this! THANK YOU!! And thank you Jesus for using this to touch hearts!! It’s so hard in this world to let go of the fear, and the pain, and actually trust with abandon!I’m presently losing my job for health concerns,just bought a house, and my car still isn’t paid for.I know God is in control,but, the world echos..you’ll never make it! Thank you for the peace! And may God richly bless you in return!..Pat
Thankyou so much for this prayer of realease, it was truely a God send at this time in my life, I now need strength each day to just let things be, it’s in Gods hands now.
This was very up lifting
Thank you.
Thank you for your reminder of my God’s sovereign power on my life, that I frequently forget He was, is and will be sufficient in my life.
Thank you for such an inspiring word ! It came when I needed it most !
I have a niece that has cancer that I am so sure
this will help her on her journey. Thanks you!
A big thank you, Roy Lessin, for this prayer and for the Bible verses. It has come at the appropriate time for me. May God richly bless you and the work you do.
Thank you. I needed to hear this today. Bless you in Jesus name…Jana
Thank you for this wonderful prayer. My pastor just preached on passing our burdens on to the Lord’s Shoulders and reading this just helps me to engage even more in this study of giving my burdens to the Lord.
Sincere thanks,
Carolyn
I have been needing this for some time! Out family is going through some difficult times; some of us financially, some personally, some job problems, marriage problems, some all combined. I feel so helpless sometimes and then I remember to pray. I know God is in control but sometimes I forget to give Him control. I just pray that His will be done in the lives of my family members. Thank you for reminding me.
This is what I needed to hear today! I have been going through a diffficult time and am struggling to understand why Christian people can be so holy on the outside but hateful behind closed doors. I pray that my heart will not be hardened.
Thank you. This is just what I needed at this moment to encourage a dear friend and sister in the Lord.
God sent this prayer to me at the right time; I’m realy encouraged.
I thank GOD for ths blessed prayer today for he knows my struggles and my strengths, and today and for the past week i have had to endure the attacks from the prince of the air. But as King David said in the word that THY WORD I HAVE HID IN MY HEART THAT I MIGHT NOT SIN AGAINST THEE and in this also knowing that my GOD WILL SUPPLY ALL MY NEEDS ACCORDING TO HIS RICHES IN GLORY, and NO WEAPON FORMED AGAINST ME SHALL PROSPER. I thank JESUS CHRIST for dying on the cross for my sins and the sins of many and rising on the third day with ALL POWER in his hand and affording it to all all who believe and is baptized in his name and recieving the precious gift of the HOLY GHOST for the remission of sins. So don’t stop PRAYING all you SAINTS? for the LORD JESUS is nigh. May the Lord Bless You and Keep You forevermore. Elder David B. Peterson
Amen!God bless you this came as a much needed assurance in my life,yesterday was a rude awakening for us belizeans seeing ourselves in front of a hurricane but praise be to our God that he has spared us from this tragedy.Once again i recognize that we are in his hands.thanks and may God continue enlightening you with the words so many of us cannot find.
This prayer is truly a blessing, especially since I had the priviledge of speaking from Psalm 55:22 on yesterday at a women’s day fellowship. Thank you for reminding me how to prayer Scripturally (one cannot go wrong,when praying according to knowledge of God’s word.)
May the God hope fill you with all joy and peace….through the power of the Holy Ghost. Romans 15:13
This is God talking to me. This just speaks of my life at this moment. I started this year full of joy but I can’t seem to know what it means at the moment. I pray that Jesus will win the battle in my life. Thank you for letting God use you to minister to the needs of His people.
I really needed this prayer right now. I have been so burdened down with things going on in my life that i had no control over. After reading this prayer i have felt like i can now let go and let GOD carry my burdens. Thank you.
This prayer came up on my email.. the prayer of release.. at a time when I was so overwhelmed by all the things around me.. and all I was expected to do. I had not subscribed, but God knew I needed this prayer. I have saved it and read it at least once every day since.
Thank you
I so needed this today. THANK YOU!
Thank youf the the timely Prayer of RELEASE…. God is always on time. He knows all you need and exactly when you need it. I will pray it until the RELEASE comes. God Bless You for touching hearts and inspiring the needy. All Glory to the Father…
what a wonderful reminder that I have no strength other than the one that comes from God alone..
Thank ou very much for this
Thank you for the timely Prayer of release for me this morning. As I read your prayer, my heavy heart has just dropped and I am much better than before. Thanks for calming my spirit within me and I trust that He will protect my mind and heart by His peace that passes all understanding.
Beautiful and comforting.
let me thank you for sending me the prayer of release. im so helpless and troubled at this time. please pray for my peace … for my troubled heart and minds.please help me pray to forgive the people who made me so angry. yes, i want to forgive and release them as Jesus did forgives all of us despite of our sins. thank you and God bless.
Thank you for the perfect prayer today. I’ve been struggling over the past week with just getting through the day. Caring for my parents, dealing with health issues of my own and trying to be a good servant to others. I needed to hear these words today, bless you for reaching out to those who needed you today. connie
Wow! It was what we needed to hear. Have been on a 11 year journey of faith which we just again relaunched. Thank you for this encouragement!
Wow! It was what we needed to hear. Have been on a 11 year journey of faith which we just again relaunched. Thank you for this encouragement!
Thank you so much for this beautiful prayer. I passed it onto to some hurting friends. I know it will bless them just as it blessed me. I once received “Just Think” at the lowest part of my life from an elderly gentleman in my church. I have been a fan of your writings ever since. I have shared “Just Think” with people of all ages.
May God continue to bless you.
God is so good! I now He works everything out for my good and I can’t wait to see what He is and will do in my life! I feel his peace and joy feel my heart and entire being. Although all of my requests have not been answered and revealed, I know that He has my back and I will see results in His time. Thank you for this reassurance of release! I am doing just that in my mind, heart, body, and spirit! Please continue to pray for me and God’s sons and daughters!
One Love, One Life, One Purpose!
Aqueila Marie Lewis
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God’s timing is amazing. I read this prayer yesterday and thought ” that is really good. I need to keep it” and so I did. I went through a very difficult time today obeying something God had told me to do. Afterward I had a very cathartic crying session and time with God.
Here I am now rereading this pray and am amazed at how it is just the message God gave me during my time with him. He is Great! Sometimes Praise the Lord becomes just words but I say with heart “Praise the Lord” He is Good!
While driving home today I was struck by some sad childhood memories and was surprised at how after 30 years I still feel like a helpless child. I appreciated reading this prayer when I got home today. God placed it in my heart to open the email and find solace. thank you
Just what I need! Very timely. Thank you.
LOVE IT!!! very beautiful and true….
I truly needed this…. thank you
Oh how this fed me. I have an excruciatingly painful and disappointing issue with a family member who is on the attack. I had decided early on to let it go and let God. This passage was just the affirmation I needed to assure me that I made the right choice. But I guess then again, the right choice is always to put it in my Father’s hands!
How privileged we are to have the joy of such an inspiration when we are overwhelmed. i have been incredibly blessed by the devotional and thankful to you for putting it together.
I received this from a friend today, just when I needed it. Thank you for allowing God to work through you.
Very Good just the medicine that I need at this very moment
It was just what I needed for today. I’m feeling too disturbed these days. Things which seemed to be moving have suddenly stagnated. I’m walking as in a dark cloud…
I am thankful that I opened this email. God continues to speak to me about HIs loving care and authority. If anyone would pray for me, please ask Him to help me have the strength not just to pray the prayer with my mouth, but to actually release everything to God and to live in joyful, obedient submission to his will.
Thanks so much for these words of truth- sometimes I need to be reminded of what God is doing and cast all my care on Him. These were right on words for changing my thinking about my situation.
I thank God & you for letting me read this and praying it to the Lord. It has been my hearts cry for these past few days. I, too, have been let go without notice from a city college after 30 yrs. There will be a 225 total people that will be fired if this is not stopped soon. God is in control. Rom. 8:28.
Ray: I have recorded this prayer for the anxious times in my life. God has blessed you with the gift of words. Thank you for sharing!
This prayer went right to my heart. Bless you!
This prayer came in at the opportune time when I needed comfort looking after my elderly father who has fallen ill and is a challenge to get him to help himself to recover.
Thank you Lord.
What a blessing!
Thank you.. thank God for these timely prayers, it has always amazed me how God gives his children the right message at the right time, with all the above messages I too can say this prayer has come at the right time, for I too am going through very difficult times, i pray for all those above that God will help them through, and please, if you read this, pray for a missionary from our church who has been kidnapped, he’s a father of three young children.Thank you all if you pray for him, God bless the author of this prayer, and all who pray!
This message is so timely during this period where we see churches falling and men turning away from God. Added to this is the onslaught of the enemy through those who follow him. The great thing is that God is still in control. He is aware of everything that is happening and He’s already constructed a plan.
Thank you so much for this timely prayer. I have saved it and will say it as often as I can. I need its help. I need God to help me with TOTAl SURRENDER. I cannot thank you enough.
came at a tme I really needed to pray that prayer.
Two years ago I lost my 34 year old son to depression. He drowned in a local reservoir after drinking alcohol and taking an overdose of antidepressant medication. When he was struggling, I prayed with him and gave him a Forgiven Witness card that he carried it in his wallet. I was blessed with 3 children-two sons and a daughter. I love my family beyond measure and the passing of my middle child was a knife digging into my heart. Friends have told me that maybe God saw the weariness of my son and decided to “take him home”. I wanted to buy more of the Forgiven Witness cards to leave on the table for visitors to take home from his funeral, but two of our local Christian stores couldn’t locate the cards. They thought perhaps it was a discontinued style.I took the one he still had in his wallet and framed it and put it on top of his casket.
For 2 1/2 years, my daughter and her husband had been trying to have a baby after they suffered a miscarriage 5 months prior to my son’s passing. On August 25, 2010, she gave birth to a beautiful little girl and called her “Meadow”. Not a typical name but one that evokes peace and harmony. When I opened this e-mail from Dayspring and read “Meet Me In The Meadow”, I started to laugh as that is my granddaughter’s name. But, when I ever scrolled down and saw the Forgiven witness card-the exact one I put on my son’s casket-I felt as if God was speaking to me. My son is forgiven and at peace with Jesus and I truly can enjoy the peace of Jesus in my granddaughter, Meadow.
This prayer came at a time when I needed it most. God must have lead me here because I am carrying a lot of burdens. Thank you so much.
Amen. I need this prayer badly. I know God has a wonderful plan and that He will release me from any kind of worries and sin. Thank you for this prayer.
I have read this verse many times, but today it has special significance as I was worried with some issues over which I have no control
I was able to let them be and commit it to the LORD and leave the outcome to HIM
I have PEACE
His word is ALIVE
Kevin
This prayer was quite an upliftment for me…It came at a time when i needed it most. Thank you.
WOW! I could not have read this prayer at a better time. It is 2am and I am wide awake, my burdens heavy on my mind and on my heart. I didn’t read this prayer when it was first emailed it to me, but in His divine timing and wisdom, the Lord led me to open this email tonight. Thank you, Roy, for these words and thank you, Father, for leading me to them at just the right moment!
This was such a Blessing to me. Meet Me In The Meadow. I love the topic.
Hello Roy,
Thank you so much for that prayer! I was working on a big project for the church & problems kept occurring as we neared the deadline! I too feel you must have written that for me right now! God bless your efforts.
Regards, Gloria
As we all seem to be sitting in God’s waiting room, it is refreshing to be given hope through His word and your prayers. We need to be reminded that God has already worked the solution out and we just have to wait for Him to bring it to pass. It is in the “waiting” that we learn and draw near to Him. He will never allow the righteous to be shaken. (Ps 55.22).
I am leaving my burdens in the hands of the Lord with this prayer.
Thank you Lord for happily Receiving them.
Tissa
I got this e-mail back in october… but for some reason I never read it… until today… for sure God has his time, today, at this very minute, it was the perfect time to read it… I felt like God was talking to me… saying my name, loving me… there is still hope!!!! Thanks God for you who make possible this space!!
This has been very encouraging and enlightning for me. I thank you, brother in Christ for sharing with me. I especially like that you give me a true account by providing a summary of the scriptures you took THE LORDS’ wisdom from. Now, I would like you to agree with me in prayer for this sinus infection and all of it’s related ailments be taken from me please. We do this in Jesus’ Nme AMEN THANKYOU AND IF YOU LIKE PUT THIS OUT THERE FOR AS MANY AS WOULD BE GRACIOUS ENOUGH TO PRAY FOR ME ALSO. GOD BLESS YOU ALL IN JESUS’ NAME.
I’m “camping” on your wisdom! Thanks for sharing!
~~ Heather Nickelbein Miller’s mom ~~
this just what I need to read today. grateful thanks
Thank you for this reminder. My husband passed away suddenly the night before Thanksgiving; he was only 57. I know he is with the Lord, but I am struggling with both grief & financial concerns.
Thank you for the prayer which i discovered amidst my email.It is really powerful and I need to accept and trust our Lord and God, with open hands and heart.
Thank you for addressing the very problem that I have now, the one of trying to control my circumstances, to MAKE things happen. I know that I have no control, but that the Lord has ALL control. I needed to be reminded today that He does! Thanks again!
PRAISE THE lORD,THANK YOU FOR SHARING.CONTINUE TO SHARE AND LET THE PRECIOUS HOLY SPIRIT MAKE YOU USEABLE,IN JESUS NAME AMEN
I’ve had this in my Bible since it was posted. It’s just the thing I need to pray for my sister today. Thank you.
I’m sending her a copy, too.
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Hi, I am really worried about my daughter presently until I hear from her. It is a struggle to let go and let God, but I am trying. It’s taken a lifetime of trying. I’m not where I should be, but I’m not where I used to be. Thank you for publishing that prayer.