Letting go - All The Good Seed Daily Devotionals for 2026

Is anything too hard for the LORD ?

I waited patiently for the LORD ; and He inclined to me and heard my cry.
Genesis 18:14; Psalm 40:1

Letting go
Julian has just learned to tie his shoes. Today, his little fingers just can’t manage the knots from the day before. His sister advises him, “Go to Mum!”

Julian goes to his mother and shows her the tangled shoelaces. However, he doesn’t let go of the shoe, even though his mother urges him to. Instead, the little boy pulls so hard on it that the knots tighten even more. His mother lets him continue, thinking, “He needs to experience this himself.”

After a while, Julian becomes impatient. “Leave me. I can do it!” he says to his mother and disappears with the shoe.

To his astonished sister, the little one dryly says, “Mom didn’t help me.”

Don’t we sometimes behave like this little boy?

Perhaps we pray to God in a difficulty. But deep down, we’d rather handle the matter ourselves. However, in doing so, we prevent Him from helping us and only make things worse.

God wants to be much more than just our problem solver! He seeks our complete trust: “My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways” (Proverbs 23:26). However, we must recognise that we are dependent on God and His grace. He eagerly desires to change our lives entirely and fill them with purpose and hope. He does this as soon as we ask Him to and we give up our pride and stubbornness.

Letting go, surrendering, giving way – this is so difficult for us. Do we think we know and can do better than God?

Today’s reading: Exodus 26:1-14 · Luke 10:1-16