The Power of Release

As the year draws to a close, today we’re focusing our hearts on the power of release — letting go of what no longer belongs in the next season of our lives. Whether it’s pain, regret, disappointment, or even past victories, God invites us to lay down what was, so we can fully embrace what He is doing now (Isaiah 43:18–19).

We are reminded that “for everything there is a season”
Ecclesiastes 3:1, For everything there is a season, and a time for every matter under heaven.

That includes both the beautiful and the painful. And while some seasons are hard to leave behind, others are heavy with burdens we were never meant to carry forward.

Release is not forgetting — it’s trusting. It’s placing the past into God’s hands and choosing not to let it shape your future. Scripture says, “Cast your burden on the LORD, and He will sustain you” (Psalm 55:22). There is a sustaining grace that only comes when we let go.

Maybe you’ve carried some things this year — grief, bitterness, fear, unanswered prayers — and you’ve begun to wear it like armor. But today, the Lord is saying, “You don’t have to take that into the next season.”

Hebrews 12:1 urges us to “lay aside every weight, and sin which clings so closely,” so we can run with endurance the race set before us. What you release today could be the very thing that makes room for the next move of God in your life.

Prayer Focus:
Today, ask the Holy Spirit to reveal anything you’re still carrying that no longer belongs. Invite Him to show you:

• What burdens need to be laid down

• What disappointments need to be surrendered

• What offenses need to be released

• What past seasons need to be honored — but not clung to

Prayer:
Lord, thank You that You are the God of new beginnings. I release every weight that is not mine to carry. I trust You with what I don’t understand and give You what I can’t control. Help me to walk freely into the season ahead — unburdened, unchained, and fully surrendered to You. In Jesus’ name, amen.