putting those I love in your hands

Lord, I place the people I love into Your hands again today. Teach me to trust You with what I cannot control.

There is a quiet weight that comes from loving someone deeply and longing for them to know You. It lingers in my thoughts, follows me through the day, and sits with me in the silence. I care about their hearts, their lives, their eternity. And sometimes, I don’t know what else to do but worry.

But You gently remind me, this is not mine to carry alone.

I can pray. I can love. I can speak truth with kindness. But I cannot change a heart. Only You can do that. Only You can reach the places I cannot see, heal what I cannot fix, and draw them closer in ways I don’t understand.

Even when it feels like nothing is happening, You are working. In quiet ways. In hidden moments. In the middle of their questions, their struggles, and their story.

Help me not to lose heart in the waiting. Help me trust that You love them even more than I do. That You are pursuing them with patience, mercy, and perfect timing.

So today, I release my fear and hold onto faith.

You are with them. You are working. And nothing I place in Your hands is ever wasted.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.