Daily Devotion - Pray, Believe & Receive

Pray, Believe & Release

Trusting God's Will, Not Our Demands

Over the years, many believers have been taught a dangerous version of prayer.

“Name it and claim it.”
“Pray it and expect it.”
“Believe hard enough and God has to do it.”

But that’s not faith. it's worrying put into words. 

It turns prayer into a negotiation… or worse, a demand.

And when life doesn’t go the way we “claimed,” people feel like God failed them — or they failed God.

Scripture shows us something better.

“Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and supplication with thanksgiving, let your requests be made known to God. And the peace of God… will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus." - Philippians 4:6–7

We pray.
We believe God hears.
And then we release it into His hands.

Not my will. His will.
Not my timing. His timing.

When you release it, the struggle leaves your shoulders. You stop trying to manage the outcome. You stop fretting. You trust that the Father knows what He’s doing — even when you don’t.

Real prayer isn’t about controlling God.

It’s about trusting Him.

There’s a quiet strength in that kind of faith. The kind that says, “Lord, it’s Yours now.”

And that kind of faith brings you peace and sleeps well at night.