Bonus: A Nightly Practice of Surrender | Your Nightly Prayer

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Spirituality, Christianity, Religion & Spirituality

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🗓️ 20 April 2026

⏱️ 10 minutes

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Summary

In tonight's prayer and reflection, Greg Grandchamp invites us to reflect on the spiritual discipline of surrender—letting go of our perceived control and resting in the God who sustains. In a world that often teaches us to grasp tighter, God offers something far more powerful: His sustaining presence.

In this devotional, we’re reminded that:

Surrender isn’t weakness—it’s trust in God’s sovereign care.
God doesn’t ask us to cast only the “big” anxieties on Him. He says “all.”
The outcome may not change immediately—but you will, as you learn to rely on His strength.

If you’re lying awake tonight burdened by what you can’t fix or what tomorrow holds, be encouraged: God invites you to hand it over. And He promises to hold you up.

Tonight’s Scripture

Psalm 55:22 (NIV)

“Cast your cares on the Lord and he will sustain you.”
🔗 Explore Psalm 55:22 at BibleStudyTools.com

🙏 Your Nightly Prayer

Father in Heaven,

I know that sometimes I doubt. Please forgive me. Help me, Father, to surrender all things to your will. Help me to surrender my life—everything I am, everything I have. Help me to better trust you, Lord. Help me be the person I want to be in Christ. Help me to know that you will sustain me. May your hand be with me in all things.

I pray this in the powerful name of Jesus Christ.

Amen and Amen.

Ponder Tonight:

Surrender begins in the heart.
Let your heart feel the truth that God is trustworthy—and let that truth guide your thoughts and actions.
God’s will is greater than ours.
Can you release your grip on control today and believe that—even if you don’t understand—He is at work for your good?
Sometimes God changes us rather than our circumstances.
If the situation doesn’t shift, ask: What might God be shaping in me through this?

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0:00.0	Hey listeners, this is Kelly, part of the Your Daily Prayer team.
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0:08.6	Your Nightly Prayer.
0:10.2	Each night, Your Nightly Prayer brings you an evening devotional in prayer to help you
0:14.4	end your day in conversation with God.
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0:26.8	Life Audio. Thank you for tuning into your nightly prayer. A podcast designed to help you rest and connect with your Father
0:38.5	in heaven as the day ends. God is ready to meet you in this moment of peace as you settle
0:43.6	into sleep. After this short word from our sponsor, we'll encounter tonight's devotional
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