28/05/2025
OPEN LETTER TO GOD
FROM A HOPEFUL AND OPTIMISTIC HEART
May 29, 2025 (Thursday) 04:00am
Dear GOD,
It’s me again — the dreamer You created, the soul You called by name, the heart that still beats with hope even when the path feels unclear.
I come to You today not to ask for more, but to surrender everything — my plans, my dreams, my fears, my ambitions. Lord, You know the desires tucked deep within me, the goals I have carefully mapped out, the prayers I’ve whispered through tears, and the hopes I’ve clung to like lifelines. But now, with a spirit ready to trust, I lay them all at Your feet.
Because more than anything, Lord, I want Your will — not mine.
Sometimes, I confess, it’s hard. My heart wants to move, to achieve, to build. But I’m learning that surrender is not weakness — it’s worship. I’m learning that to follow You is to walk not by sight but by faith. Like Abraham, who left everything familiar without knowing where You were leading him, I want to trust that where You lead is always better than where I planned to go.
Lord, I’m standing at a crossroads where plans collide with purpose, and dreams wrestle with divine delay. But I remember Joseph, whose dreams were deferred through betrayal, slavery, and prison — only to be fulfilled in ways beyond his imagination. If the pit was part of his purpose, then I will not fear the waiting. If delay was the hallway to the palace, then I will wait with expectation.
Give me wisdom like Solomon, not to build my own kingdom, but to discern what pleases You. Give me the courage of Esther, who faced uncertainty but said, “If I perish, I perish,” because she knew she was called for such a time as this. Let me be like Mary, who said “Let it be unto me according to Your word,” even when she didn’t understand how it would all unfold.
I know You have a plan for me — plans to prosper me, not to harm me; to give me hope and a future. I know that Your ways are higher than mine, and Your thoughts are not limited by what I can see. So even when the road looks like a dead end, remind me that You are the God who parted the Red Sea. Even when it feels like I’m running on empty, remind me that You are the God who turned a widow’s last drop of oil into overflow.
There are moments, Lord, when my heart is overwhelmed with “what ifs” and “how longs.” But I choose today to silence those voices and lean into the truth that You are faithful. That even when I can’t trace Your hand, I can trust Your heart.
Take every plan I’ve made, Lord, and filter it through Your perfect will. If it’s not meant for me, take it away gently. If it is, then breathe life into it with Your timing. Close every door not meant for me, and open the ones that lead me closer to You.
I surrender my future, my relationships, my career, my calling — everything. Because I know that You write better stories than I ever could. Stories like Ruth’s, who thought all was lost but found redemption. Stories like David’s, who was overlooked by men but chosen by You. Stories like Paul’s, who traded his old identity to run the race for You.
So here I am, Lord. Empty of control, but full of trust. My hands are open, my heart is expectant, and my soul is anchored in You. Lead me, guide me, break me if You must — but build me back for Your glory.
And when the time is right — not by my watch, but by Your perfect timing — make all things beautiful, just like You promised.
I’m Yours, Lord.
Forever trusting.
Forever surrendering.
Forever Yours.
IT'S ME AGAIN,
KING DAVID 👑