A Prayer For The Courage To Outgrow Your Old Life
Finding peace starts with surrendering our worries to the universe and trusting that God’s guidance will meet us in the middle of our uncertainty. Best-selling author of Finding God Every Day, Rebecca Simon, reminds us to trust God’s timing, embrace patience, and lean on His presence through every season of life.
Outgrowing your old life is not failure. It is evidence that God is doing a deeper work within you. It is the sign that your life is expanding beyond what once held you.
God,
There are parts of my life that once felt familiar, even comforting — patterns, habits, and places I learned how to survive in. But I can feel that something in me is changing. What once fit no longer feels right, and what once felt normal now feels too small.
Still, growth is not always easy.
So today I ask you for the courage to outgrow what I’ve known.
Give me the strength to release what no longer aligns with who I am becoming. Help me walk away from what feels familiar when I know you are calling me forward. Quiet the fear that tells me to stay where it is safe, even if it is not where I am meant to remain.
Stretch me where I have grown comfortable. Strengthen me where I feel unsure. And remind me that outgrowing something is not losing it — it is stepping into what you are preparing next.
God, I trust that you are not asking me to leave anything behind without purpose. Lead me into the life that reflects the growth You are doing within me.
Amen.
