Letting Go of Control
One of the hardest spiritual lessons—especially during Lent—is learning to let go of control. Evelyn Underhill wrote often about surrender, not as weakness, but as a deep trust in God’s presence and work.
We like control because it makes us feel secure. We plan, organize, manage, and try to hold everything together. But Lent gently exposes how limited that control really is.
Things don’t always go as planned. Emotions don’t behave. Life feels uncertain.
Instead of resisting that, Underhill invites us to see it as an opportunity.
Letting go doesn’t mean giving up or not caring. It means loosening our grip just enough to trust that we are not alone in holding our lives together.
This kind of surrender is quiet and gradual. It might look like releasing the need to have all the answers. Or choosing not to overreact when things feel uncertain. Or simply admitting, “I don’t have control over this.”
And strangely, that’s where peace begins to grow.
Lent becomes less about controlling ourselves perfectly and more about trusting God more deeply.
That’s not easy. But it’s real.
And it’s freeing.
Reflective Questions:
Where in my life am I trying to control things the most?
What fears come up when I think about letting go?
What would it look like to trust God in a small, practical way this week?
How might surrender actually bring more peace into my life?
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