Let Go of Control and Trust Jesus | Deep Breath Devotional | Revival Edition

Main message: The sermon calls listeners to stop clinging to control and instead surrender their lives to Jesus. Following Jesus means letting go of self-protection, trust in ourselves, and the need to manage everything.

Key points:

• The speaker uses his toddler’s “Augie do it” independence as a picture of human stubbornness and control.
• He admits that his own life is marked by “white-knuckle” control over money, work, plans, relationships, and future.
• Jesus does not commend this kind of self-reliance; he calls disciples to deny themselves, take up their cross, and follow him.
• Surrender means putting down what we’re clutching so tightly and trusting Jesus to lead.
• The listener is invited to identify one thing they are controlling and mentally “open their hands” to release it in prayer.
• Surrender is framed not as losing control, but as placing life in the hands of the One who is truly in control.

Scriptures mentioned: Matthew 16:24