🌿 Surrender & Stillness: 15 Journal Prompts for When You Need to Let Go and Trust God

As we finish up July, let's find rest in God’s presence with these journal prompts on surrender and stillness. Let go of control, release anxiety, and learn to trust God’s timing.

✨ Dear Sister,

July often feels like the middle of everything—mid-year goals, summer pressure, busy routines. You may be carrying more than you realize. And maybe, like many of us, you’ve been trying to control what isn’t yours to carry.

But what if this month, instead of striving, you chose surrender?

What if you slowed down, took a breath, and let God be God?

That’s what this month’s journal theme is all about:

Surrender & Stillness.

Not giving up—giving over.
Not doing nothing—choosing peace.

This month, I invite you to journal with a heart wide open to God. Let these prompts help you release anxiety, name what you’ve been trying to fix, and experience the deep peace of resting in His care.

🕊️ Why “Surrender & Stillness” Is a Spiritual Strength

Surrender isn’t a weakness—it’s an act of trust. It means handing your heart to the One who formed it.

Stillness isn’t laziness—it’s obedience. It’s choosing to rest in God’s presence instead of rushing to solve every problem yourself.

Journaling gives you a moment to step out of overwhelm and into God's peace. When your thoughts are swirling, writing slows you down. When your heart is heavy, journaling helps you lay it all at Jesus’ feet.

📖 15 Journal Prompts for July: Surrender & Stillness

Use these prompts to guide your journaling time throughout the month. You can go in order, pick one a week, or come back to the ones that speak deeply to you.

1. What is one burden I’ve been carrying too long? What would it look like to lay it at Jesus’ feet?

2. “Be still and know that I am God” (Psalm 46:10). What does stillness with God look like in my life this week?

3. Where in my life am I trying to force outcomes instead of trusting God's timing?

4. Write a letter to God about something you’re afraid to surrender.

5. What do I believe about God’s ability to carry what I can’t?

6. How can I build more “quiet time” into my busy July schedule?

7. Reflect on a time when surrender brought unexpected peace.

8. Write down your to-do list. Then write next to each item: “God, what would You have me do with this?”

9. Jesus said, “Come to Me… I will give you rest” (Matthew 11:28). What does rest look like for your soul today?

10. What fear is making you cling to control? Write a prayer releasing it to God.

11. “Cast all your cares on Him…” (1 Peter 5:7). Practice casting your cares today in writing—big or small.

12. List three things you’ve been trying to control, and ask God to take over.

13. In what ways am I resisting God’s pace for my life?

14. What is God gently inviting me to release this month?

15. Write a surrender prayer to start your day tomorrow with open hands.

📚 Supporting Scriptures

Include these verses in your journaling or write them at the top of your page as inspiration:

• Psalm 46:10 – “Be still, and know that I am God…”

• 1 Peter 5:7 – “Cast all your care upon Him, for He cares for you.”

• Matthew 11:28-30 – “Come to Me… and I will give you rest.”

• Proverbs 3:5-6 – “Trust in the Lord with all your heart…”

• Isaiah 26:3 – “You will keep her in perfect peace…”

✨ Calming Tip of the Day

Light a candle before journaling to create a peaceful space that signals it’s time to slow down.

📥 Download Your Free July Printable

🖨️ [Click here to download the 'Surrender & Stillness' journal prompts printable for July]
Includes all 15 prompts, beautiful verse reflections, and space to journal.

Tip: Print one for your journal, prayer corner, or Bible study group. You can also tuck it in your Bible as a weekly guide.

🙏 Encouraging Prayer for July

A Prayer of Surrender & Stillness

Father God,

She’s been trying so hard. So much is on her heart. But You see it all—and You’re not asking her to carry it alone.

This month, remind her that it’s okay to let go. It’s safe to trust You. Teach her what it means to be still and truly rest in Your presence.

Slow her racing thoughts. Quiet her anxious heart. Replace her striving with Your strength, and her worry with Your peace.

You are her Shepherd. You are her safe place. You will take care of her.

In Jesus’ name, Amen.

💛 Before You Go

Don’t let this be another month of burnout. Take these prompts and build a rhythm of surrender. One page at a time. One prayer at a time. God is faithful—and He’s ready to meet you in the stillness.

👉 If this blessed you, share it with a friend who needs peace this month.
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