A Prayer For May When The Future Feels Uncertain

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.

May is here, and with it comes another chance to trust God with the days ahead. Before the month fills with plans, responsibilities, and things you can’t control, take a moment to place it in his hands. You don’t have to know exactly how everything will unfold. You only have to trust that God is already moving ahead of you — guiding, protecting, and preparing what is meant for your life. 

God,

As May begins, I place this new month in your hands. You know what I am walking into — the responsibilities, the hopes I am carrying, and the things that still feel uncertain in my life. Before the days start moving quickly, I want to pause and invite you into all of it.

Order my steps this month, God. Lead me toward what is meant for me and gently close the doors that aren’t. Protect my peace from distractions, and anything that tries to pull me away from your purpose for my life. Give me wisdom in the decisions ahead and patience in the moments that don’t unfold the way I expected.

Bless the work I am doing, even the parts that feel small or unseen. Strengthen my faith when I start to overthink the future. Help me remember that I don’t have to control everything to move forward — I only have to trust you within it all.

Let May be a month of progress, of steady growth, and of unexpected provision, God. Align me with the people, opportunities, and moments that carry your peace. And no matter what this month holds, remind me that I am not walking through it alone.

Amen.