Justin Bieber has a lot on his mind.
The 30-year-old pop superstar took to his Instagram Stories on Feb. 20 and shared a candid, heartfelt note about growing up and evolving in life — soundtracked by John Mayer‘s cover of Tom Petty’s “Free Fallin’.”
“It’s time to grow up! Changing is about letting go! Not trying harder!” wrote Bieber. “Are you tired of trying to follow all of the rules in hopes to get the results you create?”
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The Grammy winner opened up about feeling as though he’s “found love to be more powerful than rules” through learned experience.
“I tried to follow the rules. I’m not good at it. But you don’t need to follow rules to enter into a life of love. U just receive,” he said. “So enter love living! God always grants us love! It’s one of his promises!”
Bieber continued, “Upon receiving God’s love! U start to change and start following love. You don’t work to mature! You let go to mature!”
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“Today I’m letting go and remembering the weight isn’t on me to change. The weight is on God,” read the note. “So I give all my insecurities and fears to him this morning because I know he gladly takes it. Asking Jesus to genuinely help me with simply the next step today.”
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Earlier this month, Bieber celebrated Valentine’s Day with wife Hailey, with whom he shares son Jack Blues, born in August 2024. The “Peaches” singer shared a series of romantic snaps with the Rhode founder doing cute and silly poses in a photo booth.
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“Happy Valentine’s Day from the Biebers,” he captioned an Instagram post at the time.
Bieber has also teased new music as of late. In a Feb. 9 post on Instagram, he shared various photos taken in recording studios with microphones, instruments and other equipment visible.
The “Sorry” singer hasn’t released a studio album since Justice in 2021, which spawned hit singles including “Holy” with Chance the Rapper, “Lonely” with Benny Blanco, “Anyone,” “Peaches” with Daniel Caesar and Giveon as well as “Ghost.”
