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Letting go...

31/12/2015

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       This morning I read some encouraging words from a friend’s whatsapp. It’s entitled: “Letting go of the past”; pretty appropriate considering it’s the last day of the year 2015. What catches my attention though is the fact that it’s not about letting go on your own strength. We
may easily acknowledge a whole host of things we need to let go of – relationships, thought patterns, bad habits, an unhealthy lifestyle, etc, etc. But at the end of the day that’s the easy part: coming to terms with what we need to let go of. The hard part is actually doing it…
       When you’re a child of God, the nice part is that you don’t have to do it on your own.
We are almost like spoiled children; run to Daddy and He’ll fix it! But you know what? That’s
actually true. We don’t have to try and try, succeeding today and failing tomorrow. God really is
that near and ready and very willing to help us be as happy as we want to be. I think though
that the problem with letting go is the fear that things won’t work out the way we want them
to work out. We want things done this way or that way but at the end of the day with God it’s
ALWAYS going to be the BEST way!
       Sometimes we just need to start with little steps. Step 1: Be honest with yourself and
God. He’s not going to strike you down if you tell Him how you feel. He already knows anyway
and He is loving enough to respect your feelings, needs, desires and struggles. Step 2: Ask Him
to give you a desire to release into His very capable Hands whatever it is you need to let go of.
So, instead of trying so hard to give it to Him only to find yourself taking it right back out of His
Hands, ask Him to give you a desire to release it and to help you to leave it in His care. Step 3:
Stand on His Word! What does His Word have to say about your situation? It does say that He is
able to keep (take care of) whatever we commit into His care (see 2 Timothy 1:12). It also says
that He is able to complete the work He started in you (Philippians 1:6). He is the One to get the
job done! And step 4: Trust Him! I know it sounds clichéd but at the end of the day, we just
have to remember that He is able to do exceedingly abundantly above all that we ask or think
(Ephesians 3:20). It also says that God wants only the best for us:
“Eye has not seen, nor ear heard, nor have entered into the heart of man the things which God
has prepared for those who love Him.” (1 Corinthians 2:9, NKJV)

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6 Comments
Melissa
5/1/2016 05:19:50 am

Love the part with "spoiled children". It's exactly how I feel in my relationship with the Father. And the article is so correct in the sense that it makes no sense not telling God how you feel...He truly already knows. Time and time again, I've cried to God my hurts and concerns and within moments or even a couple hours the way I felt was totally opposite, basically more aligned to His will. He makes everything better when we trust Him. Great read, and wonderful reminder. Thank you.

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Kerry
5/1/2016 05:20:17 pm

You're welcome. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

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Elizabeth
29/1/2016 06:11:30 am

He IS able to keep what I commit to Him.
He Will complete the work He began and me and bring it to perfection.
He has great things in store for me...far beyond I can imagine.
I declare God's word over my life...Amen.
Thanks girl.

Danielle
29/1/2016 03:12:04 pm

Letting go is often times something we have to do daily. We have a tendency to take back what we have already placed in God's hands. I often find myself asking, "Haven't you already given this to God? Why are you going back down that road?" And once again, I have to take every thought captive to the obedience of Christ. Letting go isn't always easy but it is very possible because we have a mighty warrior, Jesus Christ, who is more than able to fight for us and guide us.

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Kerry
1/2/2016 06:20:57 pm

So true. It's a daily and even sometimes a minute by minute surrender to God. We can't always just do it once and that's it. We have to sometimes give it and even ourselves to God over and over... It's a process...

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