It is always easier to tell someone to let go of something is not good for them, than it is for us to let go of ourselves. When I say Let go, I mean feelings, people, places, emotions, etc. For some strange reason, we like to hold on to things and we refuse to let them go, even when it is evident they do not fit in our purpose anymore. Without noticing it, we hold on to the past, denying the future the chance to surprise us with what is to come.
When we hold on to a loss, a heartache, a betrayal and take that pity place of feeling that we are the victim o revengeful, we are only hurting ourselves. We don’t allow ourselves to grow personally and /or spiritually. We need to understand that not everything that comes into our lives is permanent. A certain situation shows up in our lives for a brief period, bringing a lesson. We need to learn which ones are transitional and which one is here to stay. If we don’t learn the difference, we will drag them for way too long, causing us more pain than necessary. When God is trying to give us a hint that is time to let go, he makes us uncomfortable in the situation we are in. It doesn’t feel right anymore. One thing I’m sure of is that all of us have been through a situation that makes us wonder: Why everything is going so wrong right now? When you realize what is triggering that discomfort in your life and you eliminate it, things start flowing in a good direction once again.
The story of Abraham is one of my favorites. If we talk about letting go, this is the story for you. God asked Abraham to leave EVERYTHING behind, and move by faith to a place he wasn’t sure of. God was not releasing that information to Abraham. The reason I like this story so much is mainly due to Abraham’s reaction. Me, in that position, will ask so many questions to God that He will probably quit on me very quickly. I will drive him crazy. But Abraham, even in the uncertainty of the moment, decides to let go, drop everything, and move by faith. If Abraham was embracing the place he was at, he will not be known as the Father of the Faith more than 2,000 years later.
When God allows certain circumstances that are making you feel uncomfortable, He most certainly trying to promote you. Until you decide to let go of those emotions, jobs, partners, or whatever is causing the distress in your life, He can not take you to the next level. In my experience, when God starts twisting the plot of my story, and I feel things are turning for the worse, I understand that God is demanding something from me. I understand that is time to go before God for guidance. This was not my norm a while ago. We can sit here for days if I share every bad situation that I embraced for too long, delaying God's plan for my life. Those situations that I allowed to stay in my life for longer than they should, caused pain, emotional, and spiritual damage. One thing I can give faith of is, that when I finally decided to LET THEM GO, everything I received after was a bigger blessing.
Another thing that is difficult to let go of is our way of thinking. Sometimes we convinced ourselves in our minds that we are in the path God intended for us. That is dangerous. It means we are not being led by God’s voice and we are allowing to much world noise into our minds. The mind is the battlefield of the enemy. He will put some thoughts in there that will keep your bondage to his will. Letting go of those thoughts is crucial to let go of all the other things that keep you away from the fulfillment of your purpose. Isaiah 55:8 says “For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways” declares the Lord. That scenario that we have created in our minds about our life can be a creation of the enemy and not God. Stay in tune with God’s voice.
If we are to receive a bigger blessing, why it is so hard to let go? Fear of uncertainty. When we let go of what we know, we also let go of the control we have over that situation. I know how it feels to stay with someone too long, just because it was a comfortable situation for me. The fear of not finding a good man, made me stay with those that couldn’t add anything positive to my life. Not long ago, I let go of a pretty bad relationship that I kept for way too long. I wasn’t growing as a person or spiritually. I was stocked. I was able to see the signals that were telling me is time to let this go, Darleen. But I stayed. I stayed until the pain was unbearable. I asked God to give me the strength to let go once and for all. I wanted to leave to never turn back. One day I admit that I was wrong, that no matter how much I thought that was my place, it was not. I decided to finally be obedient to God and walk away in a different direction. Once I gave the first step, God redirected them to the path he planned for me. I know that because, once I let go, my life change from night today. God started moving and new opportunities came along. This blog started after that decision to Let go of everything that was holding me back.
Letting go is not easy, but oftentimes is necessary. Many of the bible stories are based on people that let go of the known and adventured to the unknown. If you are feeling that God is speaking to you and moving your spirit to let go of something, go in intimacy with Him. Go to your prayer spot and connect with Him. Ask him to guide you. Trust me, if you put God before your situation, He will lead you in the right direction. The transition can be tough but the reward is worthy. In Ephesians 1:4 the bible says: For He chose us in Him before the creation of the world to be holy and blameless in his sight. That means that everything that happens to you, has been predestined by God. If he is redirecting your steps, you can have the certainty that He is leading you to your purpose. But if you keep holding on to what you have today, that thing he is asking you to let go, you will miss the opportunity to know all the great things God has in store for you tomorrow.
Lose the grip and let go! Don’t keep embracing those things that have nothing to offer you anymore. Leap to uncertainty. What God has waiting for you on the other side is a bigger blessing than what you are expecting.
Psalms 32:8: I will instruct you and guide you in the way you should go; I will counsel you with my loving eye on you.
