Let Go and Let God

 

Letting go isn’t easy. Whether it’s treasured times, treasured people, treasured routines, or treasured traditions -- there’s a little tug at the heart every time.

But here’s the truth I’ve come to know: those treasures -- good and not-so-good -- are threads in the fabric of our lives. Without them, the tapestry wouldn’t be the same.

Ecclesiastes 3:1 says, “To everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven.” And oh, haven’t we all lived through some seasons that felt like a roller coaster without brakes?

The Bible is full of “letting go” moments:
Jonathan and David -- best friends -- parted ways.
Moses’ mother -- heart in her throat -- placed her baby in a basket and sent him downriver.
Jesus -- leaving heaven -- came to earth to rescue us.
Mary -- letting go of her Son -- so He could fulfill His calling.

I’ve been letting go for a long time. Watching my children grow up and start families of their own. Saying goodbye to friends who drifted to other seasons.

Letting go can feel like losing a part of ourselves -- but here’s the beautiful part: God doesn’t just take something from us. He makes room for what’s next. He strengthens us to bend without breaking. He turns our “how will I ever get through this?” into “look what He’s brought me through!”

Romans 8:37 reminds us: “In all these things we are more than conquerors through Him who loved us.” Letting go is really a moment-by-moment choice to put it all -- control, worry, doubt, fear -- into God’s capable hands.

And here’s the funny thing -- when we finally unclench our fists, we realize the freedom is worth it. We can be human beings instead of human doings.

Isaiah 55:8-9 says His ways are higher than ours. I don’t have to figure it all out. I just have to trust Him.

Sometimes the hardest part isn’t holding on --it’s letting go.
But when we release it into God’s hands, we trade fear for freedom and worry for peace. Let go… and let God.