Sunday, August 02, 2015
Learning to Let Go
I
think God leaves me alone to let me find my own strength because no
one else can give it to me. Sometimes it is very lonely. But I know
the lonely times teach me the most. I must let go in order to let
anything in.
Scripture:
So he
said to the man who took care of the vineyard, ‘For three years now
I’ve been coming to look for fruit on this fig tree and haven’t
found any. Cut it down! Why should it use up the soil?’ “Sir,’
the man replied, ‘leave it alone for one more year, and I’ll dig
around it and fertilize it. If it bears fruit next year, fine! If
not, then cut it down. Luke 13:7-9 New International Version (NIV)
These
past few years have been full of changes and reflection for me. I
underwent life altering surgery and have been faced with other
debilitating and long term health issues. And because of the changes
in my physical health, there are new rules and regulations I must
live by if I want to live. I remained isolated during the biggest
part of my healing and I quite honestly, I didn't know or understand
why I would choose that path. However, it would soon become evident.
I
would soon learn that in order to make certain changes in my life, I
have to remove myself from certain situations in order not to fall
victim to past habits. I am also learning to be still and listen more
intently for the word of God. You see, when we are in constant
motion, we may not be able to hear
Whatever
it is He wants to say to us. I am also learning to become more
observant.
But
one of the most important lessons I am learning is to listen to the
still small voice inside of me that helps me to see things as they
really are and not as I wished for them to be. There are things in my
life I had been holding onto that were not healthy for me or my
well-being and it is those things, people and situations I have to
learn to let go. I am learning that it takes more strength to let
certain things go than to hold on to them.
Saints
of God, sometimes we must learn and understand that wanting something
or someone to bear fruit in our lives is not going to happen no
matter how much we want it to be so. We plant those things in our
lives we hope will become a blessing but soon realize that no matter
how much time, energy, or resources we invest in the crop, there will
be no harvest.
We
must learn that in order for good things to come to us, we must let
go of the bad.
Be
blessed and be a blessing
Prayer:
Father
God, thank You for the clarity and vision You have given me to see
both the good and bad in my life. Help me learn to accept those
things I cannot change, let them go and to move forward in faith.
Heal the void in my life with Your presence and to know that change
can be painful but change is also necessary if we are to grow and
move forward on this spiritual journey. Thank You Father for fresh
grace and mercy and for favor. Thank you Lord, for Your Son, Jesus
Christ. It is in His name we pray. Amen.
